Well, kids, it’s come to this:
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/467318723510939651
https://twitter.com/Chet_Cannon/status/467321031825174528
Is this a joke? ‘Hump Day’ event cancelled after students claim bringing a camel to campus racist http://t.co/MpXHzEOOsI via @campusreform
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 16, 2014
Nope. It’s not a joke:
Students at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota have cancelled an event to celebrate the end of the year after complaints that bringing a camel on campus could offend those of Middle Eastern cultures.
The “Hump Day” event, put on by the Residence Hall Association (RHA), was supposed to be “a petting zoo type of atmosphere” in which students could hang out and take photos with a live camel. According to Aaron Macke, the group’s advisor, the camel is owned by a local vendor and trained for special events.
But the event was subsequently cancelled after students took to Facebook to proclaim their concerns. The students said they were concerned about the money spent on bringing the camel to campus—around $500—and the implication that it would be racially insensitive to Middle Eastern cultures.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/467315601669898240
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/467320153932169216
Most everyone thinks "Oh, hump day. Camels. That's hilarious!" Leftists, however, see camels = muslims. But WE'RE racists.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 16, 2014
Wait, campus lefties, you see a a camel, automatically think of an ethnic group, and then you say _other people_ are racist?
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 16, 2014
When looking at a camel:
Normal reaction: HUMP DAAAAYLiberal Reaction: Muslims!
— Savannah (@thesavvy) May 16, 2014
For what it’s worth, the student who planned it is really, really sorry, you guys. She doesn’t ever want something she’s “apart of to be offensive to anyone for any reason.”
You guys. Via @moody, don't miss the camel event organizer's "peace." https://t.co/pKAE6Bo39F
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 16, 2014
From the college’s Residence Hall Association’s Facebook page:
Oh well. If we’ve got to subject ourselves to colossal stupidity …
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/467319783654838273
We might as well have some fun with it:
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/467315896856612864
Camels are very racist animals. There's no disputing this.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) May 16, 2014
@RBPundit I am pretty sure camels are agnostic. Or maybe theists.
— Diana (@speechchic101) May 16, 2014
IT WAS A CAMEL ON HUMP DAY.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 16, 2014
I still wish everyone would realize how offensive the term YOLO is to Hindus
— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) May 16, 2014
Personally, camels enrage me, as seen here: http://t.co/q9WaKX5lJG
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 16, 2014
When is Geico going to apologize for its deeply offensive camel commercial?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/467321941406126080
Hey, speaking of presidents, the college might want to send a rep to the White House for a sensitivity training session:
For those who say having a camel represent hump day is racist, I give you the official @whitehouse camel w/Biden gif http://t.co/j5iTchGURX
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 16, 2014
Whoops!
THIS TWEET NEEDS A TRIGGER WARNING RT @Will_Antonin @iowahawkblog Pandas are the most devious racists of the animal kingdom.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 16, 2014
— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) May 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/467318884454772736
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/467322700881354753
I, for one, am glad somebody finally stood up to intolerant camels and their bigotry.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) May 16, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/467324754664243201
But why stop at camels? The entire animal kingdom is a hotbed of bigotry. Consider these notorious racists:
Every time you pet an elephant, it’s like you’re petting an African. Would you pet an African? Ban elephants from college campuses. #racism
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 16, 2014
Yeah, camels can be pretty racist, but koalas are straight up the Ku Klux Klan of the animal kingdom.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 16, 2014
We’ve obviously got a lot to think about. This, on the other hand, we wish we’d never seen:
https://twitter.com/JasonBWhitman/status/467318471777206272
Shudder.
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