Via Red Alert:
Breitbart recently reported on similar campaigns on W&M campus as had been at Missouri. Post-it notes referred to Jefferson as an ‘incestuous rapist’ and ‘racist.’
In Breitbart’s reporting is also a link to a piece earlier this month in The Flat Hat, a student paper, titled “Reaction Should Be Based on Facts.” In it, author Miguel Locsin admits that he can see both sides condemning or hailing Jefferson. There is a particularly interesting point:
“I found myself perplexed, not because someone dared to insult one of America’s greatest founders, nor because I found myself outraged that Thomas Jefferson, a racist slaveholder, has a prominent statue in our school. I found myself perplexed because I simply could not take a side, even though I felt like I should have easily been able to.”
Why should have Locsin been able to though? He himself admits expressing emotion, in a rather clear statement, about how “Thomas Jefferson, a racist slaveholder, has a prominent statute in [his] school.” Perhaps this is because Jefferson is a noted alumni. Also, as Locsin does admit, there are many accomplishments to his name.