Outright racism made its way to two U.S. universities this week as fliers discouraging interracial marriage were found at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
The fliers had obligatory racist titles with one being named “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men” and the other “Race and Intelligence: the Facts.” Both fliers were tweeted out by Kathleen Crowther, an associate professor at Oklahoma University who described them as “white supremacist” and “alt-right.” She also told Complex that black women on campus have been very anxious since Donald Trump won the presidency last week. “I’ve heard several students (primarily women of color) express fear about coming on to campus in the week since the election. Other faculty have reported similar experiences,” she said.
Crowther also told Complex that there have been a “range” of racist occurrences on the campus and even prompted the dean to call a meeting. She said “those incidents include a student at the University of Oklahoma harassing 150 black freshman at the University of Pennsylvania by sending them viciously racist text messages that included pictures of lynchings, a black faculty member having racial epithets called at him while playing at a park with his 3-year-old children, students being shouted at, spat upon and having water bottles flung at them as they walk to class. The University of Oklahoma’s President David Boren sent out a tweet condemning the racist acts. “There will never be a place at this university for expressions of hate and bigotry. As President of this university such inhumane conduct will not be tolerated by me,” wrote Boren.
Source: complex.com
