University of Tennessee Knoxville roiled about white pride
Black pride is OK and gay pride is OK so I don't see what is wrong with white pride. Why are whites discriminated against?
The University of Tennessee Knoxville deleted a tweet Thursday responding to concern over hate speech on the Rock in the midst of calls for the university to do more to condemn it.
The response came after someone painted the words "white pride" on the boulder, which serves as a campus message board.
Students and others were quick to condemn the message.
Many also reached out to the university on social media asking for UT to do more to condemn hate speech but were disappointed with the response.
"This was seen by a student of color, Aleah Vassell, and when addressing the fastest source I could think of, the school responded with indifference," UT student McKinley Merritt wrote in a Facebook post. "This is the reason why people continue to feel unsafe in the world. Don't be indifferent."
She also included a screenshot of the reply she received from UT Knoxville on Twitter. The response has since been deleted.
"Hi McKinley, While we sometimes disagree with what appears on the Rock, those who paint it are protected by the First Amendment. We trust that the Volunteer community will take care of this quickly," it said.
Facebook and Twitter users responded to the message and the university's response saying UT should do more to address racism.
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"This was seen by a student of color, Aleah Vassell, and when addressing the fastest source I could think of, the school responded with indifference," UT student McKinley Merritt wrote in a Facebook post. "This is the reason why people continue to feel unsafe in the world. Don't be indifferent."
What does this have to do with feeling unsafe ?
Actually, it seems as though indifference is exactly the thing to do unless there's a real criminal element. Most people - primarily leftists - just want attention. Ignoring them just might be the quickest way of getting rid of them.
Based on past incidents around the country, It was most likely put there by a "person of Color" with the primary purpose of causing controversy so they could feel offended and get attention.
Tomorrow is the first day of winter but the snowflakes are falling early this year
I think the University's response was close to perfect.
The Rock is a place for students to express their speech.
That speech is protected.
No doubt the University community will respond with their own speech on the Rock.
BTW - trees can now be racist too
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/city-to-remove-racist-trees-from-golf-course/news-story/b37fb325a2c53bfef21bff77b1b79cf3
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