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An absurd defense of former Harvard University President Claudine Gay’s scandalous resignation flooded the airwaves of CNN when analyst Matt Egan attempted to sweep more than 50 acts of plagiarism under the rug. Egan ridiculously claimed that Gay wasn’t actually being accused of plagiarism but merely “copying other people’s writing.”
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Egan’s preposterous statements were met with appropriate ridicule by the public. Damien Toell sarcastically remarked, “‘Copying other people’s writing without attribution’ – if only we had a word for this.” Conservative journalist Kyle Becker chimed in, highlighting CNN’s lack of understanding, labeling its reporters as “flunkies” who don’t know the meaning of basic words.
To make matters worse, CNN’s ongoing track record of biased reporting was also dragged into the fray, with critics pointing out their infamous labeling of the violent BLM riots as “mostly peaceful.” The network’s reputation for peddling fake news was a recurring sentiment in the response to Egan’s outlandish defense of Gay’s plagiarism scandal.
In her resignation letter, Gay conveniently sidestepped the gravity of the plagiarism accusations against her. Instead, she blamed her departure on the stress of “personal attacks” and “racial animus.” The sheer audacity to shrug off such serious allegations speaks volumes about her character.
Gay has been accused of lifting works from other academics over 50 times, even in her 1997 doctoral dissertation, which Harvard had to correct after it was found to contain “duplicative language without appropriate attribution.” The evidence speaks for itself, but Gay’s resignation letter betrayed her refusal to take responsibility, choosing to play the victim card instead.
This scandal is not an isolated incident among Ivy League universities. Gay’s resignation closely follows that of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, who also stepped down amid intense backlash following her failure to condemn calls for violence against Jews during a congressional hearing.
