Posted on 09/27/2015 12:09:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Homophobic slurs were reportedly used during a student rap battle Friday night at the University of Oklahoma.
An OU student organization, Queer Inclusion on Campus, posted about the incidents on social media, saying they would “address the situation.”
“We are dismayed at the words OU students chose to utilize at the expense of students who identify as LGBTQ,” the organization said. “We have been told that these unacceptable actions were also accompanied by sexist and body shaming rhetoric, which is also inappropriate.”
QuIC spokesperson Alex Ruggiers said he didn’t know how to describe his emotions after hearing the slurs were used, according to OU Daily.
“It’s hard to describe, actually,” he said. “And, given the culture and the climate on this campus, I think it’s obvious that this was boiling under the surface, and that all it took was something like this for it to explode.”
Ruggiers said the organization heard terms such as “queer” and “faggot” used as insults during the event.
OU Daily also reported that one of the contestants apologized for his lyrics afterwards on the Facebook event.
“I would like to apologize if I hurt anyone with what I said on stage tonight,” Shane Appell said. “The words I chose to hastily rhyme do not necessarily reflect my opinions of any of the other contestants or groups of people.”
Ruggiers said QuIC is now to discuss the next step with OU’s Union Programming Board, which also apologized for the incidents.
“Though the nature of the event calls for the spontaneous creation of unscripted lyrics, we should have created more defined guidelines for contestants,” UPB said. “We do not condone or encourage the marginalization of any human being. Any contestant using language that demeaned members of the LGBTQ community will be disqualified.”
So what? I mean it’s rap. Lol.
OMG The Horror!!
Someone actually exercised First Amendment Rights against a “protected class”
Panties in a wad, Pronto!!
When will the pain and suffering cease??
But calling a woman a “ho” or using the n word are still OK, and almost necessary for a rap song.
Blacks vs gays on a college campus?
Tough call to win victim status.
who cares?
In other words: Watch yo mouf, Bro.! If you want to call yourself the N word and label it ‘an endearment’, go for it, but don’t call us “F**gts” WE will do that on our own.
If it was straight white males rapping, it’s a human rights violation.
If it was black males rapping, then this Gay group is being racist and needs to learn to be more excepting.
I can’t make my unbiased judgement without knowing what the accused look like - I’m sorry.
And how would you use those words as compliments? Hey, its a free country. People can say what they want to say.
So???
I bet they also called some women byatches as well.
On that stupid show “Empire” the son that is strongest and going to take over the empire is gay and rising rap star.
In hip hop culture? that’s hysterical.
That's the new word. Heard Obammy use it a few times this week, and the Pope used it a few times this week.
Some people marginalize themselves with their actions.
Just reciting the words from which the acronym “LGBTQ” are made is to use “slurs”. (Ligbitque? Am I pronouncing that right?)
They are loud and proud, all right.
Grievances are their very reason for existence.
Clearly, all AA students must attend sensitivity training to explore their perceived privilege to harbor those attitudes.
Those students must be expelled immediately and any organization they belong to must be disbanded.
All AA frats, sororities and on/off campus organizations must issue apologies or disband.
This must be treated exactly as the bus incident was treated.
Sharpton calls it Margarinization
LOL... that’s the process of spreading imitation butter on a biscuit.
I was never aware that rap has gone full SJW.
If rappers still had any stones, they would double-down on the language.
that sharpton would know....
It’s rap, you effing FAGGOTS.
I have CD’s from Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mac 10, even Tupac have them in his lyrics, Dj Quik etc. ALL rappers rap about faggots and especially white people bringing them ‘down’ so how come white people aren’t up in arms?
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