banned from the end of the world

ala-away:

gailsimone:

spastasmagoria:

polerin:

theleadershipblog:

Hello! 

I am blogging you to inform you, if you have not been informed already, about the several racial incidents that have occurred on campus during this past week. 

1) On Wednesday of last week,  The phrase “No Niggers Please! :)” was written on the outside of a black girl’s dorm room door erase board. The girl, who was extremely in shock, was moved across campus within a hour by the Hall director. 

2) A few days later, a black doll was found in the Bio-medical Science Building hung by a homemade noose, made out of green Mardi Gras beads. 

Several other racial slurs and terms have been vandalized on walls in several residence halls during this week and according to students the faculty in the buildings wash the slurs away and refuse to do anything about it. 

A week after the first incident, today, the President of Michigan State University sent a campus wide email generally informing all students about the racial incidents that have been occurring. She then proceeds to say that she supports the first amendment right even though it may offend most people. The email showcased no compassion or remorse towards any of the students that were attacked. 

Tonight, the Black Student Alliance, held an Emergency Town Hall meeting entitled “Stop Racism”. Hundreds of students of all different races, though mainly black, came together to discuss the incidents that were going on campus, share testimonies and experiences with racism on campus, and lift their voices to hopefully spark a revolution; and yes a spark was created. 

The energy within the meeting was historic. I just want to share one quote with you by the opening speaker: 

“If action is not taken then we will shake this campus to its core with our voices.”

All Multi-Racial groups on campus are saying “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” and I’m happy to say that a Revolution is approaching.

I just…  no.

ohh kayyy. not applying for any more jobs at MSU. What douchebaggery is this?

Good lord. The weight of ignorance and petty meanness threatens to destroy everything.

This is my alma mater, and 99% of the people I interacted with in my five years there would be/ ARE disgusted and horrified that there are students in our community who would do such things to other people of our community. With over 40,000 students that still unfortunately leaves a large group of bigots who do hateful things like this.

As much as I love the school, MSU and its administration are not perfect, and this is far from the first issue demonstrating that. I hope that these incidents do motivate change for the betterment of the school and its community.

If you wish to read it, the letter sent to students by President Simon can be found here: http://president.msu.edu/documents/President_Simon_Letter_to_Students_Regarding_Racial_Issues_on_Campus.pdf

Yep. When I lived in Brody, everyone thought it was funny to write homophobic slurs and notes on the message boards, including mine. There was even a campus group that put up posters that said “Gays Spread AIDS.”

Appalled? Yes. Shocked? No.