A Wisconsin college student at the center of a racial controversy involving a video in which she told Black people to “pick…cotton in the fields…until they die” has apologized after her antics sparked university-wide protests.
college student at the center of a racial controversy involving a video in which she told Black people to “pick…cotton in the fields…until they die” has apologized after her antics sparked university-wide protests.
In the video, which went viral at the beginning of May, Godlewski was filmed dropping racial slurs while sitting in a room with friends. Neither Godlewski, her family, nor a friend accused of filming the spiel immediately responded to The Daily Beast’s requests for comments Tuesday. Godlewski graduated fromThe video caused widespread furor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Godlewski is“We will not stand for this nor condone this behavior and we need to take a stand,” UW-Madison student Darius Lassiter wrote in a
“Hate in all its forms has no place on our campus. We must reject racism and discrimination. At the same time, as a public institution, we are bound by the First Amendment, which protects a person’s right to say very offensive and hateful things. Some have called for the speaker of these racist words to be expelled. Some have called for worse.
, students criticized Dean of Students Christina Olstad for appearing to brush off the situation by handing out ice cream coupons at the Black Cultural Center., Mnookin addressed BLK PWR Coalition’s demands but claimed the school couldn’t punish Godlewski because her rant was protected by free speech laws.
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