Professor in trouble for tweeting ‘All I want for Christmas is white genocide’

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Ashitha Nagesh for Metro.co.uk


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A university professor is in a bit of trouble after tweeting ‘All I Want for Christmas is White Genocide’ on Christmas Eve.

George Ciccariello-Maher, who is white and an associate professor of politics at Drexel University in Philadelphia, claims he sent the tweet out to his 11,000 or so followers ironically.

However, Drexel wasn’t amused. Officials have summoned the professor to a meeting about the tweet, adding in a statement that they are ‘taking this situation very seriously’.

‘While the University recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in public debate, Professor Ciccariello-Maher’s comments are utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing, and do not in any way reflect the values of the University,’ the statement said.

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But Ciccariello-Maher, who lists ‘race and racism’ as one of his academic specialisms, said Drexel didn’t understand that he was mocking the ‘imaginary concept’ of white genocide – a conspiracy theory invented by white supremacists.

‘It is a figment of the racist imagination, it should be mocked, and I’m glad to have mocked it,’ he added.

Ciccariello-Maher reportedly followed up his initial tweet with another praising the ‘massacre’ of white people in Haiti during the country’s slave uprising and revolution more than two centuries ago.

Although his Twitter account is private, he is a prolific tweeter – so it wasn’t long before his Christmas Eve message spread online.

He has since apparently received hundreds of death threats. The professor said Drexel’s statement sends a ‘chilling message’.

[Goofy]

Just imagine if he'd tweeted black instead of white........

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Just imagine if he'd tweeted black instead of white........

:racist:

[Goofy]

It certainly seems like he is :-k

[Muddy]

Just imagine if he'd tweeted black instead of white........

He would have been dealt with so swiftly he would have never even made it to a hearing..

[Godfather]

Snagged this from another article:

"In an email to The Associated Press (AP) on Monday (26 December), Ciccariello-Maher said the statement "sends a chilling message". He claimed that the tweet was meant to be satirical and that he was mocking the "imaginary concept" of white genocide, which he said was an invention of white supremacists."

If it's true he was being satirical, then he's one of us :lol:

[RBP]

Snagged this from another article:

"In an email to The Associated Press (AP) on Monday (26 December), Ciccariello-Maher said the statement "sends a chilling message". He claimed that the tweet was meant to be satirical and that he was mocking the "imaginary concept" of white genocide, which he said was an invention of white supremacists."

If it's true he was being satirical, then he's one of us :lol:

Thanks for finding another article that says the exact same thing as the OP. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

FOX News and The Associated Press


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An associate professor who sparked widespread backlash after he tweeted "All I Want for Christmas is White Genocide" claimed on Monday that his critics -- some of whom were "violent racists" -- simply didn't get the joke.

Drexel University administrators clearly thought George Ciccariello-Maher's tweet was no laughing matter. "The University is taking this situation very seriously. We contacted Ciccariello-Maher today to arrange a meeting to discuss this matter in detail," they said in a statement.

Ciccariello-Maher, who is white and an associate professor of politics at the Philadelphia university, fired back in a statement to The Philadelphia Inquirer. "While Drexel has been nothing but supportive in the past, this statement is worrying... I teach regularly on the history of genocidal practices like colonialism and slavery -genocides carried out by the very same kind of violent racists who are smearing me today."

The controversy got the attention of white nationalist leader Richard Spencer, who tweeted, "Anyone at Drexel able to bring me to speak to the student body?"

The Drexel statement continued, "While the University recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in public debate, Professor Ciccariello-Maher's comments are utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing, and do not in any way reflect the values of the University."

The associate professor, whose online biography claimed his academic specialties included "race and racism," said Drexel apparently didn't understand "the content or the context" of his tweets. The professor told The Associated Press he was mocking what he called the "imaginary concept" of white genocide, which he says was invented by white supremacists.

Ciccariello-Maher followed up his initial tweet by praising the "massacre" of whites in Haiti during the country's slave uprising and revolution more than two centuries ago.

Though his Twitter account is private, he is a prolific tweeter with more than 11,000 followers, and his weekend messages spread quickly online. He said he has received hundreds of death threats and claimed Drexel's statement "sends a chilling message."