N-word user’s race not disclosed … and dance school ‘predominately ’ comprised of ‘people of color ’
Black students at the University of Southern California’s Kaufman School of Dance claim the school “fosters a rich culture of racism ” because a freshman allegedly called another first-year the “n-word ” in ballet class last month.
After the alleged incident, Kaufman individuals held a conference at which they discussed “hate talk, discrimination and abuse, ” the Daily Trojan reports. Nearly 100 students and faculty were in enrollment.
During the conference, “multiple freshmen” admitted to using the n-word around another at Kaufman— which is “predominately ” comprised of “people of colour, ” according to one scholar.
The freshman who was called the n-word ( allegedly ) said “A lot of the diverse people in Kaufman don’t feel safe with people like that in our class. People like [them ] don’t create a safe environment for people to dance with and to talk to [ … ] why would you want to dance with someone who’s called you the N-word? ”
The student added “some students are taking ‘action ’ to remove students who used hate speech, ” but did not specify the nature of the “action. ”
The Trojan does not note the race of the student( s ) who uttered the slur, nor the context( s ) in which it was used.
Prior to the website, Kaufman Dean Julia Ritter sent a message saying her company “takes such information very seriously, ” but that the investigations process “takes period. ”
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In a speech to the Trojan , USC said “countless time have been spent conference with students and faculty in an effort to better understand the underlying problems, respond to problems. ”
Ritter added learners “should never suspect others of breaking University coverage until an official decision came up. ”
This led to a conference planner accuser the professor of being “disrespectful. ”
“[ Ritter ] was trying to push everything under the rug [to] quiet our voices, and to just make sure everything runs smoothly as normal [ … ] she was trying to put this fear out to [make ] us not have the school meeting, ” the organizer said.
The ( alleged ) n-word victim added “There’s just points in my life where I’m like, ‘ I don’t really want to stay here anymore, ’ only because it just feels so unfair. But finally also at the same time, I feel like leaving makes those persons win.
“ I don’t want to give it up because someone does n’t respect my space or my color. ”
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IMAGE CAPTION & CREDIT: Wary black scholar; Damir Khabirov/Shutterstock. web
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