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Homophobic Slurs Reported at University of Oklahoma Rap battle
KFOR ^ | SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 | NADIA JUDITH ENCHASSI

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.”


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: education; homosexualagenda; oklahoma
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To: jwalsh07

Yep, when rappers talk about doing drugs killing people, and raping hookers, no one bats an eye, but when it comes to mentioning thw word fag, everybody loses their mind.


61 posted on 09/27/2015 4:11:43 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Morpheus2009

I know. It’s crazy. I mean rappers ream everything that doesn’t smoke weed, trip over the trousers and expose skid marks.


62 posted on 09/27/2015 4:29:18 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

yep, and gay comedians always make racist jokes on blacks and hispanics and no one says a thing.


63 posted on 09/27/2015 4:31:40 PM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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To: nickcarraway

How queer. : )


64 posted on 09/27/2015 5:05:27 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: alloysteel

Great word!! “misopaederastist” That is MEEEE!!


65 posted on 09/27/2015 6:39:49 PM PDT by WENDLE (Trump will reverse this with his" pen and a phone" Screw them!!)
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To: nickcarraway

Queer? They themselves call themselves queer. There’s even schools offering “queer studies.”


66 posted on 09/29/2015 6:00:24 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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