Yalies Make Penises, Swastikas, Out of Snow
Give Yalies Christmas lights or snow any vaguely ephemeral construction material and they go crazy! It’s like, so artistic of them! They make penises out of Christmas lights, penises out of snow, swastikas out of snow…
Swastikas? Yep. Following last week’s snowstorm, a gigantic snow penis as well as a snowstika appeared on campus. The culprits? No one knows. Are they somehow connected? Probably not. But could some gay neo-Nazis be behind the whole thing? Regardless, the Yale Administration didn’t mind the penis so much; the snowstika, however,is another story.
But maybe, just maybe, there’s a political point: maybe they’re comparing swastikas to penises. Or maybe they’re just insensitive, anti-Semitic jerks. By the time these master snow craftsmen graduate, they’ll be creating ice sculptures of Hitler with Himmler’s penis in his mouth! It’s so phallic!
After the jump: the Yale Hillel isn’t so amused. And a picture of the gigantic snow penis.
Via the Sam Jackson College Experience:
Dear Yale Hillel Community,
Many of you no doubt already know that several Nazi symbols were pasted in snow on Old Campus trees this past Friday evening. We condemn in the strongest possible terms both this act and the ideology it stands for. This isolated incident is not representative of any wider anti-Semitic trends or overtones within the Yale community. That said, there are also other groups at Yale who have been and continue to be hurt and marginalized both by hate speech and other types of unacceptable behavior. We are unequivocally opposed to all such acts of hatred. Students wishing to talk about these recent events or with any questions or concerns should not hesitate to contact either board or staff members.
Sincerely,
The Yale Hillel Board
The upside to a snowstika? At least this sort of hate speech is self-erasing.
And now the moment you’ve been waiting for: the GIANT SNOW PENIS.
