Columbia Racists Start Symbolic Noose Trend, All the Rage in NYC!
A busy week for racists at Columbia: Amid the modicum of offensive bathroom-stall doodles inherent to public restrooms in New York, someone hung a noose on black Teacher College professor Madonna Constantine's door. And, you know how when you learn a new word, all of a sudden you start hearing it everywhere? Nooses are now materializing on lampposts and in lockerrooms city-wide (and in at least one burb). Expect ironic nooses at MisShapes any day now.
As much as we Ivy League hacks enjoy naming Columbia the source of all trends (good, bad, ugly, and St. A's-related), Newsday suggests the more likely source is recent media attention on the Jena 6.
Oddly, CU TC officials resisted NYPD requests for security tapes of Constantine's building. Officials cited "policy" and "student privacy" (you know, the expectation of privacy one has when scaring the shit out of strangers in a public building). Those inclined to conspiracy theory suspect a nefarious Bollinger plot to turn hate-speech into free-speech (NYCLU is already salivating, say various rumormills). Cat-fight enthusiasts point to Constantine's ongoing book-credit battle with fellow TC Prof. Suniya Luthar. Is Columbia's derelection of crime-fighting duty a sign of taking sides? Could Luthar's desire for bylines have driven her to the proliferation of treacherous ropes? *
And, haven't we already seen this on Law & Order?
In the meantime, the Spec's cup runneth over with bias crime meta-talk: PrezBo interview, five op-ed headlines, and a handy-dandy Hate Crimes at Columbia timeline.
* No, says New York magazine, and stop spreading so many rumors. But seriously, what's the fun in that?
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October 15th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Poor, pitiful Columbia.
October 15th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
MisShapes has been closed for a while now.
October 15th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
MisShapes was never “open,” they’re DJs who host dance parties and shit.
October 15th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
what the fuck is happening to my school?
October 15th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
many consecutive hot-liberal field days.
October 15th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
many consecutive hot-liberal field days.