DeVos booed speaking at historically black university

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I’m learning a lot From CAF posters over the past few days. Apparently if black students want to hold a special graduation that they fund for themselves (at Harvard), that’s a problem. Likewise, if black students at an HBCU want to peacefully protest a graduation speaker, that’s a problem. I’m beginning to wonder what CAF posters do want black students to do other than to smile and not be disagreeable.
 
Padres1969 said:
That was hysterical. What made her possibly think speaking at a school event, particularly a HBCU, after what she’s done and said would have possibly been a good idea. :confused:
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Just more hate for the Trump Administration!

It is pretty bad when someone has to take over the microphone and reprimand the graduating class like they are still in high school.
 
stinkcat_14 said:
And when that student cannot pay his student loans, we will have failed him.
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This is less and less an issue with federally backed student loans, as income driven repayment plans aid students who aren’t making significant amounts of money but are still doing good in our world.
 
jesucated said:
I’m learning a lot From CAF posters over the past few days. Apparently if black students want to hold a special graduation that they fund for themselves (at Harvard), that’s a problem. Likewise, if black students at an HBCU want to peacefully protest a graduation speaker, that’s a problem. I’m beginning to wonder what CAF posters do want black students to do other than to smile and not be disagreeable.
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Is a graduation ceremony really a place to protest? Why didn’t they protest the choice before she came?

Or they could have chosen not to show up!
 
Padres1969 said:
That was hysterical. What made her possibly think speaking at a school event, particularly a HBCU, after what she’s done and said would have possibly been a good idea. :confused:
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Other than one comment, about which reasonable people can debate what she meant, what has she done that would offend students and faculty at a HBCU?
 
jesucated said:
I’m learning a lot From CAF posters over the past few days. Apparently if black students want to hold a special graduation that they fund for themselves (at Harvard), that’s a problem. Likewise, if black students at an HBCU want to peacefully protest a graduation speaker, that’s a problem. I’m beginning to wonder what CAF posters do want black students to do other than to smile and not be disagreeable.
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Shouting down and booing a speaker is peaceful protest?
 
7_Sorrows said:
Is a graduation ceremony really a place to protest? Why didn’t they protest the choice before she came?

Or they could have chosen not to show up!
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Students, parents, and alums began to protest the choice the minute it was announced. There were petitions and demonstrations. They felt their voice was not heard, so the students chose to continue to protest at the graduation ceremony.

Maybe read the rest of the background on the event before coming down on the students.
 
stinkcat_14 said:
Other than one comment, about which reasonable people can debate what she meant, what has she done that would offend students and faculty at a HBCU?
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Well, she’s a women who is a member of the Trump administration. That makes her a gender traitor.
 
Michael68 said:
I saw Selma. MLK would disagree!
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So because you saw Selma you believe you have special insight on the nature of peaceful protest/nonviolent resistance and Dr. King? That’s like saying since I saw the movie Moneyball I can be the GM for a baseball team.
 
7_Sorrows said:
Just more hate for the Trump Administration!

It is pretty bad when someone has to take over the microphone and reprimand the graduating class like they are still in high school.
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Probably worse that he invited her to speak at his university in the first place 😉
 
jesucated said:
So because you saw Selma you believe you have special insight on the nature of peaceful protest/nonviolent resistance and Dr. King? That’s like saying since I saw the movie Moneyball I can be the GM for a baseball team.
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No, I didn’t say that. I was lead to believe the accuracy by black actors. Please do not put words in my mouth. I give you enough ammunition, so don’t start lying about what I think
 
Padres1969 said:
Her views on and contempt for the public school system for one? Just a hunch…
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Have you seen the quality of public schools that many african americans are stuck with? She is supposed to be proud of those?
 
Michael68 said:
No, I didn’t say that. I was lead to believe the accuracy by black actors. Please do not put words in my mouth. I give you enough ammunition, so don’t start lying about what I think
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I didn’t put any words in your mouth. You suggested that watching Selma was enough for you to know what Dr. King would think about a given course of action. That’s an absolutely absurd claim.
 
jesucated said:
I didn’t put any words in your mouth. You suggested that watching Selma was enough for you to know what Dr. King would think about a given course of action. That’s an absolutely absurd claim.
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So MLK didn’t tell them to just sit? He didn’t tell them to not speak? Nice to know Selma is a fiction film. Thanx!
 
stinkcat_14 said:
Have you seen the quality of public schools that many african americans are stuck with? She is supposed to be proud of those?
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Didn’t say she needs to be proud of them. But stripping funding from them rather than attempting to improve them isn’t really a solution 😉
 
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