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montgirlAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:48am
First, I think this is horrible and I’m glad it is reported. I think any time there are racists on a campus it should be made as public as possible. That being said, I honestly am no sure if you should discipline individuals for getting in a verbal fight and saying horrible stuff. Are we not supposed to be treating college students as adults and how to survive in the actual world? This is horrible, but if several adults got into a fight and one group yelled racial slurs at the other, it would not result in any criminal charge. Because, it is a free speech issue, at least it is unless the speech actually incites some sort of violence. I am not in any way condoning this as “ok”, but I also am not sure we should apply different standards of what qualifies as criminal to college students than we do to adults. But that goes across the board as well. For example, the way college campuses generally engage in rape investigations does not follow criminal procedures and is a bullshit administrative process. I guess I’m just advocating across the board that we apply the same standards as adults in society to college students. They’re not in high school anymore.
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  frackhumanitymontgirl
  2/12/16 11:51am
  The college disciplining them does not violate their free speech.
  
  http://xkcd.com/1357/
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  montgirlfrackhumanity
  2/12/16 11:52am
  I did not say it did. I said that I don’t think colleges should apply standards that are not applied to adults in the real world. And I noted that an actual “criminal” charge (which is not the same thing as college discipline) would not apply in the real world because of free speech issues. You are conflating two things.
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fortheloveofbeetsAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:44am
woman with the Confederate flag earrings

This whole story is vile, but the fact that “Confederate flag earrings” exist is just shitty icing on the shitty cake.
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  IHateGoatsPartDeuxfortheloveofbeets
  2/12/16 11:45am
  I can’t imagine how I would react to someone wearing those earrings so causally but I think it would be hard for me not to show a reaction.
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  Tibletfortheloveofbeets
  2/12/16 11:49am
  Aren’t most closet racists a bit more low key than that... Might as well just wear an “I’m awful” t-shirt.
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IHateGoatsPartDeuxAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:42am
No surprise. I have a mixed race friend who said that College Station is the only place he ever felt uncomfortable due to race.
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  MayotonillaIHateGoatsPartDeux
  2/12/16 11:46am
  As a Hispanic that has lived in many places in the U.S. My experience is that there are racists everywhere and Texas racist are assholes that are open about it and have no problem harassing you in the street because “it’s the Texas way” or something. Many people prefer an open racist. But I disliked having to deal with strangers telling me to speak English or calling me slurs in the supermarket. I think that hiding your racism is wrong but openly harrasing people in public places is worse than hiding your racism.
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  infundibulumIHateGoatsPartDeux
  2/12/16 11:46am
  Yep. I’ve also heard of incidents like this at UT satellites and at Texas Tech.
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darleeeeeene aka deraaiilleeeeeeneAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:43am
I just read a statement that said the white woman walked up to the black women to ask their opinion on her confederate flag earrings. Because you know, it’s about heritage, not hate..

GIF

(for when 2 eyes rolling won’t do)
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  Ms.ChanandlerBongdarleeeeeene aka deraaiilleeeeeene
  2/12/16 11:44am
  What is that?????? It’s creeping me out!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh.
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  darleeeeeene aka deraaiilleeeeeeneMs.ChanandlerBong
  2/12/16 11:45am
  THE VOID IS STARING BACK AT YOU!
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GinAndTonic Got Stuck in the BarneyAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:41am
Texas sucks ass, man.
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  MissAndryGinAndTonic Got Stuck in the Barney
  2/12/16 12:19pm
  Nah man, there are racist assholes here just like there are racist assholes all over this country. The Northeast has some of the most segregated cities in the country. Racism is not unique to Texas (or the South, for that matter) and it’s a disservice to everyone to pretend like it is.
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  GinAndTonic Got Stuck in the BarneyMissAndry
  2/12/16 12:23pm
  uh, no, there’s a special flavor to the racism in Texas and the south that isn’t like the rest of the country.
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Snake PersonAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:42am
That woman with the earrings can go straight to hell.

I will never understand the impulse to do something like that.
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  Ms.ChanandlerBongSnake Person
  2/12/16 11:43am
  Seriously. She sounds like a f*cking c*nt. So angry at this story.
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  Cabernet SauvicrunkSnake Person
  2/12/16 11:45am
  I hope she poops her pants in public very soon.
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LindaAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:40am
Oh, Texas. You never fail to not shock us by your ignorance.
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  MayotonillaLinda
  2/12/16 11:57am
  And these are the college educated ones!
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  Nom de pixelMayotonilla
  2/12/16 12:09pm
  At one of the prestige schools (for Texas anyway).
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JujyMonkey: Clever tagline goes hereAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:54am

GIF

a campus officer summoned to the scene initially told Uplift teachers that the students were just exercising their First Amendment rights, before finally agreeing to take a report.
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  Gestapo LibrarianJujyMonkey: Clever tagline goes here
  2/12/16 12:01pm
  Nah, Mike wouldn’t stand for that. He doesn’t like it when someone fucks with the reputation of his employer.
  
  He’d have gone to their houses in the middle of the night and threatened their lives.
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  coolbreezeJujyMonkey: Clever tagline goes here
  2/12/16 1:45pm
  Well, he isn’t wrong. What law did they break? Unfortunately, there aren’t law against being assholes.
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freshacconciAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:46am
So, a bunch of adults picked on some teenagers. Nice. Were there no children available?
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  LadySparrowfreshacconci
  2/12/16 12:45pm
  Warming up on their way to the playground to kick sand at some toddlers.
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  mathildadiehlfreshacconci
  2/12/16 2:04pm
  I know! When I was in college, my roommate’s campus job was to do the whole welcome wagon for prospective students thing. She did tours, etc, which meant that sometimes we’d have girls come and stay the night with us to “see what living in a dorm is like.” It was often a pain in the ass, since the room had to be spotless, but it was also a lot of fun. These kids were sooooooooo excited about finally seeing what college was like. Just bright-eyed and curious about everything. They’re about to be adults and see what this whole grown-up thing is all about! They’re so excited! You are a college student and therefore SUPER COOL! The though of seeing a group of prospective students and just completely crushing that kind of optimism and enthusiasm about the future is so, so sad to me. I hope it doesn’t sour the kids on what their college experiences could be like, and I hope they get accepted somewhere where they feel at home.
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fighting polish is David Schwimmer as Rob Kardashian SrAnna Merlan
2/12/16 11:44am
I wonder what Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M head football coach, thinks about these incidents

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  Snake Personfighting polish is David Schwimmer as Rob Kardashian Sr
  2/12/16 11:48am
  seriously OT but i’m surprised he doesn’t have more gray hair after dealing with manziel
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  norbiznessfighting polish is David Schwimmer as Rob Kardashian Sr
  2/12/16 11:48am
  Probably something along the lines of “I’m glad National Signing Day was last week instead of next week”
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