Speaker Bass Condemns Racist and Sexist Compton Cookout Event

(Sacramento) Speaker Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) joined Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Isadore Hall, III (D-Compton) and other legislators on the steps of the State Capitol to publicly condemn a racially offensive student event hosted recently by students of the University of California, San Diego. The event called the, Compton Cookout was organized by members of various Greek fraternal organizations and encouraged participants to mock Black History Month by promoting negative and offensive racial and gender stereotypes. Speaker Bass says university officials should investigate the organizers of the event and determine what sanctions, including suspension, should be taken against the fraternity or fraternities responsible for the event. Heres more in this Assembly Access video.

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[marshall2411]

@INGLEWOODambassador blacks sold themselves to the white man while in Africa, therefore there were slaves in Africa. Also, blacks owned slaves in America, New orleans to be exact. All races have been slaves. It still exists today, but the whites did away with it here in the usa

[bohs1984]

BLACK GUY PUT THE EVENT TOGETHER. WTF are you bitching about.



[ylwbrcboi]

@doorinhead you are so rite, no one would care, cuz of the DOUBLE STANDERD blacks can make fun of any race they want, but if white do the same its a war zone, I am white and gay and i lve with the black dude who threw this event, that should tell you somthing, bitchs need to stop whining OK

[ylwbrcboi]

@Ruskkie15  hahahahahahaha omg yes

[Ruskkie15]

the dude behind her looks high.. look at his eyes

[ktrain2008]

@INGLEWOODambassador i feel you....

[INGLEWOODambassador]

@doorinhead Whites and Blacks are two different Races with two different experiences culturally, historically, ecomomicaly etc. Black people were enslaved by Whites in this Country, therefore there are things that are inappropriate for Whites to do to Blacks. There's a word called sensitivity..theres a word called bigotry..just think about it. You dont have to agree though

[davishigh09]

oh boy...

[beverlycromwell]

regardless where it happen it was not respectful at all to the black community

[avanpeltno2fan]

I agree, we must preserve the dignity of certain events such as Freaknik or Juneteenth. Black Power.