Video Surfaces Of Racial Slurs At UNM Concert

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[chance33_98]

Video Surfaces Of Racial Slurs At UNM Concert

Heckler Shouted Epithets After Disrupting Rap Show Action 7 News has obtained exclusive home video of an incident that has created an uproar at the University of New Mexico.

The images show a heckler unplugging the equipment of a Navajo rap band and then shouting racial epithets.

The incident happened two weeks ago. Navajo rappers Tribe Two were performing -- with permission -- for an hour near the Duck Pond when the disgruntled student brought their performance to a halt. A war of words quickly erupted before the student stormed off.

As he left, he kept up his insults, according to students who witnessed the incident.

“He walks directly by me and says, ‘that's why we put you on reservations,” said Rebekah Horse Chief, a UNM student who called the remarks “hurtful.”

“It was really awful ... calling the native people monkeys and speaking gibberish,” she said.

The university’s Native American Studies Department is calling on the university to take action against the student, calling his actions a hate crime.

“This could very well have led to very violent behavior inciting, people's emotions ... ethnic racial slurs are about the worst thing you can do,” said one professor.

Campus police are investigating to see if the student broke the school’s code of conduct. If he did, punishment could include anything from a verbal warning to dismissal from the university.

The District Attorney is also looking into charges against the student, including criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

The university has called for a forum to discuss the incident. That meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. in Room 123 at Dane Smith Hall on the university campus.

[2banana]

Of course, the same type of behavior can be leveled at white, straight, non-liberal men and nothing would be done about it...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

For some reason this sounds like a manufactured incident.

[camle]

" ethnic racial slurs are about the worst thing you can do,” said one professor."

Geez, I guess rape, robbery and murder are Ok then? Whatever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never harm me?"

[Salo]

I'm not sure what punishment this guy deserves, but he had no right to disrupt an event that was santioned by the university. That being said, the "hate crime" stuff is BS.

[ClearCase_guy]

Doesn't say much about the identity of the troublemaker. Now, what sort of college student is apt to get very upset at what they perceive to be "bad rap music"? Who could take that personally?

Just wondering.

[per loin]

ethnic racial slurs are about the worst thing you can do," said one professor.

Yes. Certainly far worse than minor events like armed robbery, rape, or murder.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I know what you mean. Kind of like punk bands who used to write their own hate mail so they could say that they were controversial.

[50sDad]

As long as black people can call each other "N-#####", then there is no such thing as a "hate crime."

[mountaineer]

The university has called for a forum to discuss the incident.

Sheesh. Don't forget to bring in counselors so the delicate little dears can work out the trauma that this incident has caused to their tender little psyches.

[ruiner]

I wonder what the race of the perpretrator is. I find it odd they didn't say. Usually they just can't wait to bring up the race when the perp is white.

[yankeedame]

The images show a heckler unplugging the equipment of a Navajo rap band and then shouting racial epithets.

Instead of getting into an third-grade type arguement claiming their feelings has been hurt, why didn't one of the memebers of the band just plug back in the equipment and go on with the concert? And, if the guy tried it again, a groupie, or roadie, or whatever could take him aside and threaten to make mince-meat out of him.

[TankerKC]

Navajo rap? *snicker*

More to this story bump. What were the “rappers” rapping about? From this link (Tribe 2) its seems pretty wholesome.