'I think it’s okay to say any word.'
A viral video of a student using the N-word prompted a response from American University condemning all racist behavior. But some students have since come out and said the student’s word choice wasn’t surprising.
“It is vital that we recognize the historical context of the language we use,” American University said. “A slur that has been used in the context of racism, bigotry, discrimination and violence does harm when it is used without understanding its context and painful impact on members of our community.”
“There is no circumstance in which white people should say the N-word, and we condemn its use in the strongest terms,” the association said. “But racism does not begin and end with [the] N-word, and our efforts to stop it can’t either.” Ryan Marsan, who identified himself as an American University student on social media, posted on Twitter that there was a gap in how the university was perceived and reality. Marsan said people think of American University as a “liberal fantasyland,” but claimed there were plenty of “dumb” and “racist” people similar to O’Neil on campus.
Multiple professors spoke out about the video and Professor Ibram X. Kendi, who is the director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center, wrote on Twitter that there should be zero tolerance for racism. He noted that anything less than a policy of zero tolerance is “tolerance for racism.”
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