More proof emerged Thursday that Critical Race Theory is a worthwhile educational pursuit for college students – not.
As Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II neared death, a CRT professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh decided it was time to cheer on the Grim Reaper.
The professor, Uju Anya, who is black, posted on Twitter an image of U.S. troops landing at Normandy. In the word bubbles above their heads, she added, “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating.”
Anya added, “If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star.”
“That wretched woman and her bloodthirsty throne have f—– generations of my ancestors on both sides of the family, and she supervised a government that sponsored the genocide my parents and siblings survived. May she die in agony.”
Whatever Elizabeth’s faults, it is somewhat telling that Anya, allegedly an “anti-racism” professor, no longer lived under her rule, as Pittsburgh is in the U.S.
The Daily Mail, which broke the story of the prof’s hatred, noted that she drew some renowned critics. Among them: Jeff Bezos and Piers Morgan.
“This is someone supposedly working to make the world better? I don’t think so. Wow,” Bezos said in reply to Anya.
Morgan, ever blunt, added: “You vile disgusting moron.”
The backlash against Anya was so strong that not even liberal forces could withstand it.
Twitter eventually decided to remove the post, citing a violation of its policies.
Meanwhile, a Carnegie Mellon official told the Daily Mail that it does not “condone the offensive and objectionable messages.”
“Free expression is core to the mission of higher education, however, the views she shared absolutely do not represent the values of the institution, nor the standards of discourse we seek to foster,” the school added.
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Yet it’s safe to say that Anya’s job is safe.
After all, she survived another race-baiting scandal – one in which she was accused of using a racial slur – against blacks.
A group called the Foundational Black Americans pushed for her firing after she tweeted the word “akata” in March 2020. It means “cotton pickers” or “wild animals.”
“The average American does not know or understand the context of Akata because they do not expect a Black-on-Black racial slur word exists,” the group wrote on Change.org.
“It comes as a surprise to many to learn of Nigeria-origin hateful rhetoric towards their own Black Descendants of Slavery. Dr. Uju Anya can not be allowed to use the platform of Carnegie Mellon University Department of Modern Languages to further promote Systematic Racism through her blatant use of Ethnic Slurs on Social Media when referring to Foundational Black Americans.”
“This is a step backward in our fight to destroy Systematic Racism and Discrimination for all people if institutions allow professors to become comfortable with using language as a weapon against people of color by people of color.”
As of Thursday, 956 people had signed the FBA petition.
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