McCain Supporter Claims She Suffered Racial Taunts in Class
posted 3:38 pm Tue November 11, 2008
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – A Prince George's Community College student says she was driven from class because of her political beliefs.
Gloria Alfonzo says she endured racial taunts and slurs because she supported John McCain (web|news|bio) 's presidential campaign.
Her problems, she said, began with an assignment to write about the merits of Barack Obama (web|news|bio) . When she announced she differed with Obama, Alfonzo says her African-American classmates subjected her to an onslaught of racial hatred.
"I was frightened," she recalled. "It was horrible; it was extremely horrible. I was a little scared."
Alfonzo said all of her classmates — except for herself and one other — were black, as was the instructor, Ayanna Watson. She says the teacher demanded to know whether she is a Republican.
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Coleman Shedman // Nov 11, 2008 at 8:23 pm
See my response in the “human heart” thread. Much of it applies here.
2 richard // Nov 11, 2008 at 10:38 pm
It is sad and fascinating how human beings (animals) can become emboldened and completely ruthless when in a like-minded crowd…a mob.
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