NYU Students' 'Illegal Immigrant' Game Called 'Racist'

[Blue_State_Elitist]

NEW YORK -- In what it says is an attempt to get students to debate the issue of illegal immigration, a student Republican club at New York University has dreamed up a novel game that has some on campus calling the event "racist."
In the game planned for Thursday, called "Find the Illegal Immigrant," members of the club who present their NYU identification become immigration agents looking for an illegal in the crowd. The agent who successfully identifies the illegal immigrant wins a gift certificate.
Students have sent club officials e-mails calling the the event "racist" and "disgusting." But the club said it is about stoking debate on the issue of illegal immigrants.

Other students have said they will protest the event.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/11074589/detail.html



Apparently hundreds are expected to protest the event and the police will be shutting down some streets around the Washington Square Campus. I hope it doesn't get ugly.

[WindRavenX]

1. OMFG

:puke:

Racist little shits :grr:

[Blue_State_Elitist]

3. I read the original plan for the event as posted on facebook.com

The original plan was to simply call out people as they passed by to try to "spot an illegal immigrant."

Disgusting.

[Ignacio Upton]

13. A guy from my high school who goes to NYU is a member of that Facebook group

:crazy:

[Colobo]

2. Let's play "Spot the bigot Republican piece of ****"

Whenever you see one and report him to your local mental institution, you'll get personally congratulated by yours truly. :)

[Blue_State_Elitist]

5. Or

Spot the nearest army recruiting station.

[Big Pappa]

4. Bad taste

yes. But racist, probably not since is such a big issue right now. Now if they came right out and were disparaging Mexicans in general then racist may have some value.

[WindRavenX]

6. not a big issue?

What on earth do you mean?

[Big Pappa]

9. Please reread my post.

I do not think I said not a big issue. But just to clarify, immigration issue are in the spotlight and are big issues> Better?

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. Haven't these College Republican assholes done this

at other college campuses in the past. I seem to remember reading about something similiar here on DU.

My first question to one of these dipshits would be: "Why aren't you over in Iraq spreading democracy?" and then handing them an enlistment form....

[Blue_State_Elitist]

8. Their last big event at NYU

was an affirmative action bake sale where minorities and women were given a discount on baked goods.

[pinniped]

10. These creeps are following the orders of their Füherer.

.

[w4rma]

11. Those Republicans are definitely racist. (nt)

[Geezus]

12. I'm surprised that the NYU administration

hasn't stepped in to stop any of these events. If they don't denounce or stop it, then they are giving these actions implicit approval. Considering the public outcry over these events then their inaction is going to cost them.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

14. NYU seems to be all for it.

New York University spokesman John Beckman says administrators have no intention of taking any action to prevent or disrupt the game, in the name of academic freedom.

In an email message to Eyewitness News, Beckman wrote: "Our inclination is always to support free speech. Just as one group of students will conduct this so-called 'game,' others will be protesting it. At a university, this is exactly the kind of outcome we hope for from engaged students and scholars."

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5053769

[UrbScotty]

15. It also happened at the University of Michigan

http://www.michigandems.com/091306prs.html

[TomClash]

16. What's next? Find the black guy?

NYU students have too much time on their hands.

Just another reason why Columbia is the premier institution of higher education in the City of New York. :thumbsup: