Student Emily Faz is fired from her job after criticizing Mizzou and Black Lives Matter

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College senior Emily Faz responded to an article about Black Lives Matter activists worrying that the Paris attacks deflected from their movement
'I swear if I see this B.S. at Southern I will make you regret even knowing what a movement or a hashtag is,' wrote Faz on her page
Faz was fired from her job at Wild Wings Cafe after students urged people to call the establishment and ask for her to be fired
Activists who felt that Faz's post was a threat urged for her to get disciplinary action but the school said they can't restrict free speech
Faz later apologized for offending anyone and noted that she is not only white but that she is half Hispanic

Published: 12:28 EST, 20 November 2015 | Updated: 15:42 EST, 20 November 2015

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Fired: College senior Emily Faz got fired from her job at Wild Wings Cafe after she criticized black Lives Matter activists online

A student at Georgia Southern University publicly apologized after she was fired from her job as a restaurant server because she posted criticism about Black Lives Matter activists online.

Amidst rumors that the school might take disciplinary action against Emily Faz, the college senior wrote a Facebook Post on Friday saying she feels as though her words were misunderstood.

Faz said that while she looks white she is half Hispanic and argued that she wasn't trying to sound racist.

Faz explained that she merely thinks that the Black Lives Matters movement is misguided and that people should be 'united,' and not 'bringing attention to a divide' after the terror attacks in France.

Faz added that she hoped the 'misguided movement' would not come to her school.

Prior to her apology, Faz posted a news article on her Facebook about how the Black Lives Matter activists and Mizzou protesters were upset that the Paris attacks were overshadowing their movement.

'I swear if I see this B.S. at Southern I will make you regret even knowing what a movement or a hashtag is, and you’ll walk away with your tail tucked,' wrote Faz along with the link to the news article.

'The whole black lives matter movement is misguided and out of hand. Maybe no one likes or takes y’all seriously because no one can see past your egotistical [expletive]. Some people might just look past it, but fair warning I am not one. All lives matter, that has always been the case, and you part of the problem if you think otherwise [sic],' she added in her fiery post.

Faz's comments quickly circulated the web and she immediately started getting backlash from activists, reports The Washington Times.

One student urged activists to call the Wild Wings Cafe where Faz was employed to tell him to fire her.

'Wanna have a word with the manager at Wild Wings Cafe about Emily Faz, here you go (912) 681-9453,' the student tweeted.

Ms. Faz later lost her job and may face disciplinary action from the school.

Georgia Southern University interim president Jean Bartels said that recent online posts have ‘resulted in a call for disciplinary action against the speaker.'

Apology: Following her posts, Faz wrote an apology in order to clarify her words. She pointed out that she is not only Caucasian but that she is half Hispanic and that she didn't mean to come off as racist. She said that she merely thinks that the Black Lives Matters movement is 'misguided'

Response: 'I swear if I see this B.S. at Southern I will make you regret even knowing what a movement or a hashtag is, and you’ll walk away with your tail tucked,' wrote Faz along with the link to the news article about students complaining that the Paris attacks stole their headlines

Restaurant server: Faz's comments quickly circulated the web and she immediately started getting backlash from activists. One student urged activists to call the Wild Wings Cafe where Faz was employed to tell him to fire her. Faz was later fired from the establishment

She said that GSU 'will not tolerate behavior that is in violation with our Student Code of Conduct,' and that the school takes threats very seriously.

Though, Bartels said that students cannot be punished for free speech.

She wrote that since the school is a public institution they are not, 'permitted to restrict speech that is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.'

In response to the post the GSU NAACP had a 'Black Out, Walk Out' protest on Tuesday and made demands of the school. They asked the institution to hire more black professors and to expand the African American program.

Activists are arguing that the line between free speech and making a threat is very fine and that they believe there is more leniency towards white students.

Speaking o0ut: Faz also went on to post about the terror attacks in Paris and wrote, 'Anyone who defends this religion and its followers can take a long walk off a short pier.'

'I think it’s important to know the difference between freedom of speech and a threat, and it seems like when it comes from a white student at this school, that sometimes the line is being blurred because of who it comes from,' said Kayanna Tate who participated in the walk out.

Faz also went on to post about the terror attacks in Paris and wrote, 'Anyone who defends this religion and its followers can take a long walk off a short pier.'

Faz's criticism of the Muslim religion, even those followers were not involved in the attacks, comes as Muslims step forward to talk about increased Islamophobia following the tragic events.