Dear reader,

Allow me, through this means of communication, to not overreact to the blatant disrespect of “ma peeps” and sweep it under the rug.

Firstly, this rash and unwarranted reaction by the University of California — San Diego community should be completely ignored and made light of by Iowa State, which has approximately 7 percent minority enrollment. So we are truly honored by Blake Hasenmiller lending his expert opinion on such an indelicate matter.

As an engineer, you articulated your foolishness very well, considering they are not known for their clarity in writing anything. I am particularly astonished at the fact that you were able to mass produce this ignorance under the ISU banner as some guise to comfort me. Shame on you, Blake. I am accustomed to the sheer racial insensitivity, please don’t confuse me now. I hope I can call you Blake, after the “overreacted article;” I feel close to you. So, it is with love when I say put down the keyboard and shut your mouth on matters that you can’t even begin to comprehend. I am totally disgusted with you, your article and this medium.

The fact that you are able, and were allowed, to condone this purposeful hatred of racism and racial insensitivity is completely incomprehensible to me. It’s never okay for any group of people to make fun of or discriminate against another group base race, religion, etc. But it is even worse when an established and “esteemed” organization such as the Iowa State Daily — and by association Iowa State — would like for us to accept and ignore that type of behavior. I am embarrassed for the university because much more is expected.

An apology and explanation is needed; this shall not go unnoticed. Now, I won’t even consider Iowa State as a candidate for my graduate studies and will make sure others don’t as well.

Sincerely, one of the concerned seven percent.

Kafa Burt