Have you been discriminated against because you’re a Republican?
This is the question that Clemson University applicants might have asked recently.
Campus Reform reported that an admissions officer from the South Carolina school Snapchatted about her bias towards those who identify as Republicans.
Undergraduate admissions counselor Monica Rozman told social media users that no applicant should put an obvious “R” next to their name.
Per Monica, “No one cares if you’re Republican.”
Maybe they care if you’re a Democrat, and perhaps the “everyone” constituting “no one” is only her.
In any case, she continues to learn the internet about what makes Republicans tick.
It turns out that anti-woman views and white hot white supremacy are two of the most prominent components of this party.
The Party of the Elephant, she states, is “oppressive.”
Additionally, it appears someone’s informed her there are two kinds of Republicans — differentiated by letter case.
The full report of her reported posting:
“Reviewing college apps and, just wanna say: no one cares if you’re Republican. You know, like small government and low taxes. BUT BUT BUT, if you’re gonna talk about being Republican (1) don’t act like it’s an oppressed group bc it’s not and (2) unless you ACTIVELY DENOUNCE the white supremacy and misogyny, etc., within your party, you are going out of your way to identify with an oppressive group. Like? Don’t.”
The administrator’s view is no surprise — increasingly, two Americas are emerging.
According to what I know, the barrier between us is soundproofed and reflective.
Hence, the country’s becoming a set of insulated echo chambers.
If I had to guess, I’d say many left-wingers don’t simply assert that conservative policies are EffectivelyAnti-Black; I think a few of them believe white supremacy to be one of the ideals that conservatives openly endorse.
The difference in what someone accuses and what they decide to announce is huge. But some mainstream media organizations don’t look to be so concerned with the distinction.
One bubbled MSNBC viewer may think that the Republican Party is proud of its prejudice.
We are increasingly walled by infor-/misinfor-/disinformation, very little of which is coming from objective news sources. CNN and NPR aren’t designed to report the news; they’re set up to represent Democratic interests.
At least, that’s the way it substantially seems.
The messages forwarded by those outlets bear a striking resemblance to those in Monica’s post.
If Republicans are truly racist, then why would Monica allow them to attend her school?
It appears reasonable that such a view may determine who’s let in.
After all, she’s so proud to take a stand — and so unconcerned over getting into trouble — that she posted her position for all the world to see.
Campus Reform received a response from Joe Galbraith (Clemson Associate Vice-President for Strategic Communication).
“[Her statements]They are not compatible with the admissions policy or practice [of the school].”
Just to make it clear:
“Admissions decisions are made by the leadership of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, and the views expressed on the personal social media channel of this individual — who does not make admissions decisions — are not consistent with the admissions policies or practices of Clemson University.”
Could she decide which applications are made available to the people in charge of making final decisions? This seems like a good question to ask.
Red-state bullying is not new at the university level.
The following cases are examples:
There’s Your Problem. Journal Professor: Conservatives are The KKK
Yale Professor: Trump Is Coming ‘Awfully Close to Genocide’ With His ‘Mass Death’ Policy
Professor Corrects Student Who Labels Cops ‘Heroes’
New York University Law Professor reveals 20 Reasons Trump & Hitler Are the Same
UC Berkeley Professor Compares Trump Supporters with Germans Enabling Holocaust
Junior Armani Garcia, a Clemson student expressed his surprise at CR:
“I was shocked to see one of our own admissions counselors speaking this type of rhetoric. A party affiliation should not be a problem when applying to a university.”
But, heDoes suspect the school has “a fair admissions process, as there are thousands of conservative students here on campus.”
Even so:
“[R]Hetoric, such as the one from a [sic] academic counselor is deeply concerning, and I hope she has a sincere apology for her comment.”
While an apology could be offered, in the end it is irrelevant.
As the saying goes, “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.”
Such a statement applies to university officials, which I take as a given.
She could be more specific about white supremacy. Then, there would be a great discussion.
Admittedly, an open conversation about ideas isn’t likely to occur — after all, this is college.
-ALEX
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