Daily Write 9/26

I think the comment was horrid and talking like that and being racist doesn’t belong here on campus. Outright racism like that puts everyone in the community in an uncomfortable place. It places fear in and pains some while it frustrates and angers others. Having a positive response as a community is extremely important because if we don’t come together and act as one unit we’ll fall apart and succumb to racial tensions just like our country is right now. I personally don’t agree with the chancellor on a lot of things so his first response wasn’t surprising but it was disappointing. If he can move on and prove that he is willing to unite our community everyone can get past this but if not we’re going to fall apart. I personally don’t agree with any form of protest because while it is effective it puts everyone not just the people protesting in some form of danger. What they accomplished was obviously good and had a positive outcome I just don’t agree with the means they took to get there. They could’ve taken up the issue via email or have every single person who felt this comment was wrong make a point to get an appointment with the chancellor to show how may people care and how many people thought it was wrong. Obviously anything can be taken as a form of protest but it is what it is and it what was what it was and all we can do from here is hope and work toward a unified community here at Ole Miss.