White politics student accuses her own university of supporting white supremacy

The VERY ungrateful graduate: White politics student accuses her own university of being complicit in white supremacy – as the school slams claims that racism is rife on campus

  • Pearl Little wore a t-shirt claiming her university was complicit in racism
  • She wore the t-shirt during her graduation from the University in Auckland, NZ
  • The University has dismissed claims of growing white supremacy on campus
  • Ms Little said she wanted to remind the university of concerns of students 

A politics student has accused her own university of being ‘complicit’ in white supremacy during her graduation.

Pearl Little wore a t-shirt with the words ‘UOA: Complicit in white supremacy’ emblazoned on it while receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Auckland in New Zealand on Monday.

Ms Little said the t-shirt was in response to students promoting racist ideals at the university after the Christchurch mosque shootings in March. 

University of Auckland vice chancellor Stuart McCutcheon said there was no evidence of growing racism despite the investigation of two students, including one who described himself as a Nazi, Radio New Zealand reported. 

Pearl Little (pictured) wore a t-shirt with the words ‘UOA: Complicit in white supremacy’ emblazoned on it while receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Auckland

Ms Little said she wanted to remind the university of the concerns of students. 

‘I… didn’t want this to fade away and I wanted to still remind people to keep thinking about the responsibility the university has to protect its students, and to combat this sort of white supremacist, alt-right rhetoric that’s been slowly growing in the university,’ she said.

An anonymous student who said they do not feel safe on campus praised Ms Little for her protest.

‘There’s lots of people who don’t know each other who are being affected by these things. So it feels really validating to see someone say ”hey this is a big issue and I’m not willing to be silenced”,’ they said. 

Students have reported being threatened and intimidated while on campus, as well as seeing racist graffiti sprawled on walls.

New Zealand Union of Students’ Association president James Ranstead said the university’s response was unacceptable.

Ms Little (pictured receiving her degree) said the t-shirt was in response to students promoting racist ideals at the university after the Christchurch mosque shootings in March

Ms Little (pictured receiving her degree) said the t-shirt was in response to students promoting racist ideals at the university after the Christchurch mosque shootings in March

‘That is not reflecting the views of the staff, nor the students,’ he said.

‘We definitely think that the university should maintain the level of critic and conscience that they have to date and we definitely think that line is not reflecting their role as the critic and conscience of society.’

The traditional graduation procession through Auckland city was cancelled due to safety concerns related to the shootings at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch. 

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