Heh.
@JonahNRO prepare to be shocked: Oberlin College- shut down for racial fears by a dude in a blanket- is the alma mater of Lena Dunham.
— Jon (@jonfw2) March 5, 2013
How did the always absurd actress Lena Dunham weigh in, and why?
This really saddens me. The school I remember was the safest place to do you: http://t.co/N718oecMG0
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) March 4, 2013
Hey Obies, remember the beautiful, inclusive and downright revolutionary history of the place you call home. Protect each other.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) March 4, 2013
Oh, good grief.
Classes at Oberlin College were canceled on Monday, after a student reported seeing someone in “KKK paraphernalia.”
https://twitter.com/delgeo1/status/308920709474836480
Last night, following a string of hateful graffiti incidents, someone was spotted on my college, Oberlin's, campus wearing KKK robes.
— Extended and Ended (@anddidit) March 4, 2013
Today, we are all speaking out and standing in solidarity against hateful acts like these.
— Extended and Ended (@anddidit) March 4, 2013
Other fretters swiftly weighed in with over-the-top proclamations.
Prayers today for everyone at @oberlincollege and in #oberlin. What happened there could happen at #miamiOH and many other campuses.
— Rebecca Bowman Woods (@rebeccawoods) March 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/danorrmite/status/308936299727958016
https://twitter.com/WarrenFL/status/308926960548065280
Teabags!!111 of course. New tone and stuff.
https://twitter.com/jannel_love/status/308828183694811137
But, what exactly was this KKK-hooded figure?
We always knew Oberlin College was off-the-charts P.C. super-wacky. But read this piece by my friend @RodDreher. You just won't believe it.
— Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) March 5, 2013
Turns out the "Klansman" at Oberlin was nothing more than "a student wrapped in a blanket": http://t.co/TeJVWW3Owj
— Steven Smith (@esstheman) March 5, 2013
Breaking: Man Wielding Assault Blanket Shuts Down Oberlin College http://t.co/rQDh7Ifbab via @amconmag #assaultblanket
— Area Man (@lheal) March 5, 2013
A blanket.
An unofficial Oberlin account takes to Twitter to breathlessly tweet information.
{@L_M_Brown} Never judge the reaction happening at @Oberlin until you've been the target of racial slurs by men in a passing truck.
— Oberlin (@oberlin) March 5, 2013
{@josephspiros} Highlights: Vandals have been identified as students and removed from campus; KKK sighting may have been a misunderstanding.
— Oberlin (@oberlin) March 5, 2013
A “misunderstanding.”
KKK sighting @oberlin may have been "a misunderstanding." Which may be a "misunderstatement."
— Mike Blejer (@MikeBlejer) March 5, 2013
Or, you know, typical pants-wetting liberal shrieking over nonsense:
Those Oberlin people are an excitable bunch. Get this: there was only one witness to this Phantom Klucker, and … well, read for yourself:
Lt Mike McCloskey of Oberlin police told the Guardian on Monday that officers were still following up the KKK sighting, but suggested that the only witness may have been mistaken.
“Officers checked the area and were unable to locate anybody. College security later saw a student wrapped in a blanket.”
They shut the college down and are forcing everyone to go to a day of political re-education and communal shrieking because of Linus Van Pelt.
He Was Wearing A Blanket, You Guys. #AssaulltBlanket #Oberlin
— Area Man (@lheal) March 5, 2013
Unbelievable, yet totally believable. Oberlin College issued a statement that could not possibly have been written by anyone who can function outside of an Ivory Tower.
We hope today will allow the entire community—students, faculty, and staff—to make a strong statement about the values that we cherish here at Oberlin: inclusion, respect for others, and a strong and abiding faith in the worth of every individual. Indeed, the strength of Oberlin comes from our belief that diversity and openness enriches us all, and enhances the educational mission at its core.
We ask that all students, faculty and staff participate in the events planned for today:
12PM | Lord Lounge, Afrikan Heritage House
Teach-in led by Africana Studies Department2PM | Wilder Bowl
Demonstration of solidarity3:30PM | Finney Chapel
Community convocation: “We Stand Together” (previously scheduled for Wednesday 3/6 at 12PM)
When faced with difficult situations, Oberlin has consistently met the challenges and affirmed its commitment to the highest quality of education and the noblest aspirations of its community members. We believe that today’s events—and our ongoing work and discussions—will strengthen Oberlin and will strengthen us all.
The other “hate” incidents, not including nefarious things like assault blankets, are still being investigated. You know, in between girlish shrieking and pearl-clutching. Were they even hate-related at all?
Kids caught @oberlin were students possibly "attempting commentary on free speech."
I can't believe I can believe that.
— Mike Blejer (@MikeBlejer) March 5, 2013
@camdenmike The last time there was a major incident like this, it turned out to be a hoax perpetrated by a minority student…
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) March 4, 2013
The sane weigh in with hilarious results.
@oberlin @oberlincollege A blanket….hilarious. Thank you for the laughs!
— Social Distancer ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@jonathanjones02) March 5, 2013
If you want to read something hysterical about PC run amok on a college campus check this out. http://t.co/9sMdECefdW @roddreher
— Jimmy Scroggins (@JimmyScroggins) March 5, 2013
Look out! A kid in a blanket! Shut down embarrassing liberal arts college! http://t.co/8KLDNBnYw3
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) March 5, 2013
@JGreenDC All things considered, why even have classes at Oberlin?
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) March 5, 2013
Everyone point and laugh at Oberlin … please: http://t.co/k2oIHeMZlz
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 5, 2013
Breaking news: Oberlin is ridiculous. I know whereof I speak, believe me
— Brian Dawson (@heybriandawson) March 5, 2013
Indeed. Hey, why don’t they just tell students to feign fainting or to urinate when they come across dastardly wielders of assault blankets? They are certainly teaching the pants-wetting by example.
Update: Twitchy founder Michelle Malkin weighs in about her alma mater, and its history of hate crime hoaxes.
Nothing has changed. The self-victimization/manufactured racism impulse at Oberlin — and so many higher mis-education institutions across the country — is as strong and poisonous as ever.
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