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Racist black Boston U prof now sorry for 'indelicate' tweets blasting white men
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May 24, 2015, 9:19:48 PM5/24/15
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A newly hired Boston University professor is sorry for her
"indelicate" tweets bashing white males and vows to be fair to
all of her students, after the school's president and several
alumni complained that her comments were bigoted.
Saida Grundy, an incoming assistant professor of sociology and
African-American studies at the school, had tweeted in recent
weeks that "white masculinity is THE problem for america’s (sic)
colleges," that white men are a "problem population,” and that
“Every MLK week I commit myself to not spending a dime in white-
owned businesses. and every year i find it nearly impossible.”
“In light of the university’s willingness to invite vile
rhetoric onto a campus that I spent four wonderful years at, I
commit to never donate to Boston University.”
- Boston University graduate
Although she declined to comment to FoxNews.com in stories about
the controversy, she released a statement Tuesday in which she
said the tweets were the result of “personal passion”
surrounding unspecified “events we now witness with regularity
in our nation.”
“I regret that my personal passion about issues surrounding
these events led me to speak about them indelicately," Grundy
said. "I deprived them of the nuance and complexity that such
subjects always deserve."
She also promised to be fair to her students, even white males.
“I take seriously my responsibility to create an inclusive
learning environment for all of my students," she added. "Both
professionally and ethically, I am unequivocally committed to
ensuring that my classroom is a space where all students are
welcomed.”
Her statement followed one from Boston University president
Robert Brown, her new boss, and it happens, a white male.
“We are disappointed and concerned by statements that reduce
individuals to stereotypes on the basis of a broad category such
as sex, race, or ethnicity," Brown wrote in a blast e-mail to
the "Boston University community." "I believe Dr. Grundy’s
remarks fit this characterization,” he said in a statement.
Boston University says no action will be taken against Grundy,
saying that the tweets are her free speech. She will start
working at the university in June.
“We acknowledge Dr. Grundy’s right to hold and express her
opinions,” Brown said.
The tweets were first noticed by a student at University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Nick Pappas, who posted them on his
website “SoCawlege.com” and questioned how Grundy could teach a
diverse classroom given the racial hostility in her tweets.
“You have to teach college-aged white males eventually, no?...
this seems like you are unqualified to grade their work as you
clearly demonstrate some kind of special bias against them,” he
wrote.
After the news broke, some alumni and donors wrote the school to
complain.
“It is truly a sad day to be a BU alum,” one Boston University
graduate from the class of 2008 told FoxNews.com, and shared a
letter he had sent to Brown and the dean of students.
“In light of the university’s willingness to invite vile
rhetoric onto a campus that I spent four wonderful years at, I
commit to never donate to Boston University,” he wrote in his
letter.
Another wrote, “As a Boston University alumnus and a father of a
son who will graduate from BU next week, I am deeply saddened by
this revelation. It has become apparent that BU no longer
supports a value system in line with human decency.”
Those who follow campus politics say they are not shocked.
"I'm not surprised that Boston University is hiring a racist to
teach African-American Studies," David Horowitz, author
of“Reforming our Univerisities,”told FoxNews.com. "Anti-white
racism is rampant in Black Studies programs."
Horowitz added that the university’s reaction betrays double-
standards on race.
“If she were a white racist rather than an anti-white racist,
she would never be hired,” he said.
Grundy posted a number of other controversial tweets, for
instance incorrectly claiming that only whites enslaved entire
generations of people. “Deal with your white sh*t, white people.
slavery is a *YALL* thing,” she said.
Free speech advocates say that Grundy should have a right to her
speech, but say the university speech policy is hypocritical
because it allows the university to censor offensive or bigoted
speech if it wanted to.
“Professor Grundy should and must have thefreedom to publicly
express her opinions on controversial topics. Unfortunately,
though, [she] could be punished if she were to send such tweets
through the BU computer network, asthe university
bans‘transmitting...offensive’ material,” Robert Shibley of
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) told
FoxNews.com.
“In addition, if she were a student, she could also potentially
be punished for violatingpoliciesbanning ‘bigotry, hatred, and
intolerance,’ and for not expressing her opinion ‘in good taste
and decency.’ … [BU] should eliminate these policies so that it
can defend every student and faculty member's right to free
speech – not just Professor Grundy's.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/13/boston-u-prof-now-sorry-for-
indelicate-tweets-blasting-white-men/?intcmp=trending
"indelicate" tweets bashing white males and vows to be fair to
all of her students, after the school's president and several
alumni complained that her comments were bigoted.
Saida Grundy, an incoming assistant professor of sociology and
African-American studies at the school, had tweeted in recent
weeks that "white masculinity is THE problem for america’s (sic)
colleges," that white men are a "problem population,” and that
“Every MLK week I commit myself to not spending a dime in white-
owned businesses. and every year i find it nearly impossible.”
“In light of the university’s willingness to invite vile
rhetoric onto a campus that I spent four wonderful years at, I
commit to never donate to Boston University.”
- Boston University graduate
Although she declined to comment to FoxNews.com in stories about
the controversy, she released a statement Tuesday in which she
said the tweets were the result of “personal passion”
surrounding unspecified “events we now witness with regularity
in our nation.”
“I regret that my personal passion about issues surrounding
these events led me to speak about them indelicately," Grundy
said. "I deprived them of the nuance and complexity that such
subjects always deserve."
She also promised to be fair to her students, even white males.
“I take seriously my responsibility to create an inclusive
learning environment for all of my students," she added. "Both
professionally and ethically, I am unequivocally committed to
ensuring that my classroom is a space where all students are
welcomed.”
Her statement followed one from Boston University president
Robert Brown, her new boss, and it happens, a white male.
“We are disappointed and concerned by statements that reduce
individuals to stereotypes on the basis of a broad category such
as sex, race, or ethnicity," Brown wrote in a blast e-mail to
the "Boston University community." "I believe Dr. Grundy’s
remarks fit this characterization,” he said in a statement.
Boston University says no action will be taken against Grundy,
saying that the tweets are her free speech. She will start
working at the university in June.
“We acknowledge Dr. Grundy’s right to hold and express her
opinions,” Brown said.
The tweets were first noticed by a student at University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Nick Pappas, who posted them on his
website “SoCawlege.com” and questioned how Grundy could teach a
diverse classroom given the racial hostility in her tweets.
“You have to teach college-aged white males eventually, no?...
this seems like you are unqualified to grade their work as you
clearly demonstrate some kind of special bias against them,” he
wrote.
After the news broke, some alumni and donors wrote the school to
complain.
“It is truly a sad day to be a BU alum,” one Boston University
graduate from the class of 2008 told FoxNews.com, and shared a
letter he had sent to Brown and the dean of students.
“In light of the university’s willingness to invite vile
rhetoric onto a campus that I spent four wonderful years at, I
commit to never donate to Boston University,” he wrote in his
letter.
Another wrote, “As a Boston University alumnus and a father of a
son who will graduate from BU next week, I am deeply saddened by
this revelation. It has become apparent that BU no longer
supports a value system in line with human decency.”
Those who follow campus politics say they are not shocked.
"I'm not surprised that Boston University is hiring a racist to
teach African-American Studies," David Horowitz, author
of“Reforming our Univerisities,”told FoxNews.com. "Anti-white
racism is rampant in Black Studies programs."
Horowitz added that the university’s reaction betrays double-
standards on race.
“If she were a white racist rather than an anti-white racist,
she would never be hired,” he said.
Grundy posted a number of other controversial tweets, for
instance incorrectly claiming that only whites enslaved entire
generations of people. “Deal with your white sh*t, white people.
slavery is a *YALL* thing,” she said.
Free speech advocates say that Grundy should have a right to her
speech, but say the university speech policy is hypocritical
because it allows the university to censor offensive or bigoted
speech if it wanted to.
“Professor Grundy should and must have thefreedom to publicly
express her opinions on controversial topics. Unfortunately,
though, [she] could be punished if she were to send such tweets
through the BU computer network, asthe university
bans‘transmitting...offensive’ material,” Robert Shibley of
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) told
FoxNews.com.
“In addition, if she were a student, she could also potentially
be punished for violatingpoliciesbanning ‘bigotry, hatred, and
intolerance,’ and for not expressing her opinion ‘in good taste
and decency.’ … [BU] should eliminate these policies so that it
can defend every student and faculty member's right to free
speech – not just Professor Grundy's.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/13/boston-u-prof-now-sorry-for-
indelicate-tweets-blasting-white-men/?intcmp=trending
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