UC Berkeley Pupil’s Racist Rant Goes Viral
An individual claiming to be one of many UC Berkeley college students behind a racist, sexist, and homophobic video that went viral and sparked outrage on campus has apologized and is pleading for forgiveness.
The video clip allegedly exhibiting a UC Berkeley scholar spewing offensive remarks was shared on Twitter Friday (Dec. 6) and instantly went viral, prompting the college to research, the Los Angeles Instances stories.
“I don’t assume they need to have rights in any respect,” the person within the video says, referring to African-People, the Los Angeles Instances stories. “They’re like ladies.”
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As somebody speaks from behind the digicam, the person within the video doesn’t present his face and is sitting on what seems to be a dorm room mattress as he talks about his distaste for “Black individuals,” the Los Angeles Instances stories.
Whereas the people behind the video haven’t been recognized, a Reddit person by the identify of “u/throwaway-berkeley” posted an announcement saying the video was filmed “once we weren’t within the clearest of minds,” the Atlanta Black Star stories.
“We’re very sorry for what had occurred,” the Reddit person wrote, the Atlanta Black Star stories. “We recorded that initially as a joke and we impulsively posted it on-line. Nonetheless, we rapidly realized the issues and damages that this might have probably brought about, so I instantly took it down. I do know that you’re indignant and mad at us, however we by no means actually meant the phrases that was mentioned within the video.”
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“I simply ask that you’d forgive us and please don’t unfold our private info on-line,” the Reddit person wrote, the Atlanta Black Star stories. “Neither of us meant something mentioned within the video and we deeply remorse even recording that video within the first place.”
Berkeley officers launched an announcement on Friday (Dec. 6) after reviewing the video and following the backlash the video brought about, the Los Angeles Instances stories.
“The campus is taking acceptable motion in response to this video being posted on social media,” the assertion learn, the Los Angeles Instances stories. “As a result of federal legal guidelines and UC coverage that defend scholar privateness, we don’t talk about the state of affairs of particular person college students.”