Disgrace at Carleton - update from yesterday

UPDATE: to my previous post Disgrace at Carleton - My Alumnus

Looks like they are going to repeal the decision , no doubt after a huge backlash. (Hat Tip: Strack Attacks)

"I think everyone at the council really did have the best intentions with it," Smyth said. "Nobody meant any ill will to anyone who has been affected or touched by cystic fibrosis at all. And we really do apologize for all of this confusion. It's not what we meant for Carleton students at all."

I love the half-assed apology about the "confusion." They were on record saying it affected "white men" and wasn't "inclusive". There was no confusion. It was interpreted loud and clear.

Also see story at CBC News "Carleton student council to rethink Shinerama cancellation"

Thursday UPDATE: Margaret Wente (who has been on fire lately) looks into the issue and finds unrepentance:

The author of this offensive motion, which passed by a whopping 17-2, is fourth-year science (!) student Donnie Northrup. "I want to make it clear that he DOES NOT represent the will of the students," wrote Leah Hargreaves, one of the Facebook protesters. But Mr. Northrup is standing firm. He told Ms.Hargreaves in an e-mail that continuing to support CF would reflect "the same mentality that kept slavery legal, and prevented the women's vote."

This is the type of robot that the educational system has produced. That kind of talk gets rewarded.

Disgrace at Carleton - My Alumnus

Seriously Cartoon, don't ever ask me for money again, ok?

Students Association rules to discontinue Cystic Fibrosis fund raising

All of which would seem to make cystic fibrosis research a worthy cause, right?

Wrong, you racist! This week, the Students’ Association at Carleton University in Ottawa voted to drop cystic fibrosis as the beneficiary of its annual $1-million Shinearama fundraiser. The reason: CF “has been recently revealed to only affect white people, and primarily men” — and therefore is insufficiently “inclusive.”

Un-f---ing believable!

UPDATE: Looks like they are going to repeal the decision , no doubt after a huge backlash. (Hat Tip: Strack Attacks)

"I think everyone at the council really did have the best intentions with it," Smyth said. "Nobody meant any ill will to anyone who has been affected or touched by cystic fibrosis at all. And we really do apologize for all of this confusion. It's not what we meant for Carleton students at all."

I love the half-assed apology about the "confusion." They were on record saying it affected "white men" and wasn't "inclusive". There was no confusion. It was interpreted loud and clear.