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> there have been so many big and small slighs over the years that were funneled into this situation. Can you give some examples?

• krastanov 8y ago
  There are some small things that are problems only because they are consistently happening to just a subpopulation: if only one ethnic group is consistently asked whether they are janitorial staff for instance. It is funny the first time, but it sends a message of "you do not belong" on the tenth time. And then there are big things that thankfully happen less and less often, are dealt with more swiftly, and are less ambiguous (like some more ancient professors making disturbing comments). And then when you get a complete dismissal of your initially polite and well-worded informal complaint... Of course you will get angry, even if anger is unproductive.
  • rambojazz 8y ago
    As an outsider, my initial reaction to this situation was "why the fuck students from one of the best Uni whine over meaningless Halloween costumes? It's university, not kindergarten." But if there is a group of students teasing another group of students all the time, and they won't stop, it's natural that at some point you ask the attention of who has the authority to do something about it; just to make them stop. And if authority won't do anything as well, it's kind of a given that somebody will overreact (either against other students or authority). Anyway, I wasn't there, so I simply speak for my limited understanding of what has happened.