Penn anthropologist sues Inquirer, Penn, and others over criticism about her handling of MOVE victim remains

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Penn anthropologist sues Inquirer, Penn, and others over criticism about her handling of MOVE victim remains
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A University of Pennsylvania anthropologist who was accused of mishandling the remains of MOVE bombing victims has struck back in a lawsuit, alleging she was defamed by false accusations and unfairly depicted as a racist.

Monge’s use of the bones as a teaching aid.

According to Monge’s complaint, she was no longer allowed to teach at Penn and she was demoted from associate curator at theIn her lawsuit, Monge defended her use of the word “juicy” to describe the remains in the video class — highlighted by some news coverage last year as particularly offensive — as a term used in her field of study and research, not an insensitive or racist one.

Penn spokesperson Ron Ozio and Timothy Spreitzer, a spokesperson representing The Inquirer, declined comment Monday.“I don’t think this has merit,” Muhammad said. “There’s literally a video of her holding up the remains, calling them ‘juicy.’ And then she claims she’s someone who has been fighting for social justice.

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