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underpants

(182,279 posts)
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 06:24 PM Jun 2019

Harvard Pulls Pro-Gun Parkland Survivor Kyle Kashuv's Admission Over Racial Slurs

Harvard University has revoked the admission of conservative pundit and Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv over racial slurs he made in messages that surfaced online last month.

Kashuv said on Monday that he doesn’t know where he will go to college now, adding that he turned down “huge scholarships” at other schools in favor of the Ivy League titan.

The messages that cost him his Harvard admission came to light in May when a fellow Parkland student tweeted images of the racist messages Kashuv wrote while still a high-school student. In a shared Google Doc with classmates, Kashuv repeatedly wrote the word “n---er,” adding “im really good at typing n---er ok.” In another message, Kashuv called black student athletes “n---erjocks.”

The loss of his Harvard admission represents a new low for Kashuv, whose pro-gun stance had once earned him a White House meeting with President Trump, a string of Fox News appearances, and speaking roles at conservative conferences.

https://news.yahoo.com/harvard-pulls-pro-gun-parkland-151623188.html

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Harvard Pulls Pro-Gun Parkland Survivor Kyle Kashuv's Admission Over Racial Slurs (Original Post) underpants Jun 2019 OP
At first, I thought, "he was only 16 at the time", but then I read some of what he actually wrote... hlthe2b Jun 2019 #1
Obvious self promoter underpants Jun 2019 #5
Live by the gun; die by the gun. procon Jun 2019 #2
Idiot. I'm sorry to see that this kid, being so young, has already screwed up his life so much... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #3
Move on, Dude! VarryOn Jun 2019 #4
You'd think if he was as smart as it is claimed, he would have learned to shut up and rebuild ... marble falls Jun 2019 #6
Many RW colleges would love to snag him. nt NCjack Jun 2019 #7
None of them have nearly the prestige of Harvard NewJeffCT Jun 2019 #17
I was thinking of something more like a feeder college for Bob Jones U. NCjack Jun 2019 #18
Find a pro-gunner, you'll likely find evidence of racism. A few exceptions, but not many. Hoyt Jun 2019 #8
This is good Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #9
There are some who just don't need to go to college ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #10
I was thinking "sales clerk at Cabela's" jmowreader Jun 2019 #11
Teaching at the community college, I can say without a doubt ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #12
Howard Dean suggests he try George Mason U. Hortensis Jun 2019 #13
Yes Mason is notoriously conservative underpants Jun 2019 #14
Good advice. He'd fit right in. Hortensis Jun 2019 #16
What's really weird is the kid posted anti-Semitic comments too, but he is Jewish. cwydro Jun 2019 #15

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
1. At first, I thought, "he was only 16 at the time", but then I read some of what he actually wrote...
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 06:36 PM
Jun 2019

Geebus. It sounds like something that would have come from a school SHOOTER, not an otherwise "supposedly good" kid who survived a shooting and merely continued to promote NRA type policies against his pro-gun control classmates/fellow survivors.

underpants

(182,279 posts)
5. Obvious self promoter
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 06:48 PM
Jun 2019

Yes Hogg seized on the moment but for good.

I'd never heard of this kid but it's pretty clear he's almost at O'Keefe level.

procon

(15,805 posts)
2. Live by the gun; die by the gun.
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 06:42 PM
Jun 2019

Another young and stupid kid who believed himself invincible and beyond reproach. Shame on the adults who taught, exploited, encouraged and manipulated this wretched person. They have ruined his life.

Its unlikely any top school will be too eager to add an ignorant, gun loving, white power, racist to their student roster. He'd fit in at the now defunct Trump U, or maybe there's some profiteering conservative school, or one that caters to religious zealots will create a special niche for him.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
3. Idiot. I'm sorry to see that this kid, being so young, has already screwed up his life so much...
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 06:45 PM
Jun 2019

Perhaps he'll come around 180 degrees but you wonder.

Being admitted is been a harrowing experience for some students as enrollments are through the roof and only so many new students can be allowed in.

He needs to apologize for his racist remarks, plain and simple, and be truthful in his apology. Good grief...

 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
4. Move on, Dude!
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 06:45 PM
Jun 2019

Sixteen is plenty old enough to know better, especially if you've got the supposed smarts to get into Harvard. Before this came out, Harvard knew about his advocating for the 2nd amendment, being outspokenly conservative, and commiserating with the dispicable Ben Shapiro. So, Harvard shouldnt have accepted his application to begin with.

Hopefully, he'll end up at a low-ranked public uni with a degree that gets him only a $60K job.

Few racists ever truly rehibilitate. To hell with him. No mercy!

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
6. You'd think if he was as smart as it is claimed, he would have learned to shut up and rebuild ...
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 07:12 PM
Jun 2019

bridges.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
17. None of them have nearly the prestige of Harvard
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:35 PM
Jun 2019

or the other Ivy League schools. Or, other top schools outside the Ivy League.

Liberty University? BYU? Bob Jones U?

BYU is pretty good academically, but not nearly on the level of a top 25 school.

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/most-conservative-colleges/


NCjack

(10,279 posts)
18. I was thinking of something more like a feeder college for Bob Jones U.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:49 PM
Jun 2019

The kind that if he is dyn-o-mite, after completing year two, he can apply to BJU.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
10. There are some who just don't need to go to college
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 08:14 PM
Jun 2019

Sounds like this young man can start his career in waste management.

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
11. I was thinking "sales clerk at Cabela's"
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 08:25 PM
Jun 2019

No wait, I have the perfect job for him...there's a machine gun range in Nevada that needs someone to clean the guns after customers use them.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
12. Teaching at the community college, I can say without a doubt
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 08:28 PM
Jun 2019

that the older students are the ones who understand the importance of education and who are prepared. This knob sounds like he has a LOT of growing up to do.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
15. What's really weird is the kid posted anti-Semitic comments too, but he is Jewish.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 12:18 PM
Jun 2019

I’ve not seen the comments myself, but this is what I’ve been reading.

He said he’s taking a gap year anyway, so perhaps he’ll use it for some introspection.

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