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Thu May 18, 2017, 04:12 AM May 2017

Texas A&M professor defends remarks, questions Youngs response

A Texas A&M professor admonished this week for remarks made in 2012 regarding race said his words have been taken out of context and mischaracterized by the university's president.

Tommy Curry, a tenured professor in the philosophy department, was thrust into the spotlight earlier this week when a story published online by The American Conservative accused Curry of discussing when it's "appropriate to kill whites."

A&M President Michael K. Young issued a statement online late Wednesday that doesn't identify Curry, but refers to the professor's 2012 interview as featuring "disturbing comments about race and violence that stand in stark contrast to Aggie core values -- most notable those of respect, excellence, leadership and integrity -- values that we hold true toward all humanity."

What's not explained in the conservative magazine's article -- which drew comments calling for Curry to be fired -- is that he never outlined when it would be OK to kill anyone. Also absent is the background of the interview: The conversation took place in 2012 on a SiriusXM Radio talk show in which the host asked Curry to comment about the Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained, which is about a freed slave who seeks revenge against his captors.

Read more: http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/texas-a-m-professor-defends-remarks-questions-young-s-response/article_7d4fffc1-7313-51a5-9664-7553f68ebc21.html

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