A Black student has gone viral for defending a multicultural center at the University of Virginia (UVA) as a safe space for people of color.
On Feb.
12, conservative youth group Young America’s Foundation (YAF) shared a 37-second video on Twitter .
The clip begins with the student trying to get the attention of her peers before educating them about the building that they’re in.
"If y’all didn’t know, this is an MSC (multicultural student center), and frankly, there’s just too many white people in here".
"And this is a space for people of color, so let’s be really cognizant of the space that you’re taking up ..." The clip then ends with applause.
In response, YAF tweeted, “Leftists at the University of Virginia are dictating who is and who isn’t allowed in the new Multicultural Student Center".
YAF went on to tweet, "This kind of racist intolerance is NOT multicultural”.
YAF’s post has since received more than 17,000 comments, many of which fiercely defend the student.
In the wake of the incident, UVA president Jim Ryan issued a statement, claiming that the center is meant to foster an inclusive environment.
"To be clear, the MSC is for all students.
But there is more to say than can be communicated in a short statement on social media ... stay tuned".
According to UVA’s latest data on student makeup, white students made up a whopping 57 percent of the undergraduate body in 2018