The insensitive comments posted by one K-State student hurts our entire community. Jaden McNeil tweeted, "Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!" He should be expelled, not the person who made a joke. Multiple members of the football team threatened to quit if the student was not expelled for the joke, including sophomore receiver Joshua Youngblood, who later deleted his tweet. They state they will boycott all team activities until a policy is in place to address openly racist, threatening, and disrespectful actions. Advertisement - story continues below. @KState.”, One user responded to the university’s statement and wrote: “K-State is a weak university for responding to a student’s free speech. Several of its groups signed onto a letter that called on President Trump to reduce the number of H-1B visas. Tee Denson, a defensive back for KSU, tweeted, âI refuse to play for a program that tolerates ignorance such as thisâ and Joshua Youngblood, a wide receiver, tweeted and then deleted a a statement, saying âIâm not coming back until he kicked out [sic],â according to The Washington Post. These divisive statements do not represent for the values of our university. They say they will not play or practice until the university hears their demands and takes action Kansas State football players demand that a student is expelled. Kansas State University student and conservative activist Jaden McNeil was booted out of a public Zoom meeting held by the university’s Diversity and Inclusion program for daring to ask if white lives mattered. Some Kansas State football players have also spoken out about McNeil’s comment, with a couple of the messages clearly stating that they will not be playing for the school until it takes action. A growing number of Kansas State student athletes have vowed not to practice or play for the school unless students who post things which “openly display racism” on social media, are expelled. Too bad there’s decades of Supreme Court precedent that says fuck you. McNeil retorted, “You’re not allowed to say ‘White lives matter’ without them attacking you as a white supremacist and calling for you to be expelled. Jaden McNeil tweeted on June 25, exactly one month after Floyd’s death in police custody, “Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!”. (This is a school where an English professor labeled Republicans a “death cult” in April … Student, political commentator and game streamer Jaden McNeil tweeted, “Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month.” The joke received backlash online, with many tagging Kansas State, calling for the student to be expelled and some going as far as threatening McNeil’s life. This is not a threat, it’s a promise.” The user replied to the tweet and wrote: “This person is directly threatening violence against a conservative on his college campus. He originally led a Turning Point USA chapter, but left the organization in October 2019 after disagreements over how the organization and TPUSA president Charlie Kirk handled the Covington Catholic incident and Kirkâs views on immigration. We condemn racism and bigotry in all its forms. McNeil accused the group of âcondemning the innocent high school students for having the gall to smile in the face of an adultâs aggressive behavior,â and he saw this as an example of their âfair-weather conservatism,â according to an article in American Greatness, which summarized the controversy. The lack of basic decency and care for how this post would impact others, especially our Black students, faculty, & staff already emotionally hurting from recent incidents of anti-Black violence is shameful and appalling.”, The Kansas State Director of Athletics wrote: “Recent tweets from a K-State student downplaying the Black Lives Matter effort and the tragic and senseless death of George Floyd are disgusting and totally inappropriate and not reflective of who we are as a University or our Athletic Department.”. Football players and women’s basketball players at Kansas State want to see Jaden McNeil, a conservative student, expelled for joking about George Floyd in a June 25 tweet. The groupâs Twitter profile describes itself as an organization dedicated to âstrong borders, traditional families, the American worker, and Christian values.â. Not a serious university and pathetic.”, READ NEXT: WATCH: Man Arrested After Wearing Blackface at Anti-Racism Protest, Kansas State Student Under Fire for George Floyd ‘Drug-Free’ Tweet, Copyright © 2021 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. As Kansas State University conducts an “immediate review” of options to punish student Jaden McNeil for making a joke on Twitter, Black Lives Matter activists have released a statement demanding McNeil receive “strong consequences of his actions” or they “will not play.”. Powered by. Conservative Kansas State student Jaden McNeil has been the target of countless death threats and attempts to get him expelled from his college over a joke that he made about George Floyd earlier this week — and now Twitter has suspended his account for it. The group is close to conservative commentator Michele Malkin, but also has connections to white nationalist Nick Fuentes. WATCH: Man Arrested After Wearing Blackface at Anti-Racism Protest. The real cowards are people like you who bend over backwards to defend this shit in fear of being called racist or whatever. — Jaden McNeil (@McNeilJaden) June 25, 2020, In a follow-up tweet, McNeil wrote, âPeople are more upset about this tweet than they are about George Floyd robbing a pregnant woman at gunpoint. On Wednesday the KSU Young Democrats again called for McNeil to be expelled and accused him of inviting supporters of his group to disrupt the conference. At this point its clear that KSU refuses to take concrete action because they’re more afraid of being sued by white supremacists than of being morally absent on the issue of racism.”, Despite the heavy criticism he received, McNeil continued to post tweets defending his position and retweeting supportive tweets from others. A virtual diversity event at Kansas State University was flooded with racist comments after a white student who caused an uproar with a racist tweet about George Floyd earlier this year shared a link to the livestream and Zoom call with his followers. The real cowards are people like you who bend over backwards to defend this shit in fear of being called racist or whatever. Chaplain forced to resign after citing George Floydâs rap sheet, Professor quits researching COVID because of hostility over his findings about low threat to children, Student shocked to discover he won’t graduate high school with 0.13 grade point average, Facebook slaps warning on College Fix cartoon that lampooned criticism of Dr. Seuss, Teachers union boss who fought to keep schools closed caught dropping kid off at in-person preschool, Professor called âracistâ for arguing race isn’t the sole explanation for poverty, Powered by the Student Free Press Association. McNeil has previously said America First Students is a “mainstream, Christian, conservative organization that supports President Donald Trump.” The statement from football players Saturday came a day after a pair of Kansas State basketball players and a handful of football players threatened a boycott if the university didn’t take action. Please join the conversation about our stories on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, MeWe, Rumble, Parler and Gab. University athletes want student expelled for tweet about George Floydâs drug use, Original. McNeil founded America First Students as an opposing organization to Turning Point. Kansas State was recently at the center of not one, but two, viral hate crime hoaxes. Copyright © 2021 The College Fix, all rights reserved. Black Lives Matter at Kansas State University and we will continue to fight for social justice.â. I thought college was supposed to be about the free exchange of ideas? Black Lives Matter at Kansas State University and we will continue to fight for social justice.”, The vice president for student life and dean of students posted a similar message: “I’m aware of the Twitter posting by a K-State student. These divisive statements do not represent for the [sic] values of our university.â, âWe condemn racism and bigotry in all its forms. A tweet from student Jaden McNeil last week that said, “Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!” prompted the decision for players to boycott. (Big League Politics)Kansas State University student and conservative activist Jaden McNeil was booted out of a public Zoom meeting held by the university’s Diversity and Inclusion program for daring to ask if white lives mattered. In one tweet, he wrote: “People are more upset about this tweet than they are about George Floyd robbing a pregnant woman at gunpoint. Twitter Guess not!” Continue reading: America First Patriot Jaden McNeil BANNED From PayPal Without Explanation … Football players and women’s basketball players at Kansas State want to see Jaden McNeil, a conservative student, expelled for joking about George Floyd in a June 25 tweet. Jaden’s lawyers are gonna come for that 500 million dollar endowment. Last Friday, KSU student Jaden McNeil took to Twitter to say that a month after George Floyd died in a police-involved incident in Minneapolis, the man was “drug-free for an entire month.” The executive board of the KSU Young Democrats blamed followers of Jaden McNeil for disrupting Tuesday’s KSUnite event in a tweet and demanded that he be expelled, The Manhattan Mercury reported. — Jaden McNeil (@McNeilJaden) June 25, 2020, McNeil is a sophomore student at Kansas State University and the president of the campus group America First Students. That tweet sparked outrage from K-State students and K-State football players, some saying they would walk if the student is not expelled. The president of the university, Richard Myers, posted on the school’s Twitter account: We are launching an immediate review of the university’s options. Other players on the team made similar statements. Kansas State University condemned McNeil, tweeting âThe insensitive comments posted by one K-State student hurts [sic] our entire community. McNeil’s tweet generated a lot of controversy, and many people called for Kansas State University to expel him. Also, leftist K-State students have been trying to get Killstream guest Jaden McNeil expelled from the university. ... Kansas State students, alumni and athletes demanded that McNeil be expelled. The university may be limited in their ability to take action; in 2017 it adopted a version of the Chicago Statement on free-speech, earning itself a âgreen lightâ rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. KSU also livestreamed the meeting on YouTube, but curiously enough the video has now been set to “private.” These divisive statements do not represent for the values of our university. Bnreport Business News Report - University Athletes Try to Force Expulsion of Student Who Joked About George Floyds Drug Use - ... — Jaden McNeil (@McNeilJaden) June 24, 2020. The AP also reported that “McNeil describes himself as the founder of a conservative group called … The executive board of the KSU Young Democrats blamed followers of Jaden McNeil for disrupting Tuesday’s KSUnite event in a tweet and demanded … KSU Young Democrats issued a statement on their Twitter: “We’ve known America First Students and it’s leadership are a poisonous presence at K-State. Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month! MORE: Chaplain forced to resign after citing George Floydâs rap sheet, Like The College Fix on Facebook / Follow us on Twitter. McNeil most likely has received more attention than most students due to his history of activism on and off campus. K-State football players demand action after student's 'insensitive comments' about George Floyd. A student has ignited a debate at Kansas State University after he posted a controversial tweet about George Floyd's death. Jaden McNeil tweeted, “Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!” The AP also reported that “McNeil describes himself as the founder of a conservative group called America First Students, which Kansas State says is not currently registered on the campus because of a lack of membership. Students called for McNeil’s death, claiming that the offensive tweet was racist. ... State Democrats slurred McNeil as a purveyor of “white supremacist ideals” and renewed their call for him to be expelled, even though KSU cannot expel him because of its nature as a public university. Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month! Some called for the student who posted the insensitive tweet, Jaden McNeil, to be expelled following the backlash his insensitive tweet created. University is launching a review into its options, but its own policies will likely limit what it can do. He wrote: “The insensitive comments posted by one K-State student hurts our entire community. McNeil appears to have received help from a college free speech organization, which sent Kansas State a letter threatening legal action should McNeil get expelled. Twitter Jaden McNeil On June 25, a student at Kansas State University ignited a firestorm of controversy on Twitter after posting a tweet about George Floyd ‘s death. Jaden McNeil is a student at Kansas State who is the leader of a group called America First Students. Tweet from Jaden McNeil. … McNeil tweeted âCongratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!â Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on May 25. To stay in contact with The College Fix and get links to our articles, please sign up for our twice-weekly emails. On Friday evening, Chrissy Carr, a guard for the women’s basketball team, said that the women’s basketball team would not play or participate in an donor or recruiting events unless they see change. The university statement declares âit is not the proper role of the University to attempt to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive.â. If he is not expelled, the students vow to refuse to play their sports or help with donor events. In a February 2020 story from The Mercury about McNeil being “accused of having ties to white nationalism,” which he denied, McNeil described the organization as “a mainstream, Christian, conservative organization that supports President Donald Trump.”. BTW he died from overdosing on fentanyl and meth.â. Jaden McNeil, On June 25, a student at Kansas State University ignited a firestorm of controversy on Twitter after posting a tweet about George Floyd‘s death. We condemn racism and bigotry in all its forms. In response to the threats of violence over a joke that is most definitely protected free speech, the university’s director of athletics, Gene Taylor, issued a statement … ... — Jaden McNeil (@McNeilJaden) June 26, 2020. https://t.co/xRBC02BjFC, — Jaden McNeil (@McNeilJaden) June 26, 2020, One person tweeted her support of McNeil, saying: “Highly recommend following @McNeilJaden who is being attacked by the cancel mob for daring to make a joke about that guy who held a gun to a pregnant woman’s stomach while robbing her home.”, Another shared a now-protected tweet that read: “KICK JADEN MCNEIL OUT OR WE WILL HANDLE HIM OURSELVES. Big Tech's purge of conservatives continues. Jaden McNeil, a junior majoring in ... and community members called for McNeil to be expelled from the school. Your daily dose of, College to host ‘deconstructing whiteness’ and ‘women of color’ racial restorative justice groups, UW-Madison student government votes to double ethnic studies graduation requirement, The College Fixâs higher education cartoon of the week #LoweringStandards, College defends its ‘White Citizenship as Terrorism’ event. “Now, as much as before, we want Jaden McNeil expelled,” the Young Democrats group wrote. BTW he died from overdosing on fentanyl and meth.”, In response to one Twitter user calling him a coward, he wrote: “‘Coward’ I’m one of the few people in this country willing to stand against the mob. You’re pathetic.”, "Coward" I'm one of the few people in this country willing to stand against the mob. Kansas State University President Richard Myers says the college will not kick out Jaden McNeil, a student who made racist tweets about George Floyd. We are launching an immediate review of the universityâs options. As can be expected, these tweets did not sit well with many in the university community. Apparently if there is no actual … Multiple members of the football team threatened to quit if the student was not expelled for the joke, including sophomore receiver Joshua Youngblood, who later deleted his tweet. Jaden McNeil, the president and founder of America First Students, published a Twitter post on June 25 mocking the death of George Floyd. McNeilâs original tweet with a link to his statement has been deleted. Student reported. Its âStatement on Free Speech and Expressionâ seems to explicitly forbid the university from punishing students for comments that others may find offensive.