Texas State University newspaper fires writer after column calls whiteness 'an abomination'
Editors of the Texas State University Star told readers "we screwed up" this week after publishing an opinion column that called whiteness "an abomination."
Under the headline "Your DNA is an abomination," columnist Rudy Martinez wrote, "I hate you [whites] because you shouldn't exist. You are both the dominant apparatus on the planet and the void in which all other cultures, upon meeting you, die."
The student newspaper immediately faced backlash for publishing the column, and removed it from its website. In an editorial Thursday, the paper's editors said Martinez had been fired.
Denise M. Trauth, president of the San Marcos university, called the column "abhorrent."
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2017/12/02/texas-state-university-newspaper-fires-writer-column-calls-whiteness-abomination
