Racist Troll Garners Attention At K-State

Our wildcat friends and so many denizens of the media seem to ignore a fundamental life lesson . . . 

Not every scumbag merits attention no matter how desperately they seek it.  

On the bright side, the growing realization that most social media comments are bots, foreign agents and marketers is helping the Internets learn to ignore haters at quickening pace. 

And so . . . 

Here's too much press for a provocateur . . .  

K-State’s division of communications and marketing responded to the email, saying they could not take action against the individual with the sign because of the First Amendment.

“At K-State, we expect our community to foster a culture of respect as we engage and interact within the university community. And as a public university, we uphold the First Amendment, which protects the freedom of speech, including speech we disagree with and find offensive, racist, derogatory or vile. The individual was in a public place exercising their First Amendment right. It is our understanding that this person was on campus for approximately 2.5 hours and only interacted with those who approached,” director of DCM, Michelle Geering, wrote in an email.

Terrell Campbell, lead organizer for Manhattan’s NAACP, said the individual was approached by students but “ultimately dodged any sort of questioning.” 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Local NAACP urges K-State to act after student displayed racial slur on Bosco Plaza

K-State did not remove an individual who held a sign encouraging use of the n-word on campus Tuesday.