Asian-American Student Union Wants To Reclassify Bias Related Incidents As "Hate Crimes"

According to Voice, the Scripps school newspaper, the Asian-American Student Union met to discuss the White Party and the “foxy lesbian” comment. (“On Campus: Student Organizations,” Voice, February 15, 2008, p. 6-7)

The AASU also said that the Office of Admissions has not allowed Asian-Americans to compete with blacks and Latinas for “admissions internships.” The AASU also maintains that third and fourth generation Asian-American women of color are not allowed to participate in Spend a Day in Our Shoes, a women of color only event for prospective Scrippsies.

They also say that in years past, the Office of Admissions has only categorized first generation, second generation, and Asian-Americans of low socioeconomic status as women of color.

Remember it is important to be seen as a woman of color so that you can get access to various special programs and resources on campus. One such special resource that the AASU has demanded is a 5C Asian resource center. (Voice, p. 3) (Fortunately this resource center has been defeated in the past, but the AASU wants to keep fighting for it, even though there’s no demand.)

I have written elsewhere about the corrosive effects these centers have on students.

In any event, the scarier part of this piece is the following:

Members of AASU also said they would like the phrase “bias incident” to be reworked so that students don’t instantly dismiss these occurrences as something of little importance. In the future, AASU would like to see bias incidents referred to as hate crimes.

Scripps Government, Dean Wood Try Spinning “White Party” Gaffe

Scripps Associated Students (SAS) and the Diversity Coordinating Committee met with Dean Wood in the Motley this February 12 to spin the White Party and the “Hilary is a foxy lesbian” comment into “bias related incidents.” (Greer Grenley & Perris Fiori, “Student Forum Addresses Biased-Related Incidents,” Voice, February 15, 2008)

Of course we know from this blog and elsewhere that Dean Wood is the biased party for immediately assuming the party organizers were “racist” and “sexist”. She’s been nominated for the “Idiot of The Year” by The Washington Post. She ought to apologize but because she’s an attorney she won’t.

Here’s what Voice says about Dean Wood. The emphasis is mine.

“The message Dean Wood wanted to convey during Tuesday evening’s forum is that people should not turn a blind eye to bias-related incidents and that they a [sic] should find the courage to stand up for their rights.”

I hate to be the first one to bring this up but you don’t have a “right” not to be offended. You do have a right to speech and association.

It’s time the Scrippsies stood up for their freedoms even if their Dean won’t acknowledge them.