“When people struggle to spot hateful tropes, especially in seemingly good-faith contexts or popular media sources, they also fail to connect these narratives to broader implications such as the risk of genocide or state-sponsored violence,” writes Aria Wang PO ’27. “This inability or unwillingness to recognize far-right dogwhistles leaves people primed to accept repackaged rhetoric as fact.”
Author: Aria Wang
OPINION: Dear Pomona College administrators, masked protestors aren’t a danger to our community — but you are
One of President Gabrielle Starr’s primary concerns with the events of April 5, were the “masked, unidentified individuals.” Aria Wang PO ’27 addresses her concern and counters: how can students willingly show their identities to an administration that refuses to include them in their claims to community?