Posted on 05/16/2014 10:57:11 AM PDT by chessplayer
Students at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota have cancelled an event to celebrate the end of the year after complaints that bringing a camel on campus could offend those of Middle Eastern cultures.
The “Hump Day” event, put on by the Residence Hall Association (RHA), was supposed to be “a petting zoo type of atmosphere” in which students could hang out and take photos with a live camel. According to Aaron Macke, the group’s advisor, the camel is owned by a local vendor and trained for special events.
But the event was subsequently cancelled after students took to Facebook to proclaim their concerns. The students said they were concerned about the money spent on bringing the camel to campus—around $500—and the implication that it would be racially insensitive to Middle Eastern cultures.
I got their 'racial insensitivity' right here....
Rather sexist, I’m pretty sure...
What is the muzzies’ start humping the camel like they do in their backwards sand countries?
They were complaining that the camel was culturally incentive to middle easterners...
I figured they’d say he was racist toward AA’s due to the voice.
There. Fixed.
Beastiality Marriage?...................
I always thought it came across as speciesist.
Here in Arizona it is pretty well known that camels were imported in the 1850's as an experiment by the US Army.
Will there be a jockey for that camel?
But you can smoke ‘em if you got ‘em!....................but not inside, of course...........or your car...........or around children...........or in some parks.............or in amusement parks..............or in ball stadiums.................or.................
Only if it’s pictured with an Arab humping it.
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These budding young Einsteins don't know that "hump" day refers to Wednesday as in "over the hump" of the workweek toward Friday? The analogy refers to a hill or mountain. It has nothing to do with the Middle East. It's just coincidence that Camels have humps.
Geez. I know they are worse than ignorant about history, but they don't even know popular culture???
oooh, you’re such a naughty boy today! heeheehee
“Middle Eastern” is NOT a race.
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