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Right-wing pundit Jesse Kelly kicked off the hashtag on Saturday by noting that Yale University is named after Elihu Yale, a British merchant and slave trader.
"Yale University was named for Elihu Yale. Not just a man who had slaves. An actual slave trader. I call on @Yale to change its name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece of paper, and merchandise. Otherwise, they hate black people," Kelly tweeted.
The tweet may be satirical, but it uses the same basic logic applied to other recent examples of cancel culture promoted by Black Lives Matter activists amid the ongoing protests across the nation over the death of George Floyd.
Numerous companies have promised to change their logos for being insensitive, historical monuments have been ripped down by protesters, and even country band Lady Antebellum shortened their name to axe any connections to the Confederate South.
The growing frustration over "cancellations" fed into Kelly's hashtag, as thousands joined in on targeting Yale.
Comment: Funny, but scary. If Kelly's trolling actually sways the woke mob, at least we'll know they're sincere. If not, it pretty much shows that their antics are pure political provocation. Their cultural targets are chosen to elicit reactions from their political enemies - not because their slogans are anything more than skin deep. In other words, the woke left are the actual trolls. They're just not joking. They actually want to tear the world down.
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