1/ Here's my interview with Trent Colbert, the Yale Law School student who sent the controversial "trap house" email, and a friend of his who's a fellow @YaleLawSch student.
bit.ly/3B1BkNj
bit.ly/3B1BkNj
2/ Colbert (the "t" at the end is silent):
"I was never aware of the word 'trap house' having any racial connotations. I thought of a 'trap house' as like a frat house, just without the frat. I had been calling our house the 'NALSA trap house' for months."
"I was never aware of the word 'trap house' having any racial connotations. I thought of a 'trap house' as like a frat house, just without the frat. I had been calling our house the 'NALSA trap house' for months."
3/ Trent: "I’ve received many private messages of support. But nobody wants to be the next person targeted on GroupMe."
Trent's Friend: "There’s a very 'emperor’s new clothes' vibe—when someone says something is offensive, everyone else has to play along."
Trent's Friend: "There’s a very 'emperor’s new clothes' vibe—when someone says something is offensive, everyone else has to play along."
4/ Trent has not been removed as a student representative (at least not yet). They're still working on finalizing the provision for impeachment of student reps.
https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1449049740658806791
5/ Trent Colbert, on whether the climate at Yale Law School might improve: "I'm cautiously optimistic."
Trent's Friend:
Trent's Friend:
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