Texas Tech releases statement after video of a white student using the n-word goes viral

[Judi Lynn]

Source: San Antonio Express-News


By Kelsey Bradshaw, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News
 Updated 4:19 pm, Friday, August 18, 2017


An expletive-filled rant about white, black and Mexican people by a man who is purportedly an incoming Texas Tech freshman went viral this week and has many calling for his admission to the university be revoked, after it was shared by a writer who called him a bigot.

On Thursday Texas Tech seemingly responded to the controversy, though the school's statement did not mention the video specifically.

Shaun King, a justice writer at the New York Daily News, shared the video on Thursday with the caption, "You should revoke his admission."

In the video, a person King says is a student, frequently uses the n-word and calls Mexicans "stupid," when trying to explain that every race is just as stupid as the others.

Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-Tech-releases-statement-after-video-of-a-11942891.php

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Well, what was the statement? The 4 paragraphs don't have to be the first 4. . . . nt

[Jopin Klobe]

2. Let me know which Debate class this God damned fool is in ...

... 'cause I shall be absent ...

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[tblue37]

7. Kansas, as of last month, now allows guns on campus. nt

[onetexan]

3. kid is young and stupid

but i will say Tx Tech is the most conservative of all the major universities in Tx.

[Major Nikon]

4. Baylor had Ken Starr as their presidunce

Just sayin'

[onetexan]

5. Baylor is private though. There are lots of private conservative schools in tx

[flying_wahini]

6. I hate to be the one to break it to you but Most of the Univerisities of Texas

are conservative except for UT Austin. That's why it's so popular.

I've lived here my whole life and went to UT Austin - the biggest reason I went there.

[Bradical79]

8. The statement from Texas Tech:

"We are aware of racially insensitive comments shared on social media earlier today," the statement said. "Texas Tech University does not condone the abhorrent speech and views expressed in the video ... We foster and promote the freedom of expression, but condemn the use of hateful and derogatory language."