Posted on 01/12/2017 11:07:11 AM PST by pabianice
With all of the controversy going on because of this years election, weve seen an uprising in hate crimes throughout the country. As a white male here at the University of Massachusetts, Im deeply concerned for my friends who are being singled out by these Trump supporters. Im not saying all of Trumps supporters hate people of color and women, but there are some here at UMass that do.
In an article talking about the rise of hate crimes in New York since Trump was elected the author Michael Daly writes, Donald Trump has almost certainly helped spur a hate crime spike in a city that derives its greatness from its diversity and otherwise leads the rest of the country in crime reduction. In another article from the New Yorker we see a specific hate crime: One woman in Colorado told the S.P.L.C. that her twelve-year-old daughter was approached by a boy who said, Now that Trump is President, Im going to shoot you and all the blacks I can find.
These issues are occurring here at UMass. My friend, who is a person of color, and I were walking to get food one night as multiple apples were thrown at us from up high. When we looked at the ground, we saw about 40 apples. A few days later in English class my teacher mentioned how there is a group of people who are throwing apples at people of color. I was furious that someone was doing that. More importantly, UMass still hasnt taken action. This cannot be ignored and most certainly wont be forgotten.
Another issue I am writing to you about is the Nazi-affiliated flag hanging in a window in a dorm. This flag is referred to as the German Imperial War Flag. I always thought college campuses were supposed to be safe, but to me this makes no one feel safe.
In an interview with my friend, I asked him how the two incidents made him feel. About the apple throwing, he said, It made me feel disrespected and like I dont belong. When asked about the flag, he said, That made me see that the world is not progressing as well we thought it was.
UMass Amherst is a very diverse school with many different races, yet my friend feels like he does not belong. One part of the UMass mission statement states, The University of Massachusetts Amherst, as a public land-grant institution, has a responsibility to provide access and opportunities for all people, while demonstrating our commitment to inclusion of historically underrepresented groups. This is actually very ironic considering my friend, as I stated earlier, feels as though he does not belong.
From,
Shaymus Dunn, UMass student
1. A bad dream.
2. An undigested piece of meat.
3. The Spirit of Stupid Present.
This is the product of an educated college student? Pathetic!!
Is the person who wrote that piece a real human? It believes the english teacher assessment...without thinking...when we were kids and we used to throw rocks, unripe hard peaches, balls, fists at our best friends, we still are friends...the possible personal misinterpretation of intent of the apple gang by the person of color(whitish color)?...appears to indicate that this person already feels disrespected and unwanted
Sentence: Two years trying to start a business with the money being spent at your college for your safe education.
I seriously doubt that this took place. Believe me.....
No Apple Pie and no Strudel for you!
Someone needs to take away this kid’s platform. Not because his head is full of foolish PC ideas, but because he can’t write. Good lord.
“A few days later in English class my teacher mentioned how there is a group of people who are throwing apples at people of color.”
Proof? Just like the racists allegedly present at the Trump rally.
Just a lot more bull Sh*t from the left. I have heard about a lot of hate crimes but they are usually debunked in just a few days. Fake news = Hate news. It just is not in our DNA to hate others. We may not like what “they” do but. . .
Apples on the ground in Massachusetts in January - RIGHT.
Were they walking under an apple tree?
To pelt someone with 40 apples would take several minutes. even doing it fast would require 3 to 4 seconds for each one. Times 40 would be more than 3 minutes. It would seem to be pretty obvious that you would need to move right along regardless of the motive. Unless of course you had large mob which again would have also been very obvious.
Phony BS again by the left.
Hey - his friend knows a guy who heard about a woman whose 12 year old daughter may have overheard a guy that might have said it, so that’s good enough for me.
This is journalism at its best. I’m proud of him for not wanting to get actual reports and interview real witnesses. He just goes with his gut. “I’m black. Somebody might have thrown something at me. It must be because I’m black. They must be Trump supporters if they threw something at me because I’m black.”
Oh, my....
Fake Editorial News.
Inundated with... as Profesor Gad Saad calls these 'men'... "Sneaky F'ers"
My Chat with "Mr." Lauren Southern (THE SAAD TRUTH_332)
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Shaymus, first...learn how to spell your name.
Second. Do you really think that in the 5 College area that the rights of women and people of color are going to be abridged? You are a crazy man.
Third. Shut up and go to class.
B A R F A L E R T.
When it comes to racial hatred, the RATs wrote the book.
His sentence structure is frequently tortuous and his overall structure somewhat rambling and disorganized. I hope that English professor gives “Shaymus” a refund.
Shame-us Dunn-ce
Wheras if he were not indoctrinated in victimhood, he would have said, "I feel like there are a couple of a-holes wasting apples who are going to get a beatdown."
It would also require at least $20 for the apples, unless these college students had a car to drive to a remote farm stand instead of paying urban prices. The convenience stores in this suburb charge a dollar for a single apple. The chain grocery sells them for $2 a pound, which equals about $.60 per apple, depending on size. Forty apples would cost $24 to $40. So I guess the racist apple-throwers are also trust fund babies...
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