An administrator from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was so obsessed with being politically correct that she flipped out over students exfoliating — mistaking their masks for blackface.
As Katherine Timpf for the National Review puts it, Chancellor Beverly Kopper didn’t just label the students “racist,” she “publicly, officially branded them” that way.
Two college students were enjoying a night in their dorm rooms exfoliating. Considering this is what the generation is known for, they took a snapchat photo.
The next day, Kopper issued a statement on the school’s website. While the page is no longer available, part of the message read:
Part of the expected backlash over such a rush to judgment, came from the area’s state senator, Stephen Nass. His press release “Condemns Knee-jerk reaction of highly educated administrator” and continued with:
Nass also criticized the university for how they “failed to fully review the picture and its context prior to issuing a racially charged statement…” He also charged that “the official statement misled students, parents, and the public by confirming that a racist event had occurred, even though it really hadn’t.”
While the statement mentions that Kopper assured the students wouldn’t face punishment, Kopper still made it about them. During a Channel 3000 interview she mentioned that the students were “very remorseful” and “didn’t think about the implications and the impact it would have.” And why should they?
The segment also featured black students who believe the image brings attention to a larger issue. Never mind that students just wanted to take selfies of their new exfoliating technique, to some, everything needs to be about race.
