Posted on 11/15/2006 11:27:16 AM PST by JZelle
A former Texas A&M University student has publicly apologized for his role in making a video showing the degradation of a white student in blackface. In a letter to the school's student newspaper, "The Battalion," the unidentified ex-student apologized to the school and to blacks, ABC News reported. The 3 1/2-minute video was made two years ago and raised protests when it surfaced last week. In it, a white student using a belt as a whip admonishes and whips another white student in blackface makeup. University President Robert Gates issued a statement last weekend saying the three students involved had admitted responsibility and said they "withdrew from the institution by Thursday."
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Mammy!
Wow, 4 sentences before they bring up the Presidents nominee.
Oh, c'mon now. They didn't "bring up the President's nominee." The got a quote from the president of the university. The article doesn't mention "Pentagon," President," Secretary of Defense," or anything else of a political nature.
Well, he is the University's President.
Why do I get the feeling that if this had been three black student pretending to whip a white it would have been praised as "artistic expression" and the ACLU would be all over these students having their "freedom of speech" taken away?
I thought he was nominated to head the Def Dept. my bad
The video would have been denounced regardless. It was really, really nasty and not at all representative of university values. The kids who made it several years ago as freshmen are no longer students.
The video would have been denounced regardless. It was really, really nasty and not at all representative of university values. The kids who made it several years ago as freshmen are no longer students.
My point is that even though they mentioned him by name it was not done in any political manner. They simply got a quote from the president of Texas A&M University.
'withdrew' or 'expelled'? Wouldn't you want to keep them around so that you could 'educate' them? They may or may not have hated black people before, but I bet now they will hate black people for the rest of their lives.
I question the timing.
They withdrew.
This was known about well before Gates was nominated to be Sec. of Defense.
Yes, but not the press releases. I question the timing of the media to attempt to make an expo'se out of TAMU at a time when Gates is preparing to go before congress for hearings as the SecDef nominee.
"I question the timing of the media to attempt to make an expo'se out of TAMU at a time when Gates is preparing to go before congress for hearings as the SecDef nominee."
I think Gates should attend the hearings in blackface, just to take off the edge. That would be a hoot! ;)
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