Casteen reacts to U.Va. employee's remarks [N-word madness]

The Cavalier Daily [University of Virginia student paper] ^ | November 212, 2003 | Kara Rowland Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor

[Cacophonous]

I can remember in the Yankee Capital a few years ago when a black city official was bemoaning his department's niggardly budget, and got taken to task by the Cult of the Perpetually Outraged, Offended and Pissed for use of a racially insensitive word. The most discouraging aspect of the whole incident, to me, was that the guy apologized (and I could be wrong, but I think he also resigned).

[Cacophonous]

Oh, and to put this story into some context, the University invited Al Sharpton as a guest speaker a few months ago. PCness run amuck...

I may have to return my degree...

[Ex-Dem]

No, but students can borrow it from the libraries. (Your tax dollars hard at work educating our future leaders...)

[relee]

...when a black city official...

He was white

...and I could be wrong, but I think he also resigned...

You are correct sir, he did resign. DC Mayor Williams rehired David Howard a month later though.

[Cacophonous]

Thank you for the correction on the city official's race. I still think it was an embarassment that he was forced to resign, in spite of being re-hired.