Carnegie Mellon University has denounced its “woke” professor Uju Anya after she made controversial posts on social media about the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
In a post on Twitter shortly before the Queen passed away, Professor Anya said: “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying.
“May her pain be excruciating.”
After facing backlash she doubled down saying:
“If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star.”
If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star.
— Uju Anya (@UjuAnya) September 8, 2022
“We do not condone the offensive and objectionable messages posted by Uju Anya today on her personal social media account,” a Carnegie Mellon spokesperson said in a statement.
“Free expression is core to the mission of higher education, however, the views she shared absolutely do not represent the values of the institution, nor the standards of discourse we seek to foster,” the spokesperson added.
A statement regarding recent social media posts by Uju Anya. pic.twitter.com/NinpPa4rZg
— Carnegie Mellon University (@CarnegieMellon) September 8, 2022
“This is someone supposedly working to make the world better?” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said in response to Anya’s post.
“I don’t think so. Wow.”
This is someone supposedly working to make the world better? I don’t think so. Wow. https://t.co/2zoi6CdFMq
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) September 8, 2022
British model Jemma Palmer said:
“This is what a complete lack of emotional intelligence & a heart full of hate looks like.
“Don’t be like @UjuAnya. Be a better human.”
NEW: CMU Professor Dr. Uju Anya, explained to me why she wished Queen Elizabeth II excruciating pain: “I am the child and sibling of survivors of genocide. From 1967-1970, more than 3 million civilians were massacred when the Igbo people of Nigeria tried to form the independent
— Marcie Cipriani (@MCipriani_WTAE) September 9, 2022
