I know US race relations are a prominent point of discussion on PolitiGAF and this topic caught my attention.
Original article: A confrontation over race at Yale: Hundreds of students demand answers from the school’s first black dean
Cliff's Notes of the situation:
Original article: A confrontation over race at Yale: Hundreds of students demand answers from the school’s first black dean
Cliff's Notes of the situation:
- Associate master of Silliman College (one of 12 Yale residential communities) sends a blast email addressing Halloween costumes basically saying that you shouldn't tell an 8-year-old white girl she can't dress up as Mulan for Halloween. Also says that her husband would tell you that if a costume offends you, you should basically deal with it (look away or talk to the person about your issue). Link
- Dipshit SAE frat boy(s) apparently institutes a "white girls" only policy at a party.
- Associate Master's husband (who also happens to be the college master and is the Nicholas mentioned in the quote below) is publicly confronted by an angry Yale student and the interaction is caught on video. Link
- Yale's first black dean comes under the spotlight for not doing enough and being vocal enough about addressing racism on campus.
“I don’t, actually, trust myself to foist my Halloweenish standards and motives on others. I can’t defend them anymore than you could defend yours,” wrote Christakis, a lecturer at the Yale Child Study Center and the wife of Nicholas Christakis, a sociologist and physician and the master of Silliman College. “Nicholas says, if you don’t like a costume someone is wearing, look away, or tell them you are offended. Talk to each other. Free speech and the ability to tolerate offence are the hallmarks of a free and open society.”