Whites banned from cafe designated as nonwhite 'sanctuary'

[tod evans]

WHITES BANNED FROM CAFE DESIGNATED AS NONWHITE 'SANCTUARY'

http://www.wnd.com/2017/05/whites-banned-from-cafe-designated-as-nonwhite-sanctuary/

American University in Washington, D.C., has reportedly banned white students from using its new “student lounge” for the spring semester, according to the College Fix.

The lounge, which is called “The Bridge,” opened just six weeks ago. It is planned to be “a community space that student organizations can use however they would like,” with open mic nights, slam poetry and “other student initiated programming,” Darcy Frailey, associate director for facilities and other event services, told the Eagle, American University’s student news site. The lounge seats 80 people and features large working tables, comfortable sofas and chairs, coffee tables, a television and a large stage for events. School officials said they plan to hire students who qualify for the federal work-study program to work at “The Bridge.”

The ban comes just after campus officials discovered bananas hanging in nooses with the letters “AKA” and the word “Harambe” scribbled onto them. “AKA” is short for Alpha Kappa Alpha, a black sorority. The May 1 incident led to a 50-student protest Friday that blocked traffic in a parking garage. The student crowd chanted “We can’t breathe,” a reference to black New Yorker Eric Garner, who died on July 17, 2014, after he was arrested by police.

“Do I not pay? Do I not pay for tuition?” junior Romayit Cherinet called to the crowd of protesters. “Do I come here and try as best as possible to ignore these racist ass white people? To ignore the microaggressions every single day?”

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The students issued a set of three demands to school administrators. It remains unclear whether the banana incident was a hoax or a case of racially motivated hate and vandalism.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has joined the FBI and campus police in the investigation of the banana incident, the Washington Post reported. The paper added, “Authorities have released a video of a person of interest, but no arrests have been made.”

The following is a video of the protest and Provost Scott Bass agreeing to the students’ demands:

“For the remaining [sic] of the semester, the Bridge will become a sanctuary for people of color,” the ultimatum begins, referring to a student café and lounge on campus.

Students also demanded that “all POC [persons of color] students get extensions, and should not be penalized for already scheduled finals after the incident,” arguing that the racist incident on campus has distressed many students to the point that they are unable to focus on exams.

The final demand calls for a “separate investigation team based out of the university (composed of a group of non-biased expert contractors) that can investigate cases of racism and discrimination brought against the institution of American University.”

American University Provost Scott Bass agreed to the students’ demands. Bass said the college also signed a contract with Ibram X. Kendi, author of “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America,” to begin an anti-racism center on the school’s campus.

“There’s nothing more important, in terms of my administration, than being a multicultural campus,” Bass reportedly told the student protesters.

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That’s when the student protesters reportedly abandoned their parking garage blockade and celebrated their victory with chants of “We are AU!”

Bass said meeting the students’ demands “is just a minimum” and “doesn’t stop our commitment to do more.”

Meanwhile, the Washington Post editorial board laid some of the blame for the banana incident on President Trump.

“Two-bit provocations such as hanging nooses on campuses play on emotions made raw in the wake of the presidential campaign that featured the vilification of minorities and barely veiled race-baiting,” the Post’s board wrote.

The Post continued: “For university administrators, the challenge is to address that legitimate pain with sensitivity and make crystal clear that racist signs, symbols and speech are off-limits. For students, whose outrage is legitimate, it’s worth considering that the more campus life is disrupted by such provocations, the more the provocateurs win. Don’t let them.”

Also, more than 100 faculty and staff members cited the list of demands Thursday in a signed “solidarity statement” published by the Eagle.

The faculty and staff members said they’re “appalled by the racist, white supremacist hate crime” of nooses and hanging bananas and are committed to “continuing to engage the systemic roots and current effects of racism on campus.”

The signatories said the university’s agreement to the three demands is “only a small step” toward prioritizing “black students and other students of color.” They also presented the school with the following list:

[We] urge the administration to collaborate with Black students and other students of color, to address their academic needs, their safety, and their overall well being — steps that will benefit all of AU and that are critical to living up to the University’s commitment to social justice;
[We] urge the administration to identify and prosecute the perpetrator(s) of this crime to the fullest extent allowed by law and to expel any student(s) found responsible for participating in the crime;
[We] urge incoming President Sylvia Mathews Burwell to identify the steps she will take to guarantee that AU has no tolerance for anyone creating a hostile environment for students of color, and that anyone doing so will be punished;
[We] urge President Burwell to meet with students of color regularly to understand their experiences on campus and to collaborate with them in creating an inclusive university for all.
“Lastly, we urge President Neil Kerwin to use his last commencement ceremonies as president – and the opportunity to speak to thousands in the AU community and millions in a national media audience – to publicly condemn this racist hate crime and to identify concrete steps the University is taking to address this crime and the racism at AU and in society at large,” the statement says.

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The video of Provost Bass agreeing to the students’ concessions received the following responses on YouTube:

“What a coward. This guy is being intimidated by these protesters” – Jupiter Vanguard
“This is excruciating to watch. Utterly embarrassing” – EthioMod
“Isn’t this all over a couple of bananas?” – Pure Heroine
“I support their demands for segregation. Very progressive” – James Caster
“Self-segregation. Bold strategy. Let’s see how it works out for them” – AlienAmerican
“I must live in a bubble somewhere. How do you ban people [from] a certain area? Did my country move? My child would be pulled from this school immediately. I hope they lose their funding” – Joyce Wood

[r3volution 3.0]

A. It would be ideal if black clubs could exclude whites, and vice versa: freedom of association. Unfortunately, it only goes one way these days.

B. ...


The lounge, which is called “The Bridge,” opened just six weeks ago. It is planned to be “a community space that student organizations can use however they would like,” with open mic nights, slam poetry and “other student initiated programming,” Darcy Frailey, associate director for facilities and other event services, told the Eagle, American University’s student news site.

That sounds extraordinarily boring and horrible. I won't be trying to sneak in.

[Zippyjuan]

Didn't last long. https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32641/


American University turns ‘sanctuary’ for nonwhites into junk storage space
http://www.clipular.com/c/6201706007494656.png?k=oq2dGklXJ8hYVFsR1EJF1hhptjw


When American University gave into demands from black student activists to keep white people out of a new cafe, the administration probably considered the school-sanctioned segregation would be short-lived.

In the wake of the racist-banana incident on campus, activists had demanded sole use of The Bridge Cafe as a “sanctuary” for people of color through the end of the semester, which was only a few days away.

Now that the semester is over, The Bridge Cafe has apparently become a sanctuary for junk.

An alumnus who went to check out the space Monday told The College Fix in an email that “it was unoccupied and looked like it was being used [as] a storage space for stuff from commencement weekend” the prior two days.

He said he had wanted to “see if I would get kicked out” because he could “pass” as a person of color – the lone qualification for access to The Bridge under the activists’ accepted demand.

The activist response to the hanging of bananas around campus, marked with “Harambe” and the initials of a historically black sorority, “makes me embarrassed to be a part of the university,” the alumnus said:

Harambe: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38383126

[juleswin]

Didn't last long. https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32641/

I don't care if its only for finals week, no admin should give into the demands of these petty tyrants. They could have demanded cameras in the lounge or extra security or something reasonable to catch the prankster.

[Zippyjuan]

I don't care if its only for finals week, no admin should give into the demands of these petty tyrants. They could have demanded cameras in the lounge or extra security or something reasonable to catch the prankster.

Ah- a bigger police/ surveillance state would be a better thing. The bananas were all over campus.

[tod evans]

Ah- a bigger police/ surveillance state would be a better thing. The bananas were all over campus.

Let me see if this works both ways.....

If there're loaves of Wonderbread hanging from trees with some offensive to me slogan printed on them would I be 'entitled' to my own safe space? Heat-n-air, furniture and food?

If I felt really-really oppressed could I skip out on finals and tuition?

[juleswin]

Ah- a bigger police/ surveillance state would be a better thing. The bananas were all over campus.

Camera and security is not the same thing as police. Also, even if they demanded extra police in the school, that still wouldn't have been an unreasonable demand.

[Zippyjuan]

Let me see if this works both ways.....

If there're loaves of Wonderbread hanging from trees with some offensive to me slogan printed on them would I be 'entitled' to my own safe space? Heat-n-air, furniture and food?

If I felt really-really oppressed could I skip out on finals and tuition?

Neither "solution" works.

https://hurstrobert.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/x-whites-only-waiting-room.jpg
https://watchtheyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/racist-american-university-alpha-kappa-alpha-bananas-1000x600.jpg?x93870

[euphemia]

Nooses and bananas are not microaggressions. They are aggressions. It's inappropriate and worthy of expulsion. On the other hand, if the school gets one dime of tax funding students should not be excluded from any space based on race.

[phill4paul]

“Do I not pay? Do I not pay for tuition?” junior Romayit Cherinet called to the crowd of protesters. “Do I come here and try as best as possible to ignore these racist ass white people? To ignore the microaggressions every single day?”

Yer on the cusp of understanding, then you go full dumb-ass.

[r3volution 3.0]

If there're loaves of Wonderbread hanging from trees with some offensive to me slogan printed on them would I be 'entitled' to my own safe space? Heat-n-air, furniture and food?

If I felt really-really oppressed could I skip out on finals and tuition?

It depends.

(a) Are you white?

(b) Is your father's name Fred Trump?

If the answer to (a) is yes, you're screwed, unless your answer to (b) is yes.

...in which case you shall "succeed" despite being an imbecile.

[Cleaner44]

Neither "solution" works.

https://hurstrobert.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/x-whites-only-waiting-room.jpg
https://watchtheyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/racist-american-university-alpha-kappa-alpha-bananas-1000x600.jpg?x93870

Isn't it something special when the government orders racism?

[oyarde]

I bet the poetry really sucked .

[Anti Federalist]

I expect this from the university loony bin...normally I'd be pissed about this...meh, good indication of where not to go.

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Ah- a bigger police/ surveillance state would be a better thing.

You speak fairly progressively on this site. I am almost certain that you approve of a lot government surveillance. Would I be right? If so, then why the post? Playing the contrary role again?

[otherone]

Nooses and bananas are not microaggressions. They are aggressions.

Sounds like it's the bananas that need the safe space.

[tod evans]

Nooses and bananas are not microaggressions. They are aggressions.

Against the banana or the noose?

I don't have a problem with people disliking or antagonizing each other, some good ol' fist fights would beat the hell out of all this whining and complaining...

No wonder government is so big, run-n-tell every time somebody gets their feelings hurt.

Aggression is a punch in the mouth not a fucking banana...

[otherone]

Against the banana or the noose?

I don't have a problem with people disliking or antagonizing each other, some good ol' fist fights would beat the hell out of all this whining and complaining...

No wonder government is so big, run-n-tell every time somebody gets their feelings hurt.

Aggression is a punch in the mouth not a $#@!ing banana...

Seems obvious. But no. Nowadays, passing gas is battery. First World problems. The apex of Western Civilization.

[fedupinmo]

Neither "solution" works.


https://watchtheyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/racist-american-university-alpha-kappa-alpha-bananas-1000x600.jpg?x93870

Looks like free food to me. I doubt the marker made it in to the good part.

[Jesse James]

it's ok guys, they just need a change of heart and they will be libertarians soon enough

[tod evans]

Fuck these people and their micro-minds....:mad:

Why must tax dollars pay for this BS?

Using publicly funded institutions to 'validate' victimhood in order to extract more lucre...



Trump Administration Awards $230K Grant to Study Racist ‘Microaggressions’ in Science

https://heatst.com/culture-wars/trump-administration-awards-230k-grant-to-study-racist-microaggressions-in-science/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENR59qjKmRE

Under the Trump administration, a University of Georgia professor has received nearly $230,000 in federal funding to study how racial “microaggressions” may hold back black and Hispanic students studying science—and what policies universities should put in place to deter or penalize microaggressors.

“Research shows that science and science education faculty and students from these populations regularly face intentional and unintentional acts of racial microaggressions that often negatively impact whether they remain in the [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] pipeline,” the National Science Foundation said. “Since many of these acts of racial microaggression come from administrators, colleagues, and peers, this project will serve as an important step in directly addressing this issue.”



The recipient of the award is Mary Atwater, a University of Georgia math and science professor. She plans to use implicit attitude tests and other tools to explore how “people of European-American descent” engage in “subtle, indirect or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group in science education,” the student newspaper reported.

The National Science Foundation has also provided funding for Atwater to explore what higher education can do discourage or punish those who commit microaggressions.

The University of Georgia already has a potentially strict policy in place. Its non-discrimination and anti-harassment policy says that microaggressions can constitute discriminatory harassment, “depending on their severity, frequency and context.”

In 2014, another University of Georgia professor said microaggressions can include “micro-insults” like backhanded compliments, “micro-assaults” that “demean or discount someone’s opinion or intelligence” and “micro-invalidations.”



The university requires all professors, supervisors or others in positions of authority on campus to report such discriminatory harassment to the Equal Opportunity Office. Punishments for acts or comments deemed discriminatory harassment range from mandatory training or counseling to a transcript notation, probation, suspension and expulsion.

While the University of Georgia’s policy does pay lip service to free speech, it also states that “academic freedom and freedom of expression will not excuse behavior that constitutes a violation of the law or this Policy.”

[Jesse James]

these people have killed any motivation I may or may not have ever had to live in a multicultural neighborhood, and even city. I can't wait to get away from these loonies

[Anti Federalist]

these people have killed any motivation I may or may not have ever had to live in a multicultural neighborhood, and even city. I can't wait to get away from these loonies

I've been hollering this for a while now.

I know my "tolerance" has completely worn out.

[tod evans]

these people have killed any motivation I may or may not have ever had to live in a multicultural neighborhood, and even city. I can't wait to get away from these loonies


I've been hollering this for a while now.

I know my "tolerance" has completely worn out.

I live in the Ozarks.......:cool:

[Anti Federalist]

Example of loss of tolerance:

My first reaction to this story was: "Good. Take your ponchos, serapes y sombreros the fuck out of my state. And take your re-fried sick you call 'food' as well."

Second reaction: "Oh, and don't ever let me catch you celebrating Halloween in any way."


White student accosted for wearing serape on Cinco de Mayo

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9158

May 09, 2017 at 1:16 PM EDT

A University of New Hampshire student publicly berated and harassed a peer for wearing a serape on his way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, proudly posting a video of the encounter on Facebook.

Danique Montique was most incensed by the fact that the student was a white male, complaining that this gives him "the most privilege in this whole f***ing country."

She also loudly told him that Cinco de Mayo is "not your holiday" and that "you white people" need to find different holidays to celebrate.

A University of New Hampshire student publicly berated and harassed a peer for wearing a serape on his way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, proudly posting a video of the encounter on Facebook.

“What’s the point of wearing a poncho? If you’re not Mexican, it’s not your holiday,” student Danique Montique exclaimed as she approached the unidentified student and a group of his friends.

“You’re perpetuating the stereotype that Mexicans drink and wear ponchos for a living.”

One of the student’s companions attempted to explain that they were simply “celebrating” the holiday, but was interrupted by Montique, who shouted, “celebrating what?” and “it’s not your holiday!”

This prompted another student to ask which holiday would be appropriate for him and his friends to celebrate, but the query was only met with another lecture about Cinco de Mayo.

“That’s stuff for you white people to figure out. I don’t fucking know! Cinco de Mayo is not your holiday,” she again declared. “You’re perpetuating the stereotype that Mexicans drink and wear ponchos for a living. That’s what you’re doing, and you also have to keep in mind the racial tension that’s happening right now where your president claims that Mexicans only come here, drink, and steal your jobs.”

In a second video of the encounter, which Montique proudly posted to her Facebook page alongside the first, she and a friend chastise the accused student, who eventually identifies himself as Michael, for not understanding “the appropriate way to celebrate a holiday.”

Michael then attempted to suggest that his interlocutors were making “too big a deal out of it,” but they quickly dismissed his attempts to settle the dispute, saying “that’s how you feel because you’re not a part of the culture.”

“This stuff actually affects people’s lives, and I don’t think you understand that,” Montique carried on. “You’re perpetuating the stereotype, Michael. It’s not just about you wearing it. It’s about you as a man—a white man, who has the most privilege in this whole fucking country—knowing what’s happening in this country right now.”

After the encounter, Montique posted both videos to Facebook along with several pictures of students celebrating on campus, writing that she “was utterly disgusted with students who chose to demean and appropriate Mexican culture,” and casting blame on the university for failing to intervene.

“For an institution that claims it encourages diversity, where were you yesterday when we needed you the most? Why do you encourage us to come here? Yet we’re forced to defend our existence every day on this campus,” she complained, addressing the post, “Dear UNH.”

“I walked on campus miserable as if I didn’t belong. As a black woman, I was forced to become the very thing society deemed me to be: angry,” she concluded. “To my Mexican brothers and sisters, I am sorry. Sorry us [sic] wildcats let y’all down. Sorry this institution failed to protect you.”

Montique told Campus Reform that she hasn’t reported the incident to administrators, saying she thinks the university “is aware of everything that’s been going on but...remain[ed] silent throughout this entire situation,” remarking that it was impossible for her to avoid noticing her classmates’ costumery on Cinco de Mayo.

“Then the more I walked on the campus, the more dressed up people were, and it angered me,” she said. “I couldn’t even go to eat in the dining halls without seeing students making a culture a costume.”

Campus Reform reached out to both UNH and Michael for comment on the encounter, but did not receive a response from either in time for publication.

[Anti Federalist]

And my reaction, had I been Micheal, would have been:

"You know, you're right. I should not be wasting my time wearing goofy clothes and floppy hats getting drunk on shit booze, celebrating a second rate holiday from a third world country. Thanks."

[phill4paul]

As a black woman, I was forced to become the very thing society deemed me to be: angry,” she concluded. “To my Mexican brothers and sisters, I am sorry. Sorry us [sic] wildcats let y’all down.

She needs to check her black privilege. Does she think Mexicans incapable of defending themselves and their holiday?

[specsaregood]

these people have killed any motivation I may or may not have ever had to live in a multicultural neighborhood, and even city. I can't wait to get away from these loonies

When they do their best to label all white people as racist, I sure hope they aren't surprised when white people turn into racists as a result.

[pcosmar]

Obviously Misunderstood.

http://campusbasement.com/uploads/1331766295.jpeg

No need for new James Raven Laws.

[Anti Federalist]

When they do their best to label all white people as racist, I sure hope they aren't surprised when white people turn into racists as a result.

/thread

[shakey1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP-PUeDRkg8

[Occam's Banana]

Nooses and bananas are not microaggressions. They are aggressions.

Triggered :mad:


Why must tax dollars pay for this BS?

Because fu... ah, hell ... you know ...


She needs to check her black privilege. Does she think Mexicans incapable of defending themselves and their holiday?

Ironically, Cinco de Mayo as a celebration of Mexican culture is an "American" thing.

To Mexicans, it's just the commemoration of a particular battle against French invaders.

IOW: Mexicans are probably all, like, "¿Quéfuq? Loco gringos ... :rolleyes:"

[dannno]

And my reaction, had I been Micheal, would have been:

"You know, you're right. I should not be wasting my time wearing goofy clothes and floppy hats getting drunk on shit booze, celebrating a second rate holiday from a third world country. Thanks."

LOL

Outta rep..

[Madison320]

Complaints of racism are like complaints of global warming. I'd be more inclined to listen if I didn't have a gun pointed at my head.

[Danke]

Example of loss of tolerance:

My first reaction to this story was: "Good. Take your ponchos, serapes y sombreros the fuck out of my state. And take your re-fried sick you call 'food' as well."

Second reaction: "Oh, and don't ever let me catch you celebrating Halloween in any way."


White student accosted for wearing serape on Cinco de Mayo

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9158

May 09, 2017 at 1:16 PM EDT

A University of New Hampshire student publicly berated and harassed a peer for wearing a serape on his way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, proudly posting a video of the encounter on Facebook.

Danique Montique was most incensed by the fact that the student was a white male, complaining that this gives him "the most privilege in this whole f***ing country."

She also loudly told him that Cinco de Mayo is "not your holiday" and that "you white people" need to find different holidays to celebrate.

A University of New Hampshire student publicly berated and harassed a peer for wearing a serape on his way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, proudly posting a video of the encounter on Facebook.

“What’s the point of wearing a poncho? If you’re not Mexican, it’s not your holiday,” student Danique Montique exclaimed as she approached the unidentified student and a group of his friends.

“You’re perpetuating the stereotype that Mexicans drink and wear ponchos for a living.”

One of the student’s companions attempted to explain that they were simply “celebrating” the holiday, but was interrupted by Montique, who shouted, “celebrating what?” and “it’s not your holiday!”

This prompted another student to ask which holiday would be appropriate for him and his friends to celebrate, but the query was only met with another lecture about Cinco de Mayo.

“That’s stuff for you white people to figure out. I don’t fucking know! Cinco de Mayo is not your holiday,” she again declared. “You’re perpetuating the stereotype that Mexicans drink and wear ponchos for a living. That’s what you’re doing, and you also have to keep in mind the racial tension that’s happening right now where your president claims that Mexicans only come here, drink, and steal your jobs.”

In a second video of the encounter, which Montique proudly posted to her Facebook page alongside the first, she and a friend chastise the accused student, who eventually identifies himself as Michael, for not understanding “the appropriate way to celebrate a holiday.”

Michael then attempted to suggest that his interlocutors were making “too big a deal out of it,” but they quickly dismissed his attempts to settle the dispute, saying “that’s how you feel because you’re not a part of the culture.”

“This stuff actually affects people’s lives, and I don’t think you understand that,” Montique carried on. “You’re perpetuating the stereotype, Michael. It’s not just about you wearing it. It’s about you as a man—a white man, who has the most privilege in this whole fucking country—knowing what’s happening in this country right now.”

After the encounter, Montique posted both videos to Facebook along with several pictures of students celebrating on campus, writing that she “was utterly disgusted with students who chose to demean and appropriate Mexican culture,” and casting blame on the university for failing to intervene.

“For an institution that claims it encourages diversity, where were you yesterday when we needed you the most? Why do you encourage us to come here? Yet we’re forced to defend our existence every day on this campus,” she complained, addressing the post, “Dear UNH.”

“I walked on campus miserable as if I didn’t belong. As a black woman, I was forced to become the very thing society deemed me to be: angry,” she concluded. “To my Mexican brothers and sisters, I am sorry. Sorry us [sic] wildcats let y’all down. Sorry this institution failed to protect you.”

Montique told Campus Reform that she hasn’t reported the incident to administrators, saying she thinks the university “is aware of everything that’s been going on but...remain[ed] silent throughout this entire situation,” remarking that it was impossible for her to avoid noticing her classmates’ costumery on Cinco de Mayo.

“Then the more I walked on the campus, the more dressed up people were, and it angered me,” she said. “I couldn’t even go to eat in the dining halls without seeing students making a culture a costume.”

Campus Reform reached out to both UNH and Michael for comment on the encounter, but did not receive a response from either in time for publication.

Here she is:

https://www.unh.edu/social-innovation/sitc/2016-fall-cohort

Danique Montique, a Political Science and Justice Studies major with a French minor, was a sophomore during the Fall of 2016. Prior to this time, Danique was very active in student organizations on the UNH campus including the Black Student Union (BSU), Connect, and NALA: The UNH Women of Color Support Group. During her participation in Semester in the City, Danique interned with Freedom House (http://www.freedomhouse.com/). Located in Dorchester, Freedom House works to defend human rights and promote democratic change, with a focus on political rights and civil liberties. They act as a catalyst for freedom through a combination of analysis, advocacy, and action

[Anti Federalist]

Women of Color Support Group

Colored women...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll233/AURaptor/BloomCounty.jpg

[Anti Federalist]

Danique interned with Freedom House. Located in Dorchester, Freedom House

The only freedom I saw there was the freedom to spend other people's money...

[oyarde]

This probably is not the first time Danke has been refused service . I have been other places I would probably have to order the drinks for us .

[Anti Federalist]

This probably is not the first time Danke has been refused service . I have been other places I would probably have to order the drinks for us .

I'm sure of that...

https://j.gifs.com/5yG3Jv.gif

http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/15/36/1441292970-turboprop-nope.gif

[otherone]

The only freedom I saw there was the freedom to spend other people's money...

Looks like she has a bright future spending other people's money.


Danique Montique, a Political Science and Justice Studies major with a French minor

[tod evans]

Diversity!

Fuck yeah! :rolleyes:



University of Hawaii Professor Demands White Men Quit Their Jobs


https://heatst.com/culture-wars/university-of-hawaii-professor-demands-white-men-quit-their-jobs/

A University of Hawaii math professor has urged every white man to quit their job or take a demotion and deemed those who disagree with her proposition as racist, sexist and transphobic.

Piper Harron, an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii who holds a PhD degree in mathematics from Princeton University, has penned an article for the American Mathematical Society (AMS) blog, calling on white men to “Get Out The Way”.


“Not to alarm you, but I probably want you to quit your job, or at least take a demotion,” Harron wrote, adding that “Statistically speaking, you are probably taking up room that should go to someone else.”

“If you are a white cis man (meaning you identify as male and you were assigned male at birth) you almost certainly should resign from your position of power,” the professor added.

Harron went on to suggest that if quitting is “too difficult”, white men should “at least get off your hiring committee your curriculum committee, and make sure you’re replaced by a woman of color or trans person.”

On the “About the Editors” page, Harron is described as someone who “tried really hard to play by the rules of society and academia, but she failed. Not only did she fail, but she was miserable and found that playing by the rules wouldn’t even keep her safe.

“She officially got her degree from Princeton University in January 2016, and is currently a Temporary Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She dedicates her work to everyone who dabbles in misery, trying to find their way in systems that don’t support them, and to anyone trying to tear it all down. ”

The Hawaii University professor continued her bizarre rant on the mathematics blog, claiming that while sexism is prevalent in society, it’s much easier to achieve “equality” at universities:

What can universities do? Well, that’s easier. Stop hiring white cismen (except as needed to get/retain people who are not white cis men) until the problem goes away. If you think this is a bad or un-serious idea, your sexism/racism/transphobia is showing.
Heat Street has approached the AMS, but did not hear back by the publication time.

[phill4paul]

Diversity!

Fuck yeah! :rolleyes:



University of Hawaii Professor Demands White Men Quit Their Jobs


https://heatst.com/culture-wars/university-of-hawaii-professor-demands-white-men-quit-their-jobs/

A University of Hawaii math professor has urged every white man to quit their job or take a demotion and deemed those who disagree with her proposition as racist, sexist and transphobic.

Piper Harron, an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii who holds a PhD degree in mathematics from Princeton University, has penned an article for the American Mathematical Society (AMS) blog, calling on white men to “Get Out The Way”.


“Not to alarm you, but I probably want you to quit your job, or at least take a demotion,” Harron wrote, adding that “Statistically speaking, you are probably taking up room that should go to someone else.”

“If you are a white cis man (meaning you identify as male and you were assigned male at birth) you almost certainly should resign from your position of power,” the professor added.

Harron went on to suggest that if quitting is “too difficult”, white men should “at least get off your hiring committee your curriculum committee, and make sure you’re replaced by a woman of color or trans person.”

On the “About the Editors” page, Harron is described as someone who “tried really hard to play by the rules of society and academia, but she failed. Not only did she fail, but she was miserable and found that playing by the rules wouldn’t even keep her safe.

“She officially got her degree from Princeton University in January 2016, and is currently a Temporary Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She dedicates her work to everyone who dabbles in misery, trying to find their way in systems that don’t support them, and to anyone trying to tear it all down. ”

The Hawaii University professor continued her bizarre rant on the mathematics blog, claiming that while sexism is prevalent in society, it’s much easier to achieve “equality” at universities:

What can universities do? Well, that’s easier. Stop hiring white cismen (except as needed to get/retain people who are not white cis men) until the problem goes away. If you think this is a bad or un-serious idea, your sexism/racism/transphobia is showing.
Heat Street has approached the AMS, but did not hear back by the publication time.

She's more than welcome to come help swing the hammer or wrench a pipe. Somehow I don't think she is up to the task.

[BSWPaulsen]

This thread serves as an excellent reminder that the (supposed) virtue of the oppressed is a fairy tale.

If these (supposedly) "oppressed" morons ever came into power whites would end up mightily regretting ever allowing it to happen, even the ones that are useful idiots. That much is certain. Right now their whining and bitching amounts to "suggestions" because they lack power. God forbid they ever acquire real power.

[tod evans]

She's more than welcome to come help swing the hammer or wrench a pipe. Somehow I don't think she is up to the task.

I wouldn't let her self righteous ass in my shop.....

Not as a client either.

[merkelstan]

South Afirca, Zimbabwe are object lessons..

[phill4paul]

I wouldn't let her self righteous ass in my shop.....

Not as a client either.

True.

[Jesse James]

Ark?

I live in the Ozarks.......:cool:

[Anti Federalist]

Wood paneling and quiet space is now sexist...possibly racist.


Minority students feel ‘marginalized’ by historic building’s ‘imposing, masculine’ paneling

https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/32596/

Some minority students at the University of Michigan have apparently felt intimidated by the interior wood paneling found throughout the historic Michigan Union building.

Anna Wibbelman, former president of Building a Better Michigan, an organization that voices student concerns about university development, stated at a student government meeting in late March that “minority students felt marginalized by quiet, imposing masculine paneling” found throughout the 100-year-old building, the meeting’s minutes state.

https://www.thecollegefix.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MichiganUnion2-300x400.jpg

Current president of Building a Better Michigan, Jazz Teste, stated that Wibbelman’s comment wasn’t necessarily about the wood paneling.

“I believe it was an off-hand comment about how many students felt marginalized by the quiet nature of the building when they entered,” she told The College Fix via email.

[tod evans]

UCLA Hiring Student ‘Social Justice Advocates’ to Fight Against ‘Whiteness’ and ‘Patriarchy’

https://heatst.com/culture-wars/ucla-hiring-student-social-justice-advocates-to-fight-against-whiteness-and-patriarchy/

The University of Arizona isn’t the only institution to hop aboard the social justice bandwagon with official positions for social justice warriors. The prestigious University of California-Los Angeles, is joining the ranks, announcing plans to hire students to function as “Social Justice Advocates” to combat “whiteness,” “heteronormativity” and “the patriarchy.”

The publicly-funded university has announced plans to pay 8 to 10 students (with taxpayer dollars) to hold official “Social Justice Advocate” positions in the upcoming semester. First reported on Campus Reform, these so-called advocates will — according to the university administration’s official job posting — guide peers to “navigate a world that operates primarily on whiteness, patriarchy, and heteronormativity as the primary ideologies.”

Advocates will receive quarterly stipends (the amount is still to be determined) for helping to “educate” other students about “systems of oppression.” The program’s stated goal is to make UCLA a “more equitable space for all students and communities.”

It’s not stated whether these social justice advocates will be expected to snitch on fellow students for “bias incidents”, as is in the case at the University of Arizona.

The Social Justice Advocates program, which receives official funding from UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, through the Bruin Excellence & Student Transformation Grant Program, describes the position as follows:

The Social Justice Advocates initiative aims to empower students by developing them as conscious and critical leaders and equipping them with cultural and political capital as they navigate a world that operates on whiteness, patriarchy, and heteronormativity as the primary ideologies.

Social Justice Advocates will learn about systems oppression and how they intersect and build upon one another maintain the status quo. Most importantly individuals and the collective will be empowered through liberatory scholarship and practices and strengthening their emotional intelligence to create change within their spheres of influence.

Social Justice Advocates will educate their peers on how they can make UCLA a more equitable space for all students and communities.
The application on the website requests that applicants enter their gender pronouns, including unconventional suggestions such as “zi” and “hir”—terms recently embraced by Google. Interested students are encouraged to tell UCLA what areas of social justice they’re passionate about, and how they’d like to contribute to the program.

The new program follows the creation of a series of UCLA workshops promoting social justice, one of which addresses “Social Justice Myths” like “reverse racism.” A workshop titled “All Aboard the Struggle Bus” teaches that minority students face struggles in “unfathomable numbers.” There has never been a better time to be a victim.

One workshop, “Politics of Love & Desire,” claims that ideals of beauty are “based on Eurocentric standards,” and the race of the individuals we choose to have romantic relationships with “hold political connotations whether we like it or not.”

Earlier today, the Afrikan [sic] Student Union at UCLA issued an ultimatum to the university demanding a $40 million endowment, free housing and the creation of mandatory “safe spaces” on campus, to compensate them for “racially insensitive incidents” such as the white student body president making a gang sign.

[Danke]

Just shoot me.

[tod evans]

Just shoot me.

NO!

You need to work harder to pay for these fine enlightened people....

[Danke]

NO!

You need to work harder to pay for these fine enlightened people....


I get the feeling many here enjoy to see me suffer. I don't know why.

[Anti Federalist]

I get the feeling many here enjoy to see me suffer. I don't know why.

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2556.jpg

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2014/01/dr-evil-crying1.gif

[Danke]

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2556.jpg

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2014/01/dr-evil-crying1.gif


And the mods are worthless.

[tod evans]

Black UCLA students demand 'safe spaces,' $40 million

http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9196

The UCLA Afrikan Student Union has issued an 8-point ultimatum demanding "safe spaces," a $40 million endowment, and even guaranteed free housing for black students.
The group claims UCLA has done "nothing" for minority students in recent years, citing several instances of racial insensitivity, including a photo of the student body president flashing a gang sign.

Black students at the University of California, Los Angeles are demanding $40 million and their own “safe spaces” on campus as compensation for racially insensitive incidents.

“Black students at UCLA are consistently made the targets of racist attacks by fellow students, faculty, and administration [sic],” the Afrikan Student Union (ASU) begins an eight-point ultimatum issued Friday. “Unfortunately, on April 30, 2017, a photo was released depicting the USAC [student government] President holding gang signs.

The open letter goes on to cite additional examples, including “racist stickers” and a “Kanye Western” themed party, and declares that “since nothing has been done in recent years, the Afrikan Student Union is DEMANDING that UCLA administrators work with black students towards the development of a more positive campus climate.”

The first item on the list calls for “a physical location on campus to house the Afrikan Student Union Projects,” which would include “meeting/gathering/safe spaces” and be staffed by a director and an office manager who would be responsible for distributing funds allocated to the ASU.


In addition, the ASU ultimatum demands a $40 million “endowment” to fund “a comprehensive effort to address the underrepresentation of African-American students, faculty, and staff at our university,” adding that the endowment should also provide financial aid to “dismissed black students.”

“$40 million is just a drop in the bucket for the university,” ASU Chair Alicia Frison told The Daily Bruin. “Berkeley already has a $30 to $40 million endowment even though they have less [sic] African American students.”

The list goes on to ask that UCLA “deliver an anti-discrimination policy [that] assuages discriminatory and offensive behavior,” specifically “culturally insensitive” behavior, in conjunction with implementing mandatory “Cultural Awareness training” for all incoming students, faculty and staff members, and campus police officers.

“All will be required to have the training at least once in their time at UCLA,” the letter clarifies, adding ominously that “this will be supplemented with repercussions explicitly in the policy.”

The next few items relate to retention and recruitment of black students, requesting a “Black Student Financial Aid Officer” and access to “disaggregated data for African American students enrolled on [sic] UCLA,” meaning the academic performance of black students would be evaluated independently of data collected from the rest of the student body.

In addition, the group wants UCLA to create a “special admissions” program to admit “a limited number of students fitting certain alternative admissions criteria,” who would then undergo a “transitional period” before being “integrated [into the] regular admitted student population., courses, and curricular programs.”

On a more individualized level, the ultimatum also demands the creation of at least five “fully funded student positions,” but while it does not offer any indication of what those jobs would entail, it goes into exquisite detail regarding compensation, specifying that the student-employees should receive “bi-weekly salaries of at least $15/hour (adjusted for inflation) equipped for 30 weeks of the school year every year.”

Finally, the ASU is insisting that UCLA provide “guaranteed housing for black students for 4 years, including on- and off-campus housing,” arguing that securing housing is especially difficult for black students due to factors such as “low socio-economic status, difficulty of navigating the first generation college experience, and difficulties remaining financially stable amidst the rising living costs in Westwood.”


Hanna Almalssi, a black student who serves as the freshman representative for the Bruin Democrats, told Campus Reform that she fully supports the demands made by the ASU.

“All their demands should be met,” Almalssi said. “UCLA should be doing more to support people of color because it seems like they don’t do enough.”

Yet while ASU’s demands allege that UCLA has done “nothing” to help minorities in recent years, a statement sent out by a university spokesman suggested otherwise.

“We are proud of the fact that enrollment of minority incoming students at UCLA has risen by nearly 13% since 2012,” the statement said, adding that the school has taken numerous steps to reduce discrimination on campus during that time.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

my university had one of those stupid "minority only" spaces as well