College campuses across the United States were hit by a wave of pro-Donald Trump chalk over the weekend, in a political stunt that was quickly deemed “The Chalkening.”
The campaign, which was planned online by various Trump supporters, is inspired by events at Emory University, where statements supporting Trump’s presidential campaign were scrawled in chalk around campus. The chalk messages deeply upset some students, who claimed the (non-violent) messages made them feel unsafe, and led to demands that Emory administrators denounce Trump supporters. Similar incidents later occurred at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Santa Barbara, where chalk in favor of Trump, building a border wall, and halting Muslim immigration resulted in calls for a police investigation, administrative crackdown and more.
If the goal of critics was to halt pro-Trump chalkings, they have failed spectacularly. Starting April 1, Trump supporters began scrawling chalk drawings in support of Trump and his message all over the country, primarily on college campuses.
Photos of chalkings or similar decorations were quickly shared on social media:
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[Related: Michigan students call police over ‘Trump 2016’ sidewalk chalk ‘hate speech’]
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Whaaaah! Somebody's chalking me!
ReplyDeleteMan. You've gotta wonder about the mental state of the kids who are fussing about this. It used to be somewhat amusing to watch, but not any more. These people need some help. These are college kids, and they're our future leaders..
ReplyDeleteMy own college-aged children are disgusted by these little flower children.
ReplyDeleteOne daughter says she's tired of hearing about 'her generation' because she can't stand many of them either!
She sets the blame squarely on parents who never said 'no' to their kids, and on our stupid low-class culture.
Nah! Our future leaders had sense enough to stay out of college. These whiny children can be shooed around the yard like a flock of chickens by real leaders!
ReplyDeleteIf you do it more than once, are you a serial chalker?
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