Columbia Decries Viral Video Of Student Shouting ‘White People Are The Best’

NEW YORK CITY (AP) — Columbia University has denounced a “racially charged incident” after a video went viral showing a white student shouting at a group of minority students that, “White people are the best thing to ever happen to the world.”

University officials released a statement Sunday, calling the footage “alarming” and said it featured “painful language” being used against minority students. The school says it is investigating the incident, which took place on campus early Sunday morning.

The Columbia Daily Spectator student newspaper identified the student as sophomore Julian von Abele.

In the video, the student repeatedly claims that Europeans “invented the modern world.” He then screams, “We’re white men! We did everything!”

It’s unclear what prompted the exchange. Von Abele did not immediately respond to news outlets’ requests for comment.

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  1. And yet, that young man has done absolutely nothing in his life. But he wants to take credit for the accomplishments of long dead people.

  2. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    Seems like Columbia doesn’t need to lift a finger other than publish his name and picture along with a pro forma statement to the effect of “We denounce and deplore this student’s views and we do not consider them representative of Columbia University”.

    Let the invisible hand of the hiring market explain to little Mr. Buttcheeks how “best” his future prospects are.

  3. Well thanks to white washing by white men, it certainly can look that way unless you do more looking into things.

  4. Europeans “invented the modern world.”

    This is going to come as quite a surprise to the Arabs and the Chinese, among many others.

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