"On some level, as department chairman, he speaks for the university, and the university has a right to disassociate itself from racist speech," he said.
The problem I see with your argument is even "nonviolent, spur-of-the-moment racist speech" can be very inflammatory and lead to far more serious offences.
As Trossen notes, not a single instance of white racist speech was punished.
It pays attention to any racist speech in the media.
They also asked why Washington had refused to sign the portion of the treaty barring racist speech.
It was the most openly racist speech by any prominent British politician for many years.
The idea that racist speech, for example, is tantamount to a racist act.
Hate crime laws, affirmative action, and bans on racist speech are also examples of government policy designed to suppress racism.
Some say racist speech on campus should be an exception.
This is about the use of public airwaves for bigoted, racist speech.