Michigan football coach, Jim Harbaugh's tweet forced the UM administration to change their minds on cancelling American Sniper ⋆ Powdered Wig Society

By Thomas Madison

After the University of Michigan decided to cancel a showing of American Sniper because some students called it “anti-Muslim,” brand new Michigan head football coach tweeted Wednesday afternoon that he would be holding a screening of the movie on his own.

Announced Coach Harbaugh, via Twitter: “Michigan Football will watch ‘American Sniper!’ Proud of Chris Kyle & Proud to be an American & if that offends anybody then so be it!”

Michigan Football will watch "American Sniper"! Proud of Chris Kyle & Proud to be an American & if that offends anybody then so be it!

— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) April 9, 2015

The university administration had earlier cancelled the screening of the movie, caving to an online campaign, which complained that American Sniper “not only tolerates but promotes anti-Muslim … rhetoric and sympathizes with a mass killer,” further claiming that Chris Kyle was a “racist who took a disturbing stance on murdering Iraqi civilians. Middle Eastern characters in the film are not lent an ounce of humanity … ” The University announced that American Sniper would be replaced by the movie Paddington.

.@CoachJim4UM THANK YOU, COACH!

— Sandy (@RightGlockMom) April 9, 2015

@CoachJim4UM LOVE this tweet so much! thank you for being bold!

— Toni Reitter (@tonichelleak) April 9, 2015

@CoachJim4UM Wow! You really are the man coach! I have so much respect for this statement!! Go Blue!

— ᔕT〇ᖇMiＮ (@StorMin__NorMin) April 9, 2015

https://twitter.com/_Waun_/status/585980263387267072

Just a little over an hour after Coach Harbaugh’s tweet and the overwhelmingly positive response it generated, the UM administration changed course and rescheduled the screening of American Sniper as originally planned, while admitting their error in cancelling the movie in the first place.

Many thanks to Coach Harbaugh for the courage to buck his paymasters, defy their politically correct nonsense, and for standing up for America and doing the right and proper thing!

Shame on the UM administration for their cowardice, throwing the First Amendment in the trash to appease a tiny, squealing minority. Kudos for their rapid admission of error and prompt reversal. That also took courage.

It seems like a little courage from the beginning, on the part of the administration, and obedience to our Constitution, would have prevented the entire embarrassment.

. @UMICH statement: It was a mistake to cancel the showing of the movie "American Sniper” on campus …

— David Jesse (@reporterdavidj) April 9, 2015

. @UMICH: The initial decision to cancel the movie was not consistent with the high value the (U-M) places on freedom of expression

— David Jesse (@reporterdavidj) April 9, 2015

#UMICH spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the change of heart came after "further discussion". "American Sniper" will be shown as scheduled

— David Jesse (@reporterdavidj) April 9, 2015

H/T The Blaze

Michigan football coach, Jim Harbaugh’s tweet forced the UM administration to change their minds on cancelling American Sniper

Thomas Madison

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