(Original post by NeuroAnnie)When someone shares their experience, listen.
If you can't relate, or have nothing valuable to add to the conversation, please move on. You won't burst into flames if the world doesn't hear your opinion. I promise.
As someone who has experienced racism, the only thing worse is the part where I have told people, and they have called me a liar.
May you should ask yourself why your impulse is to disprove or dismiss someone's experience.
Racism is disgusting it has no place in our society or the university. People lying about it happening to them, belittles people who have been true victims of racist abuse. Everyone should believe victims in the first instance I completely agree however when someone is calling out abuse at an institution but the clearly is making up said experiences then this needs to stop. (The same can be said for those who have lied about being raped, as someone who had been raped, the liers make it harder for rape victims to be believed)
I called this person out at a student at the university would know the protocols on how to report racist abuse. Saying they took it dean of faculty makes no sense- it would be like reporting a crime to a dinner lady- there are steps and protocols in place at the uni but the dean of faculty is not nor has ever been one of those steps.
The person in question also has no idea about the layout nor the size of the university as I mentioned in my previous post.
I am also surprised that you would also support the person for their bigoted opinion of the locals who they calls hicks and townies not to mention the interesting reaction to blaming English students/people.
I am also still unsure how anyone can tell if someone is an arts or stem student by looking at them.
Maybe you should stop and ask yourself why would someone lie about these experiences and why you would automatically think someone calling it out with proof is wrong. What value did YOU add to the conversation?
I am not saying that the uni hasn't had racist incidents it has and I fully support the university bame society who are working tirelessly to make st andrews a more welcoming and diverse place. For those interested in the BAME society they have a great Facebook page and run loads of great events, everyone's welcome!