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Columbia University professor complains that the American flag is a 'symbol of genocide'



A Columbia University adjunct lecturer insists that the American flag is a hateful symbol of genocide.

What are the details?

Professor Anthony Zenkus of the university's school of social work, responded to a tweet that said the hammer and sickle "is a symbol of genocide."

Zenkus tweeted, "The American Flag is a symbol of genocide. Unless centuries of slavery and the vanquishing of Native American nations doesn't figure into your equation."

The original user's tweet said, "[T]he hammer and sickle is a symbol of genocide. What you gonna admire next, the swastika?"

The American Flag is a symbol of genocide. Unless centuries of slavery and the vanquishing of Native American natio… https://t.co/eSwpex4dVi
— Prof Zenkus (@Prof Zenkus)1602852088.0

What else?

According to Campus Reform, the Al Gore-trained professor's faculty profile reveals that he is an "activist on issues of racial justice, income equality, and climate justice." Zenkus has also reportedly been an organizer with Occupy Wall Street.

Common Dreams reports that Zenkus is also a licensed social worker and social work educator who "trains judges, law enforcement, medical professionals, and educators on sexual violence and trauma."

The organization also reports that Zenkus has taught at Adelphi University.

In 2018, a user on Rate My Professors said that Zenkus seemed more like a social justice warrior than a social worker.

The anonymous user wrote, "Prof. Zenkus is clearly passionate about what he does, but he comes off as more of a social justice warrior than a social worker. He is very idealistic and shares his personal view very openly. Check out his Twitter and you'll see what I mean. He is very intelligent and I did enjoy taking his class, so at least there is that."

Turning Point USA's Professor Watchlist also describes Zenkus as director of education for The Safe who made the organization's list after "responding to a conservative journalists [sic] comment" about an apparently pro-capitalism CNN tweet.

"Zenkus responded to the pro-capitalism tweet sent by the journalist by saying, 'Odd how you forget the millions who died under #capitalism. The two world wars, centuries of slavery, and the genocide of native americans [sic]. Bet they didn't think that was cool either,'" the organization noted.

Brown University researcher claims pro-Trump signs, American flags 'scare' and 'traumatize' black people



Carycruz Bueno, a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University's Annenberg Institute, has gone viral after complaining that Trump 2020 flags — and even American flags — strike fear in the hearts of black people in America.

Bueno made the remarks on social media, where they soon went viral.

What are the details?

As highlighted by Campus Reform, Bueno — an economics researcher — said that she recently stayed at a Maine AirBnB that, very disconcertingly, had Trump signs in the yard.

Bueno added that AirBnB clearly "doesn't understand the trauma" black people experience in seeing such Trump signs.

Bueno described the experience — which she said left her "immediately scared" — she had when renting a property with her husband.

She explained that when she arrived at the rental — a privately owned property over which AirBnB has no control — she saw "Trump signs and other white nationalist symbols."

Bueno said that the display immediately made her "terrified and scared" for her life and her family's safety.

"Disappointed @airBnB doesn't understand the trauma of TRUMP signs on a @airbnb rental causes black person," she wrote, according to the outlet.

Bueno said she contacted AirBnB, but the company, predictably, said their hands were tied in the matter, as the residence is privately owned.

She then went on to blast the company for being "only words and no action" and called for a "greenbook version of AirBnB" so persons of color would not have to "pay to feel uncomfortable and scared."

Elsewhere during her Twitter rant, Bueno recalled the top five symbols that strike fear in the hearts of black people.

The list includes items such as KKK hoods and the Confederate flag, but also lists the American flag.

"[Y]es, this is a symbol used in many places to scare black people," she insisted.

What else?

In a statement, Brown University Students for Trump President Emma Rae Phillips told Campus Reform that she is "disappointed" in Bueno's remarks.

Phillips — an economics major — said that the researcher's tweets "do not seem to show much understanding of how free markets work."

Phillips added, "American flags and Trump signs are not racist in any way, shape, or form."

You can see the full list of Bueno's tweets below.

At the time of this reporting, Bueno's Twitter feed settings have been set to private.