Whoever this was managed a double whammy of using a racist symbol that threatens LGBTQ minorities. Triple biblio
Or... as some people argue... do you think this was an art project gone wrong?
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Rainbow-Colored Nooses Removed From Tree On Tennessee Campus
Police at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee have removed six rainbow colored nooses - widely seen as a symbol of racial hatred - hanging from a tree on campus, the school said.
Police on Monday took down the row of nooses found near the university fine arts building on the main campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, after receiving several complaints, the school said in a statement.
“This incident is deeply disturbing and is hurtful to our university community,” said university president Alisa White. “I am saddened, and I am sorry for the hurt and offense this has caused.”
The intent of the display, especially in the multicolored style suggesting a link to the gay pride movement, was unclear.
The noose is a symbol of racial hatred in the United States, where thousands of blacks were lynched in a dozen states including Tennessee between 1877 and 1950, according to a 2015 Equal Justice Initiative report.
Speculation on social media suggested the display might be a student art project meant as to highlight the struggles facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community with suicide, given that the nooses were the same colors found in the LGBT rainbow flag.
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