Now that UCLA student Alexandra Wallace has confirmed that she did in fact put up the racist “Asians in the Library” YouTube video that caused such a fuss over the weekend, more and more students are raising the issue of what punishment — if any — she should face.
For her part, Wallace has apologized, and is laying low. But what’s next?
Rumors of Wallace’s expulsion from UCLA have been flying, driving “alexandra wallace expelled” to the top of search term lists on this story. University officials told the Daily Bruin that they intended to, in the newspaper’s words “examine Wallace’s video to see if it violates any part of the student code of conduct,” and UCLA’s chancellor yesterday sent an email to the campus community declaring that “speech that expresses intolerance toward any group of people on the basis of race or gender, or sexual, religious or cultural identity is indefensible and has no place at UCLA.”
The chances of Wallace’s expulsion, however, seem remote.
To begin with, it’s not at all clear that she violated campus rules. The University of California’s system-wide student conduct policy states flatly that “all persons [in the university] may exercise the constitutionally protected rights of free expression [and] free speech,” while the only UCLA student conduct policy that even remotely relates to her behavior is the rule against racial harassment, defined as follows:
“conduct that is so severe and/or pervasive, and objectively offensive, in that [it] so substantially impairs a person’s access to University programs or activities, that the person is effectively denied equal access to the University’s resources and opportunities on the basis of her or his race, color, [or] national or ethnic origin.”
It’s highly unlikely that a single YouTube video, pulled down hours after it was posted, which identified no student specifically and made no threats of any kind, could legitimately be construed as racial harassment under this definition. (Some of the reported responses to the video, on the other hand, which are said to have included gendered and racialized death threats made directly to Wallace by phone and email, might well constitute such a violation.)
In the end, this debate may well turn out to be moot. Given the incredible scale of the uproar her video has caused, Wallace may well find it prudent to transfer to another school rather than returning to UCLA next semester. (She has already made arrangements to reschedule her final exams so that she can take them in isolation from her fellow students.)
But if Wallace does decide to stay, it’s hard to see what grounds UCLA would have for denying her the opportunity to do so.
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March 15, 2011 at 11:59 am
Thomson Roff
If Alexandra Wallace thinks that issuing a half-assed apology will be enough to quell the controversy
March 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Jessica
As sad as her thinking is, I don’t think she should be expelled but if I were her, I would transfer to another school.
At a deeper level, her comments are a reflection of the ignorance and racism of many in America. America is made of people from many different countries. Just because she has white skin and beach blond hair does not make her an American.
I pity the girl and her parents. What an embarrassment to her family, UCLA, and the US. Sad. Just very sad.
March 15, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Asian.
Despite the fact her right to freedom of expression is protected by the Constitution, she should still be punished for hateful discriminatory statements. It is unfair for her to walk away with such a lax punishment and laughable that she is going to reschedule her finals because of death threats. If the people in Japan can walk miles to get back home after the devastation of the tsunami while their lives were in danger, she can walk the short distance and to take her finals like every other student. She should not be given any preferential treatment. UCLA needs to make an example out of her and show that racism and discrimination in any form is simply unacceptable.
March 15, 2011 at 12:16 pm
KT Chong
1. Miss Wallace’s apology has the sincerity of Mel Gibson’s apology for his anti-Semitic rants.
2. Some Asian students who previously knew Alexandra Wallace said they were not surprised by her video. She was a bitch and a racist even before the video.
3. Alexandra Wallace’s behavior is fairly typical of UCLA white girls. Most of them are racists anyway. That’s why Asians generally segregate themselves from the hostile white population on the campus. The only type of interaction between Asians and whites in UCLA is white men with Asian women. That is why people sarcastically refer to UCLA as Ugly Caucasians Living with Asians, and they obviously don’t mean Caucasian women with Asian men, because you never seen that kind of pairing in UCLA.
4. I do not think she should be suspended. She is a racist, but even racists have the right to free speech.
5. I feel that Asians just want to lynch her for years of racism and discrimination we have silently endured. The over-reaction to her video is really an outburst that had been built up over many years of repressed anger and resentment. Lynching one white girl would not solve the problem. The only difference between her and other white girls on the campus is she was honest and stupid enough to speak her mind.
March 15, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Nana
This is horrible. Why would any school want something like this to go on?? If I was or is UCLA I would be embarrassed to have a student like her attending my school. I am offend.
March 15, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Maria Canales
I believe that she should be expelled. I don’t believe that her apology wasn’t even that sincere. She displayed her true colors and beliefs. True enough there are a lot of racists out there, however being the “polite Americans” that they are, they keep most of their racist remarks to themselves.
March 15, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Tom
As an Asian man, no one knows how much pains we have endured just by living in America and constantly taunted by racism. I thought UCLA would be a place where I don’t have to think about racist stuff and focus on making this world a better place, but I was wrong…The image of this racist blond girl has reminded me again my painful past and would only bring the worst out of me…I understand she has the rights to express her personal opinion, but when the opinion is negatively impacting 20 millions of Asian students in the U.S, it becomes a crime..The damage she has done is far beyond anyone can imagine..At least for an Asian American, it is painful and intolerable.
March 15, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Ching Chang Chong
As someone had stated before. She clearly is majoring in “Stupid.”
March 15, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Matt
It was racist and hurtful, but hardly something to be expelled for. If the video didn’t go viral, nobody would give a s***. People say stuff like that on the street all the time, but go unpunished, because it’s not on some Youtube video. UCLA shouldn’t even be involved and demanding an apology from her hardly changes anything or makes anyone feel better unless she started crying and repenting for past misdeeds. The sooner she is forgotten, the better.
March 15, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Alan Denz
If she believes her apology is enough is not even the point anymore. Anyone who would say such things, out loud for the world to hear clearly wanted their response to her rants, well she got some. I’m not Asian and i’m pissed. If she would have said this about Jews, or Blacks, like some celebrities recently did she would be fired, expelled, or black listed, as she should be. She’s obviously stupid, and the world is already filled with enough stupid, ignorant people in positions of power. Throw her away like the trash she is. She’ll probably be working at Cheetahs pole dancing after this anyway. Does Cheetahs even have pole dancing :)
March 15, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Matt
Well if the Asians on their phones in the library keep her from reaching “ephiphanies” then she will struggle through the rest of her academic career. She’s going to probably working for some politician after graduation who wants to cut funding for outreach and subsistence programs and when she attempts to run for city or regional office herself, we can throw this video back in her face.
March 15, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Emilee Wong
Although I am Asian, I try to live the American culture, adjust to the American way of life & behave like a good American citizen should, polite, involved & active in my community.
The poor girl took the fall for what many of us cannot say and will not dare say openly. UCLA administration says there should be mutual respect among us. Yes, that is the politically correct thing to say & do. We have accepted them & have been swallowing their rude conduct for a long time. What about those rude Asians respecting us in return? We’ve had enough of the rudeness. You see them, disrespecting anybody everywhere, on campus, at the grocery stores, in the parking area, in the hallway, name it. It is more than just annoying to be constantly subjected to their impolite ways. And I am terribly embarrassed of my fellow Asians that do that. Rather than chastise the white girl, simply standing up and speaking her mind, maybe we should look deeply into ourselves & make a more conscious effort about being aware and considerate of others around us.
I am not offended by her comments because most of what she said is true. I see it happening everyday and I am a victim of such rudeness too.
To Alexandra, we can disagree without being disagreeable!
March 15, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Blonde Bruin
Not sure if any of the repliers above will follow up to their replies, but I’d like to respond anyway.
This girl’s words are ignorant, insensitive, and morally wrong. I think most of everyone agrees with that. That does not mean, however, that racist rants towards caucasian, blonde, females are an appropriate response. Racism should not yield racism.
to the responder “Asian”: What UCLA “should” do is treat her according to University policy and codes. If there is no existing “punishment” policy at UCLA which corresponds to her actions, then it in fact should do nothing at all, as it would be violating its own policies in the wake of public bias. You realize her finals schedule, email address, and telephone number were all posted online and that she has received thousands of outraged messages, including death threats? Her going to finals in isolation is not “special treatment” or encouraging laziness but rather the university following its obligation to respect the safety of a member of its student body.
to “KT Chong”: Though I think most of your points are valid and well stated, your third argument comes off as offensive, ignorant, and racist. Have you done an adequate field study of randomly selected UCLA white girls to come to that conclusion? What you are doing is stereotyping and is in the same ballpark as saying “all students who make noise in the library are asian”. It is unfounded and invalid, as is your remark of asian/white interaction at UCLA. Dating is not the only type of interaction people can have, and there are plenty of white people who have asian friends and vice versa at UCLA. I myself am an example.
In response to “Tom”: While I will never know your experiences of racism towards you specifically or how it feels in general to be a victim of anti-asian sentiment, please do not assume that caucasians in the United States live free of racism towards them. Many individuals of non-white ethnicity operate under the assumption that all caucasians hate them and proceed to hate back in defense. I’ll make no attempt to empirically compare our experiences, but I can tell you that white individuals experience unfounded hatred against them as well. I want to be clear that I do not agree with any of her opinions, nor the manner in which she stated them, but I do think that rather than “negatively impacting 20 millions of Asian students in the U.S” this provides an opportunity to address racism among Americans which in turn can actually benefit asian students, as well as any student who has ever felt hated, judged, or maltreated because of their ethnicity.
In general, I’d like to say that assuming someone is racist based upon their race alone, is racist in itself. One or even several individuals’ words should not be used to stereotype whatever demographic that individual may represent. Education of accurate information is one of the only ways to combat racism; hatemongering in defense will only create a polarizing, vicious cycle of racism.
I’m not trying to be on a high horse of morality, nor defend this girl, I just think a constructive way to discuss this shouldn’t include just bashing her demographic. Perhaps it is because I am also a white, blonde UCLA student and I am wrongly taking some of these comments too personally.
March 15, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Howie Fistergash
Based on the commnents I saw in the youtube video, Alexandra doesn’t strike me as a racist, she strikes me as totally ignorant. Ignorant for 2 reasons, one for generalizing “all Asians” once you put “all anything” in a position, you leave yourself very little, if any wiggle room to possibly retract and restructure what you said. The second piece if ignorance is not knowing how dumb you are, and broadcasting your ignorance. I hold a philosphy that there are 2 types of dumb people, those who know their dumb and those who don’t. Those who don’t know how dumb they are tend to get themeselves into alot more trouble and there alot more annoying because they actually believe they have something to say. A racist comment would imply asians are inferior, she just states there refusal to observe American customs and courtesy is frustrating.
March 15, 2011 at 2:56 pm
ritzi murphy
Ms. Wallace is a ticking time bomb! If she will not be reprimanded UCLA will be breeding a monster! It’s scary to think someday she might teach, work or run for office and what will she teach? She is a hater and its obvious she does not appreciate diversity. She is deluded if she thinks that a weak apology will make up for her racist comments. Stop generalizing/stereotyping. We all commit mistakes. That Asian you are ranting about got loud and Ms. Wallace you did too by posting a stupid video on youtube!
March 15, 2011 at 3:10 pm
jdoug
@ KT Chong
“The only difference between her and other white girls on the campus is she was honest and stupid enough to speak her mind.”
Sort of like you just did, especially with your example #3?
Let’s all agree that no one is saying this girl is a model citizen or Bruin. And it seems we all agree that there is A LOT of racism that lurks under neath the friendly smiling melting pot of America.
However to bash this silly girl with slander and other racists remarks about “white girls” doesn’t help. In some ways, her lack of foresight by posting a video and not disguising her identity makes her in a way more open than all the anonymous posters on youtube and blogs like this that say hateful things 24/7.
It’s probably best to either ignore this video as the ignorant musings of someone who’s stressed out during finals week or use it to have a discussion about racial tensions and more effective ways of venting one’s frustrations.
If she’s expelled then that’s UCLA overstepping their bounds. I imagine they won’t expel her because there will be a big-ass lawsuit coming their way.
Transfer? sure. But that’s up to her. She’s already been vilified enough. I’m still more concerned with lax gun control laws that have lead to campus shootings than the loose lips of one UCLA girl.
March 15, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Tony
im asian, i dont think she should be expelled, rather she should do some cultural community service and actually learn about the asian culture. the different ethnicity of the “Asian” Culture.
March 15, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Grace
I think UCLA should put her in some programs to open her eyes to different cultures…or perhaps speech classes so that she can form her “arguments” or thoughts in a more articulate fashion. I’m more offended at how stupid she makes the typical UCLA student look. Offensive or not. Anyway, UCLA is a school after all.
March 15, 2011 at 3:35 pm
AngryYellow
She should be expelled. If it was any other race, the uproar would cause her expulsion; glad to see since it’s the “passive” Asians, Chancellor would like us all to quiet down and have a “civil discourse.” Hell, why can’t we just be racist back? Listen, you fugly oompa-loompa, smart, deserving Asians couldn’t get into UCLA because they had to let your stupid white (orange?) ass in.
March 15, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Madison
That girl is a a dumb ass
March 15, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Susanne
She should definitely be expelled. She just made UCLA look terrible in the eyes of ppl all over the country. What a total embarrassment for the school. I dont know why she is so shallow; perhaps she is bitter because she is a borderline obese. Regardless, she should be punished. Like totally.
March 15, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Cedric
It’s her constitutional right to say whatever she wants without instigating violence. It’s also her constitutional right NOT to apologize, although she did. Forgot that?
March 15, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Bruin92
I think she would have a better shot at staying at UCLA. If she tries to transfer, what school in their right minds would accept her? And if she stays at UCLA she will definitely get what she deserves from the Asian community there….
March 15, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Asian Guy
@Blonde Bruin:
While you offered valid feedback to those who posted, what is your ideal “constructive way to discuss this”? While I do not disagree with your comments, and I do think the death threats are excessive, I do not blame those (especially asians) who are outraged by this incident. For you to come out and critique on everyone’s expression and imply for everyone to calm down and talk about this like adults – does, indeed, appear to elevate yourself on this “high horse of morality”.
Just like how the annoying people in the library (who happens to be asian) triggered Alexandra’s outrage, her apparent racial statements will inevitable trigger outrage as well (evidenced by many responses on youtube). This is inevitable – and while this is not the solution, I felt your comments did nothing more to calm things down other than to nit-pick at those who are responding in a very understanble manner.
Let me ask you this: have you ever been angered by something and just say “oh, he/she can go to hell” or “woo, i want to kill that person”. If you answer no, then perhaps you ARE on a higher horse of morality. But if you have, then understand that of course people will be outraged and it just maybe… just maybe might not be the time for you to come in as the hero/heroine and to “peace” things out and be as PC as you can. It’s just not going to work. Severe and unjust violations of the social contract will prompt reations – I really hope you can understand that. For Alexandra, it was asians in the library, but for us, it is an outright ignorant post on the world wide web.
Her actions deserves recourse and if want to just “let this blow over”, then all the chain of events that follow from this incident (i.e. crimes rendered on her) should also be condoned. If that sounds outrageous to you, then you just might be able to slightly understand just how severe her actions were. Don’t tell people to be adults when we are prompted by such childish acts.
So let ME offer a prescription – let people be angry, give it time. Just like how Alexandra will need time to transgress from her perception of Asians (and it appears chronically entrenched)… those who are offended will also need time to calm down INDIVIDUALLY (not by some “apparent higher horse” being PC on the web)…. THEN things will blow over. Advocacy for sustainable change is not going to occur by some indivudal person’s enlightened post. Not mine. And certainly not yours. Remember Rosie O’donnell’s comments on TV a few year ago? This, too, will blow over. But let’s not irritate the wound by the short-sighted attempt to pacify everything overnight. Let peopole be angry, time will tell whether our nation can truly embrace a multi-diverse society… just like how native americans embraced the white race…
March 15, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Jean
Really? She has the right to post racist comments on the internet – really? Where does it say that in the bill of rights – do you have the right to scream “FIRE” in a crowded theater ? – umm, let’s see — NO!! – so, just stop it. Stop spewing hatred. – try having a real dialogue about racism against Asians. {like these posts} The youtube video responses are mostly funny and clever and all that – but —Wallace’s video is friggin’ offensive. And notably offensive to claim to represent “Americans” – Get a real education, OK? Alexandra Wallace you are repugnant. Can you say “Willful ignorance?” she can believe what she wants – but ya just can’t always say what ja wannna – u no? mmmmm – Wallace? Where have I heard that NAME before. ( try governor of Alabama in the ‘60’s) George Wallace became known as the embodiment of resistance to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. ….. and you think this young girl should not be considered ‘dangerous’? – I’m offended – and white – And lesbian. – peace out.
March 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Easian
Showing her boobs on the internet is OK, that may be the way how Alexandra Wallace’s mother raised her up in their american manners. But showing her stupidness on the internet is intolerable. She is a stupid dummy trash!
March 15, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Easian
UCLA, Please expel Racist Alexandra Wallace for the sake the UCLA reputation!
March 15, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Kay
Wow..I found it funny how she said being a good American girl her momma raised her with manners…apparently she was not raised with tolerance…what an ignorant girl.
March 15, 2011 at 4:48 pm
chloe
I don’t see why she would need to be expelled.
Maybe just for a single semester if anything.
She is a child. It looks like she is not even 21 years old. I understand the context of the video fully.
The whole school knows her as a racist, the internet knows her as a horrible, spoiled upper class racist.
Whatever was developing of that modeling career is officially over, her future professors will most likely have it out for her and she is also a popular internet meme now (Which is nothing to brag about if you see what it is).
Freedom of speech does exist. She may have crossed a limit here and there, and being Asian myself I was shocked at what I saw, but I think expelling the student is a little too much. When you define harassment, it falls short of her video. The video was something one videos on their own choice.
She is a child.
March 15, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Fi
I seriously think UCLA should expel Alexandria Wallace, she’s a great example of the existence of racism. Why would a prestigious school like UCLA keep this kind of student in their school? She’s not doing the school, the society, and herself any good. I don’t think a simple apology would get her off the hook, or SHOULD get her off the hook for presenting these racism materials on the internet.
March 15, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Matt
Wouldn’t you think that racists have a greater need for education and rather should not be expelled? It’s hard to learn tolerance on the streets. Although it’s clear that Poli Sci courses do not teach multicultural awareness.
March 15, 2011 at 6:11 pm
noodlegrl318
The problem was she directed it to the asian community. If she would have posted a rant about how she hates it that all people talk in the library it would have been different.
I agree with Kristine, if she can talk crap on video I’d like to see a video apology to the ENTIRE asian community. She should be expelled. I would NEVER and will NEVER apply to a school that allows someone like her to remain a student after such disgusting, and despicable behavior. Her mama obviously taught her right.
March 15, 2011 at 6:40 pm
G
ok, i’m of mixed descent half asian half white, not that that makes me some kind of authority on this, but it seems like declaring your race before you comment is a trend here. I’m also a UCLA student. not being a racist myself, i am a bit offended at this video, but honestly, i just laughed while watching it…laughed at how ridiculous this girl sounds. honestly…by the UCLA code of conduct…she’s not getting expelled…and if neo nazis have been allowed to march through skokie IL (if you don’t know, look it up), then there will be no legal action taken against this idiot…but honestly, the way i see it, i can’t let stupid, racist people to get me down. It must really suck to be a racist, so when i see someone like this, i’m not angry, i just pity them for a moment, realize that our society still has a long way to go, and move forward. that said, as a UCLA student, and an Asian, i think i would be more offended if the school expelled her, absent cause as defined in the code of conduct, for taking her idiocy public. previous posts have mentioned the constitution and yelling fire in theaters and such, but the way i see it, the constitution protects her right to be a total idiot, just as it protects my right to call her a total idiot. my school violating one of its student’s 1st amendment rights would hurt me far more than her little rant could ever hope to. nuff said, she’s an idiot, she won’t be expelled, and the world moves forward.
March 15, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Asian Girl
Alexandra Wallace have the right to speak her mind about Asian’s being rude in the library but she has no right in making fun of Asian’s having their whole family over to cook and clean and go grocery shopping over the weekend. Asian’s are family oriented people that is why you will see family visiting over the weekend. Miss Wallace and her family should be ashamed because Los Angeles is populated with a lot of Asians. I don’t think Miss Wallace here has accepted the fact that Los Angeles is a diverse place.
March 15, 2011 at 7:20 pm
japanese99
lol I’m glad that she’s getting those emails and phone calls, she deserves everyone …. enough said KEEP IT REAL
March 15, 2011 at 7:26 pm
BLUBruin
Wallace’s comments/rant has no place at any level of University studies.
March 15, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Nancy N
I’m Asian, and I don’t think she should get expelled. That’s a really rash punishment. It would be funny if people around her at the library just began talking on their cellphones, but even that is too much of a punishment. People are already giving this poor girl death threats and hate messages. I think being called stupid and racist a million times is worse than getting expelled. We just all need to remember that we all make mistakes. Haven’t you said something racist within your lifetime?
March 15, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Jeff
Go Bruins! I was so distraught when UCLA rejected me several years ago. Your admissions standard is like, so high, like accepting rude inconsiderate no manners Asians over a well mannered sensitive white guy like me. I’d love to get a chance to be admitted to UCLA again. Like, maybe for a grad program in political science or something, and like maybe I can find myself a rude asian gf in the process. Like, one with much bigger boobs than Alexandra. She’s my hero!
March 15, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Lulu
what upsets me is the fact she brings in the topic of the tsunami and speak of it like it is a joke!!! I am not Japanese and I am deeply offended by her ignorance. Send her over to Japan to do some volunteer work since she have so much time to make a racist video against Asian people. She needs to be punished and she should get expelled for her actions. Disgrace to UCLA.
March 15, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Iris
Alexandra Wallace sounds so ignorant and uneducated. I find it hard to believe that UCLA would accept her as a student. The school’s standards must have been lowered drastically and I always thought UCLA was a top college.
I’m Asian and I find her comment very insensitive. Clearly, her “mama” forgot to teach her compassion. Although she has not violated UCLA policy, I believe that it would justify expulsion in order to make Wallace an example that UCLA does not tolerate racism. Although I grew up in the U.S and speak fluent English and even hold a master’s degree, I still meet racist people on a regular basis. People who think their hatred actions towards me are justifiable just because they are white and therefore, supreme.
Shame on you, Wallace!
March 15, 2011 at 8:49 pm
That One Asian Guy
They probably didn’t expel her because she gave them all head…
March 15, 2011 at 9:17 pm
KB
KT Chong: As a white female student at UCLA, I find what you’ve just said to be completely ridiculous. What she said is racist, and completely unacceptable, but you’re just following in her footsteps. Congratulations.
My boyfriend is Vietnamese and we’ve been together for four years. You don’t see us on campus, because we live 400 miles apart out of mutual respect for each other and our career and education choices. Sorry I haven’t paraded him around like a trophy. I guess it would have made it clear to you.
She’s an awful case of not only “white” America, but of humanity in general. I’m feel truly sorry for you if you’re so deluded as to believe that most “white girls” are racist. You’re wrong. If that was the case, why would I have been the president of the Japanese foreign language and culture club at my junior college? Why would I be dating an Asian man? Why would I have given shelter to my friend who just escaped a tragedy stricken Japan, and offer what I can to my friends who have decided to stay? Why would I accept my interracial niece as family? Because there is *no such thing* as race.
Being a “white girl”, as you put it, does that mean I should begin to feel uncomfortable in my own university?
I hope that people can begin to see that this is simply one person’s opinion, no matter how hateful it is.
March 15, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Stacey
America was born on immigrants. How much more insensitive and ignorant can she be? I’m happy to see that the backlash has slapped her silly!!!
March 15, 2011 at 10:10 pm
alex
The Asian community has always been known to not cause major uproars when it comes down to racism. They are expected to swallow it and move on with their lives. However, if its comes down to other races then shit happens. We shud thank Wallace tbh, her actions allows the Asian community to have some one to vent and take those years of racism out on.
March 15, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Yin
It’s her right to say whatever she want but as humans, we all live in a social community where there is constant interaction and feedback among one another. In my opinion, from what she said, she deserves all this backlash.
March 15, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Evelyn Liu
I strongly agree that she should be expelled. Like seriously. Are you that dumb? Posting a video of how much you hate Asians on the internet expecting to get something nice back. Well then. Her pair of fake plastic breasts are made in China, her extensions are made in China. Like you would find make in China everyone in her room. So without China you wouldn’t have no shit. Lol, she goes to UCLA? Wow. Weird. and I’ve been to a fucking American library before, and I see all kinds of people using their cell phones. and by the way, we don’t fucking know what ching chang chong means. So put your dumbass white face somewhere else to be racist.
March 15, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Frank
I don’t like racism, but she did nothing wrong. No one was physically harmed or put in danger. Furthermore, she is exercising her freedom of speech. She should be punished just for expressing her thoughts?
As an Asian, I am hardly offended. I think everyone is overreacting, oversensitive, and just takes joy in seeing someone they don’t agree with getting punished.
March 15, 2011 at 10:27 pm
chris902
Obviously expelling her is problematic for two reasons:
1) No student should be punished academically for conduct that doesn’t directly endanger students or staff and which happens off campus and/or outside the classroom. Period. It’s a basic principle that all student activists should, and often do, fight for.
2) This would do nothing but create another free speech martyr for the campus right who would claim that she is the victim of a liberal academy that stifles dissent in the name of political correctness.
I think the larger question that needs to be addressed is that a student educated at a highly competetive school with one of the largest and most active Asian America Studies centres in the US not just said something this stupid in public, but believes something this stupid. The institution itself needs to examine its failure to teach critical thought around issues of race and it needs to do it in earnest, not just sweep it under the rug by throwing a student under the bus. Yes this is an individual mistake, but its also an institutional failing.
As others have pointed out, I do think that this problem is compunded in part by the fact that the hate is aimed at Asian Americans, a group who have too often been seen as easy targets due to a failure by the Asian American establishment to fight back against racism. As an Asian Canadian and a historian of Asian American student activism I recognize the problem but attacking a symptom of the problem (Ms. Wallace) instead of the problems itself (existing systemic racism in secondary and post secondary institutions) will do nothing to actually solve the problem.
We fought for Ethnic Studies programs in the sixties and seventies, now its time to examine them and see if they’re still working. If not, its probably time to reinvent them.
March 15, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Chris Wattford
I bet you her grades match her cup size!
March 15, 2011 at 11:33 pm
G
^^^
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HILARIOUS!!
March 15, 2011 at 11:38 pm
KIM
I think some people just don’t get the fact, Some asian elders are not very AMERICANIZED and i am fucking sorry , if you are gonna express your freedom of FUCKING SPEECH make sure you get your point straight and back it up with reasons that does not OFFEND ANYONE.
i dont even know why these kids trying to bring up freedom of speech and kiss that bitch’s ass. US CONSTITUTION HAS MORE THAN JUST FREEDOM OF SPEECH .
besides that bitch’s racist comment, I do agree sometimes , because I do get amazed by how rude my race are. But you keep that among your dumb ass blond friends and not tape your fucking face and put it on youtube and end up in CHAN 9 NEWS.
I AM VERY VERY UPSET RIGHT NOW I SHOULD SEE HER ASS GET EXPELLED.
some might say it’s witch hunting some sheit like that but things gotta be done and there is absolutely no fucking reason why she should NOT get expelled
March 16, 2011 at 12:04 am
funnelcake
Let’s throw rice at her!
March 16, 2011 at 12:15 am
Mike
I’ll kill this bitch if i saw her.
March 16, 2011 at 12:30 am
Maysee
Personally, I think that what Alexander Wallace did was hateful and inconsiderate. Regardless of our opinions on situations, you have to have enough MANNERS to know better and keep your mouth shut. Considering YOUTUBE is viewed by millions of people through out the world, if you post something on it, you’re asking to get attention from the viewers on what they think of your video. My suggestion to Alexander Wallace is to quit trying to “MODEL” because she is not model worthy. I own a Modeling Agency in Atlanta, GA. To hear this kind of rant across the states, it’s surprising that UCLA has not taken actions yet. If UCLA continues to allow her to stay there, they will lose a large portion of the smartest kids on campus.
Alexandra Wallace is too stupid and blind to notice that everything around her (from her clothes, to her hair dye products to make her hair more blonde, to her acrylic nails, etc.. ) is ASIAN OWNED! Be smart sweety. Transfer schools, make a wise decision to be more sympathetic toward the asian community in UCLA because at this point, no one feels sorry for you. Your actions spoke louder than anything else!
March 16, 2011 at 12:45 am
Li
Her video was filled with bigotry, not racism. I can’t stand people throwing that words around like they know what the hell it means. Her video was wrong on many levels, but it wasn’t racist. She is a bigot. Please learn the difference. What if you had “the clap” and everyone found out and was running around saying that you had AIDS? Big ******* difference.
March 16, 2011 at 12:52 am
jdoug
My favorite posts are the ones that seem to think she should be expelled because it looks bad for UCLA to admit a racist, and that it’s implausible for such a prestigious university to have made such an error.
That’s so hilarious to me – that any good university would never allow someone who’s a racist into their midst. As if people with racist thoughts would bubble that in on their applications or mention it in their admissions essays.
She’s a dummy… and boy has she gotten more punishment than she needs already. She’s not a teacher, she’s not a coach, she’s not in any position of power… she’s just a kid. Honestly all this talk is making her more relevant than she needs to be and even though there are so many repugnant posts and comments being made about her – the silver lining is that most people are renouncing her actions instead of supporting her comments.
Imagine if she had set of race riots with her incendiary remarks, as opposed to almost everyone calling her ignorant and a bad example. I think mankind, UCLA, Asians and Whites are going to come out of this false controversy juuuuuust fine.
March 16, 2011 at 1:07 am
Madflava
There is no way that UCLA is going to expel her. The only way UCLA is going to get rid of her is for the students to make it as difficult as possible for her to show her face on campus. You will need to ridicule her on a daily basis and give her a taste of her own medicine. Maybe, it will force the bigot to transfer to a different school.
March 16, 2011 at 1:29 am
Dennis
Just so you know UCLA, like the other UCs, run on a quarter-system, not a semester.
March 16, 2011 at 1:58 am
JamesH
How can she apologize to a race that she obviously hate?
March 16, 2011 at 3:00 am
fsadfs
I’m sick of these white racist reporters defending this bimbo sure now she can be in magazines and pose for playboy and make a sex video what white girls are good at.
March 16, 2011 at 3:01 am
fsadfs
should she be suspended?No she should be allowed to come back to UCLA and get her ass beat.
March 16, 2011 at 3:38 am
Rob
Honestly though I think this country has a LONG way to go before we’re totally integrated.
Her “rant” isn’t something new. Just most asians would rather not deal with it because its a waste of time.
I’m a 6ft tall very well built chinese man, sporting a goatee, and a ‘high and tight’…I don’t look, talk, or act like the stereotypical chinese. In fact most people thinks I’m hispanic, and are genuinely surprised when I tell them I’m chinese.
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard racial slurs against asians that isn’t remotely true…Even from my close friends, and then they look at me and say “oops sorry man, forgot ur chinese too”. Of course, I’m well armed with comebacks, and I put them in their place.
Heck my whole tour of duty in the Marines was filled with crap like that. Chinese is supposed to be weak, skinny, short, wears glasses, ect., so when people found out I was chinese, the response was expected…They wanted to make sure I know my place, because they figured, I won’t dare to fight back.
Of course, my response are anything but typical, the last person that called me ‘chink’ ended up in the hospital with a shattered jaw…I gone through bootcamp averaging one fight a week.
Because little did most people know, I grew up in an african-american neighborhood. All my friends were black and/or hispanic, I didn’t have a single chinese friend until I went to college, after my tour. What did we do during our spare time? Spar, hit weights, hit speed bags, played jungle ball, etc…I had my share of street fights, getting jumped, or jumping others, was common where I grew up.
What I’m trying to say is, people need to understand that RACE doesn’t DEFINE who we are. Stereotypes are something idiots do to help them relate to something they are either too lazy, or ignorant, to understand. Her rant is filled with ignorance, and its evident she’s never had to step outside of her comfort zone, and interact with asians.
Once she steps out into the real world, and figure out that asians hold the money, and is everywhere in the workplace, she’ll either step out of her shell and accept us for who we are, or hate us and blame us for everything, just as the Germans blamed Jews.
March 16, 2011 at 3:40 am
Naky
I’m sure your mom and dad is real proud of you, cus fruit does not fall far from it’s tree. Im sure there is more of your family members think the same way your mom and dad taught you. Low life TRASH!!
March 16, 2011 at 4:27 am
KB
fsadfs: Seriously? Geeze! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Just because the girl with these horrible things to say was a white girl, it doesn’t mean we’re all like that.
When you say things about what “white girls” are good at, you’re just as bad as she is. And since you already recognize that what she said was wrong, you’re even worse.
Everyone needs to take a step back and look at the big picture. It was her INDIVIDUAL CHOICE to say what she did, but that does NOT make it right. And it most definitely doesn’t make your counter-remarks about other ethic groups alright. Fight back, that’s fine! But perhaps you should direct your aggression at HER, or the social system that made her feel that it was okay for her to say such things, instead of “white girls” in general. It literally makes me sick to think that when I go to class, I’m going to be judged as a racist or a bigot simply because I’m a European-American woman.
March 16, 2011 at 4:53 am
michelle
There should be no sympathy for allie. I went to high school with her and this is NOT her firs time making discriminatory remarks.
During the UC tuition hikes she posted on her facebook, “I don’t know why you guys are complaining, its my parents’ taxes that are paying for you.”
Not to mention remarks based on other groups of people that don’t need to be mentioned.
The girl is book smart, I know that, but she has always had a stuck up attitude, and I know that because i went to school with her. I can guarantee I am not the only one that feels that way.
She is only “apologizing” because for the first time in her life she is getting a great deal of negativity back. She thought she was going to be funny but she wasn’t. No one has ever put her in her place, she deserves any punishment given to her by UCLA. I hope that its expulsion, but we all know that it is very unlikely that such actions would be taken.
I do think it is in her best interest to leave UCLA because people won’t forget her name or face.
She is pathetic in all honesty, and that is not me taking a low blow at her.
March 16, 2011 at 5:04 am
oh! ching chang chong
by the way, if she tries to transfer to another school, what school would accept a world famous racist girl in their school?
March 16, 2011 at 5:49 am
Jacky Smith
I personally know Alexandra Wallace’s father, John Wallace of Fair Oaks, Sacramento. I would have to say, the apple does not fall too far from the tree. I do feel sorry for her, if she grew up with racist parents and have always been taught that way, how else would she know better?
It is a shame that UCLA is link to this individual. I can only hope that Alexandra Wallace, now knows how ignorant she is and that her family’s racist ways in Fair Oaks, Sacramento will not be tolerated in the greater AMERICA.
March 16, 2011 at 6:37 am
CatsNDogsWithMayonnaise
Aw, can’t we all just get along?
Make her watch some kind of anime like Pokémon or Naruto or something to “get in touch with the Asian community”.
Since when have people been allowed to talk on cell phones in libraries, anyway? Can’t UCLA just post up “No cell phones allowed” signs up in the library or is the so-called “prestigious” college too broke to do so? It’s quite
inexpensive and rather simple to do…
I’m an Asian-American, born and raised in California, and I truly believe that
everyone is a little too ill-tempered at this ONE, unfortunate, insignificant, and ignorant Caucasian woman who happened to have made a highly poor and idiotic decision on posting her rant on YouTube without thinking about the repercussions.
Sure, she talked about the tsunami issue, which was too soon, but hey, let bigots be bigots!
I’m absolutely positive that Ms. Alexandra Wallace is having a grand, ole’ stroll in Hell from the UCLA community, YouTube community, Facebook community, and probably from elsewhere as well, however, going as far as threatening her worthless life is a bit harsh, don’tcha think?
Depressingly, I don’t think Ms. Alexandra Wallace will receive an expulsion because it doesn’t make sense to throw out a slutty bimbo(who probably sucked the entire school’s football team’s(including the water boy’s) c***s), that most likely have a few bucks to spend. California schools are B-R-O-K-E!
If I were her, I would pack up my bags and head into the porno industry because I seriously think that she doesn’t have a chance anywhere. Search the mean Cat Lady, Mary Bale. Ms. Alexandra Wallace will be forever tormented just like Ms. Mary Bale, but I’m quite sure Ms. Alexandra Wallace be praised once we see her in bed…in action..Wouldn’t it be a hoot if Ms. Alexandra Wallace and Ms. Mary Bale made a sex tape together? The whole world will forgive and forget because sex solves everything! Yay!
In all seriousness–racism/ignorance/bigotry/stupidity happens EVERY -WHERE -DAY, -TIME; especially with a diverse nation such as the United States. Ms. Alexandra Wallace abused her right of freedom of speech by making her rant public for the whole world to witness and that was just an EXTREMELY naïve thing for her to do. Sure, she was irked by people [that are Asians] who were talking on their cell phones in the library during finals week and how rude it was, but all in all, she can just find a new area to study in. She didn’t have to bring up the tsunami issue. She didn’t have to mock the Asian person on the phone with her failed attempt, which I found utterly HILARIOUS because I know for a fact that not a single Asian person on Earth sounds like that when they speak! She didn’t have to generalize how ALL Asians are family-orientedand couldn’t fend for themselves. Well, too bad, she did. Can’t always have brains and beauty, ya know.
What we all should do is eat a banana, read some Twilight, watch an episode of Family Guy, and take a shower.
Why cry over spilled milk? The damage is done and Ms. Alexandra Wallace should just get naked and we will all be satisfied.
Dear Ms. Alexandra Wallace, you make me feel ashamed to be an American. I hope the justice that you will shortly receive taste as good in my mouth as it does in your mouth.
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Sincerely,
AsianWomanWhoDoesn’tGiveARat’sAssOnMs.AlexandraWallaceAnymoreAndWillGoMasturbateToHorseMatingsVideos
March 16, 2011 at 7:56 am
tingtong
How the hell did she get accepted into the university? Serious the girl is going to grow up and become the next Miss Bigotry of America. Maybe she can be home school and learn more manners. By not expelling this sorry excuse of a person the university is condoling her behavior.
March 16, 2011 at 8:16 am
Lisa
Perhaps she should have included misogynistic imagery, drug references, verbal assaults on authority, any–and–all profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, and spicy maledictions. Even more appealing might be the inclusion of some hacked Ebonics seasoned with some white trash bitterness. Hey – all that laid down with a good beat, and her little faux pas could’ve generate some coin.
Honestly, it’s too bad that she’s Caucasian – it could have been funny–uh–oh and funny–ha–ha at the same time. Too bad for her, I mean.
Generally, she needs to GROW UP. And maybe some of us could grow as well. Young people do this stuff all the time, that’s why we “old” people are so tired!
March 16, 2011 at 10:28 am
Jessica
My thoughts …..
I doubt they’re (UCLA staffs) going to expell her (or do anything to her). But I bet if a Asian/Black/Hispanic were to do something like this, they would w/ out a doubt be expell or face the consequences. I think this girl is getting it way to easy.
During the whole video, the dumb girl was contradicting herself.
March 16, 2011 at 11:19 am
Marky Mark
Wow she is truly ignorant for ever posting that making and posting that video. Now she will be labelled as a discriminator or racist. She has totally ruinned her future and any opportunity. Lets say she needs a job and her boss or owner is a asian. Your so screwed Alexandra. SCREWED!
March 16, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Blonde Bruin
@Asian Guy
Of course everyone who was angry after watching this video is completely justified, whether it be someone who is asian, white, or demographic xyz. Reacting with an equal but opposite defense (she makes an ignorant and offensive statement, I make one back targeting her) is even one of the most natural and common ways to behave. But that doesn’t mean it’s right or rational.
While I am offended and even angry about what she said, I try to be as level headed and rational in my comments as I can. I think it is possible to be angry and stay calm/talk about this like an adult at the same time, and I guess that is my “ideal”. Perhaps I was nitpicking. It isn’t even my intent to “calm things down” or let it all blow over. It’s just my intent to point out that racism in response to racism, while a natural and emotional response, is not intelligent nor right.
Sure, I’ve been angered by something and thought “ooh I hope that person gets hit by a car”, but I’ve never in my anger made that thought public online. I may be misunderstanding you, but when you say “For Alexandra, it was asians in the library, but for us, it is an outright ignorant post on the world wide web” it almost seems like you are using her action to justify the ones I critiqued. My whole point was that, just as her ignorant response to her emotions was wrong, so was theirs.
I don’t think it’s wrong to ask adults to act like adults even when prompted by a childish action. If parents gave into their childrens’ actions, then parenting would not be possible. I don’t think my posts on a student activism website will cause some kind of tolerance and understanding revolution, but that doesn’t make joining in on the discussion useless.
March 16, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Jackie Smith
Lisa you stated:
“Young people do this stuff all the time, that’s why we “old” people are so tired!”
..Seriously..are you white? I don’t think a group of educated young ladies and gentleman posting their opinions on something that is truely unacceptable in America is wrong and immature. I am a professional and I know for sure everyone here is over 18 yrs of age with an education…as for Alexandra Wallace, well she is just plain old dumb and will never get anywhere in life with her narrow mindedness.
March 16, 2011 at 1:24 pm
MeAsian2
First off I’m Asian and WE Asians know that what she said in certain things are actually TRUE! Some Asians are more RUDE than others. You know who you are ;). And in regards to families coming over helping ya that’s true too LOL. It is a university referred to as University of Caucasians Lost Among Asians. So just laugh it off, it was a funny video. She spoke her mind, what’s wrong with that? If she didn’t do the “ching chong” bit then it wouldn’t have been blown out of proportion. She had a nice set of rack though :). We Asian doods love white chicks ;).
March 16, 2011 at 2:10 pm
adri
what she said ..is so depressing..so very sad..sad because ..of the callousness of it, the insensitivity, the lack of sympathy, and remorseless attitude…
March 16, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Asian alright.
lol. Asians aren’t just Chinese and Japanese.
“ching chong ling long ting tong?” + “Calling to check upon tsunami victims in Japan?”
Asia includes- India, Isreal, Armenia, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and a hella lot more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia#Political_geography
Did she even know whom exactly she was offending? :-/
Or did she just coin the term – Asian exclusively for east Asians and south east Asians?
I don’t know how not knowing basic geography can get you into UCLA. Here in India, we look upto American Universities for their academic superiority. This video proves it otherwise.
If she really did have any issue, she could call the person incharge at the library or walked to another location. And just because Asian parents are willing to come cook for their children to show that they care and love, she has no right to criticize that. Insensitive behavior! She needs psychological treatment of some kind.
March 16, 2011 at 2:42 pm
PW
Does Freedom of speech mean anyone can rant at anybody any race and talking about anybody nastily?
How about civilization, respect and consideration, does any American even knows what are these words mean at all?
At the end of the day, the whites think they are such a privilege race and are very happy to look down at anybody that looks different from them.
March 16, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Brandon
The reporter thinks this is a moot approach? Seriously? Freedom of speech is not the freedom to abuse it, and that she did with imperceptive and benighted comments. There is a reason the video gained traction all over the world, that 1 single video. Yes, she should be expelled and she did violate the code of conduct.
March 16, 2011 at 5:56 pm
George
Most likely something snapped and that something was too many white men dating Asian women on the UCLA campus….she probably does not have a boyfriend and like many white women she probably wont even touch an Asian let alone date an Asian….and to that extent KT Chong is probably right! KB is an exception rather than the rule. Tolerant intelligent folks like her are found in the AMWW blogs and Speaking of China blog. But, white women and girls like her are few and far between. Why do I say this? My experience in Asia, in one particular country, Republic of Singapore…all single white American women do there is sit and rant about white expat men with local non-white, particularly Chinese women. However, even those who have lived in Asia would not even go out for a coffee with Asian men, let alone date them! Actually five years ago I ran into a similar group of white women staring at white men-Asian women couples and passing nasty comments and I was only there for a day!
March 16, 2011 at 6:01 pm
George
Oh one more thing…she will be an excellent teabagger along the lines of Sarah Palin and another famouse racist white women in congress, Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota!
March 16, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Sumitra
Teach her to how to see the differences, learn the differences, accept the differences, get along with differences.
March 16, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Offended
Her mother should really talk to her about what she did. She offended like one third of our world!
Alexandra, keep your thoughts to yourself okay? you just wanted attention. You shouldn’t have put that video up. it’s gone viral like crazy. everyone knows you now. what college you go to and your name.
March 16, 2011 at 6:10 pm
AC
This girl should be expelled. My daughter and I were considering UCLA, but now, no way. I’m not Asian, but I’m appalled by this girl’s stupidity. If this is what UCLA condones, then forget it. My daughter can apply somewhere else.
March 16, 2011 at 6:11 pm
AC
If anything, Alexandra’s stupidity is a reflection of her parents and whatever community she is a part of. Disgusting.
March 16, 2011 at 6:14 pm
naql
Since when did every stupid utterance from a kid become news? And since when did every bit of ignorant, bigoted crap on the internet become an occasion to hold an internet stoning?
And, FYI, @KT Chong et al, how are your remarks about “typical white girls” or “Ugly Caucasions Living with Asians” any different? Seems to me that you might just be a racist too. Should we post your pictures with the label “racist” plastered all over them, try to get you kicked out of school and, in short, do anything possible to ensure that you live with a scarlet “R” on your forehead because of your imprudent internet racist postings?
Go take a look at the Chinese forums about some of the truly horrible things some of those guys are saying about Japan’s misfortunes. “Racism and bigotry are multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, have always been around, and always will be. So, how about a little less hyper-sensitivity to every little offense that someone blurps out on the internet.
March 16, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Jay Johnson
Miss Wallace is learning the costs associated with free speech. I don’t think she should be expelled. In fact, let her stay at UCLA. Am I offended by her video? You bet I am. Any reasonable person would be. I don’t agree with her statements by any stretch of the imagination. However, Miss Wallace now understands that there are consequences to unpopular opinions and stereotyping. This may blow over, but with potential employers doing Google, Facebook, and YouTube searches on prospective employees, she will have a difficult time gaining employment with someone other than a family member or close friend.
March 16, 2011 at 6:17 pm
naql
Oh, and @Tom…. grow a pair, you big baby. Remember, I’m not taunting you because you claim to be asian… I am taunting you because you are a big, sissy. Who cares what people say about you? Toughen up, pal.
March 16, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Jackie Smith
NAQL***
March 16, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Jackie Smith
NAQL***You are her DAD (John Wallace) aren’t you???LOL…if so, maybe you should have taught your daughter better..ha..the whole wide WORLD is laughing..at her…maybe a reflection of her parents…no???
March 16, 2011 at 6:29 pm
naql
If I confess to being her dad, do I get to spank her?
March 16, 2011 at 6:48 pm
George
You mean George Wallace Jr. son of the late Alabama governor? A Berkeley study says that white women are the least likely to date outside their race…while Asian women are most likely…perhaps these white women have attitudes similar to Alexandra Wallace.
March 16, 2011 at 6:56 pm
Jackie Smith
John Wallace of Localcenters in Sacramento, Ca….her father. Not sure who he is son/decendent of..but thinking probably someone evil…
March 16, 2011 at 7:13 pm
teehee
John Wallace, your argumentation in defense is weak and false. Quite frankly it is understandable to be defending the honor of your daughter because you are her father. The comment of “what should i spank her” with intended sarcasm makes no point in argumentation. Obviously you you cannot and you will not. However, by defending her, and taunting other people, sure reflects poorly on your part in a multitude of ways. Firstly, I assume you are older than all of us on forum, assumable over forty, and your taunting people younger than you. Need I say more on that part. Secondly, as a father, the actions of your child reflect her upbringing. I will not argue as to how she was accepted into and institution of higher learning, a very good institution at that. However, at her age, to not only inanely express racial thoughts on a international video forum at all for all to see is an embarrassment to her college, her society, and above all else, her family. Her actions prove that your ability as a father, to raise your own children, is in one way or another, at fault. Moreover, you should realize that you daughter has ruined her life in a sense that she may have endangered her reputation to any future professors, employers, and/or opportunities. For that she takes majority fault, and you as well take a good portion. Good day to you sir.
March 16, 2011 at 7:41 pm
naql
@teehee
Holy crap, you are either mildly retarded or a master at the art of trolling. I don’t know whether to guffaw out loud or salute you. I’m going to assume that, since your nom de plume is “teehee”, your post was intended in jest to assume the persona of an addled, moron who has confused some random commenter lewdly suggesting he might like to spank the aforementioned coed with her dad.
Kudos!
March 16, 2011 at 8:05 pm
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March 17, 2011 at 2:41 am
spiniza
I do not think she should be explelled. She should make it a mission of her life to face her detractors with acts of contrition.
I think a true apology would be to do things to redeem oneself – words themselves are not sufficient. I can think of a few things she can do.
1) Do voluntary social service in a community center in a predominantly Asiian neighborhood for a year.
2) Join the Peace Corps and do a year’s service in an developing Asian Country.
3) Sign up to do voluntary service helping Japanese efforts in helping the Tsunami victims.
4) She can record a video announcing which one pf the 3 choices she will embrace and then tell the world that this she is really sorry for what she did and this is what she will do in redemption amd request the world for forgiveness.
5) A year after she has completed her act of redemption, she can put videos of all the things she has done to redeem herself and words of appreciation from Asians who have noted her transformation.
Folks – she is young and it is never too late to learn whatever her past shortcomings have been – in actions and upbringing. If she uses this as a defining moment of her life to change herself, this could be a lesson to everyone who harbors prejudices – that one can let them go if one really tried.
I am Asian Indian.
March 17, 2011 at 10:50 am
George
“I will not argue as to how she was accepted into and institution of higher learning, a very good institution at that.”
Affirmative Action for white people…Asians are nearly a majority in UCLA…Affirmative Action is fine as long as it is for white people…that is the attitude!
March 17, 2011 at 10:55 am
George
“It literally makes me sick to think that when I go to class, I’m going to be judged as a racist or a bigot simply because I’m a European-American woman.”
People will have their suspicions, but people in Asia generally think white women are cocky and snooty…well so are Chinese women in Singapore and China…one Chinese woman openly told me that the only way to deal with a racist white woman (such as Alexandra Wallace) is to have a decent looking white guy in your arms and thumb your nose at the racist white female! Who can blame her! However, may be someone did exactly that to this racist bikini white female model in the UCLA campus and set off her racist rant!
March 17, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Jackie Smith
A local sacramento (Alexandra Wallace’s hometown) news station reports that as Alexandra is blogging and posting her unpopular racist remarks and unsincere apology..she is being coached by her daddy, Mr. John A. Wallace…so sad..too bad she can’t fend for herself..daddy is holding her hands like how she claims her fellow Asians can’t fend for themselves..So the question of the day is***WHO is the BIGGER fool..ALEXANDRA (Bikini Model) ??or her daddy/coach/mentor: JOHN A. WALLACE…????***
March 17, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Beet
The comments here are sickening all around. As an Asian guy, I try not to judge white people as racist, but I feel Asians are one of the least understood minority groups, which leads to videos like this. It is sad that a woman who goes to a school that is 37 percent Asian could be so ignorant! What does that say to me who is living in a place where only 5 percent are Asian?
March 18, 2011 at 9:46 am
George
“What does that say to me who is living in a place where only 5 percent are Asian?”
An interesting topix blog said…”we thought whites liked Asians”…well, think again!
March 18, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Ariel
The fact that she is a student from UCLA, a highly respected university, I expected better from her. I am very disappointed in her behavior.
March 22, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Larry
To KT Chong and other Asian students. First off, to say that Asians are an oppressed minority is absurd given their excessive over-representation at UCLA and other California Universities. You are an over-privileged minority using the entitlements meant for poor African and Latino students under-represented in the 1960s. Given all the successes the Asians have achieved in the U.S., to say that you are oppressed is simply delusional and a rationalization of your own self-entitlement. More importantly, advocating “lynching” and other death threats is not free speech, violates UCLA Campus rules, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, California State and U.S. Federal law. You deserve to be expelled from campus and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
March 23, 2011 at 9:51 am
John
Just imagine if she said those same things about African Americans…I GUARANTEE should would have been expelled.
So tired of this double standard.
March 24, 2011 at 9:28 pm
joey
She would feel right at home at Bob Jones University.
March 25, 2011 at 12:33 pm
frustrated american
@John – Finally, someone’s acknowledging the elephant. What Alexandra did was a poor choice on her part, but it did spark discussions of the state or race relations in the US. I’ve not seen much discussion about the inequalities that exist amongst minorities. Whether anyone admits it or not, there’s a hierarchy in the minority ‘victim’ mentality, first black, then hispanic, and then maybe Asian (oh, no we’re not minorities, we’re all ‘successful’ as Larry seems to think) and the list goes on…
And have we not learned anything from the ‘Yellow Peril’ of old?
March 25, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Dan Smith
“I think a true apology would be to do things to redeem oneself – words themselves are not sufficient. I can think of a few things she can do.”
I agree with this. And ANYONE declaring that racism should not beget racism, or she should not be made fun of, or any sort of defense in her favor in ANY way, shape, or form is a complete moron. You are simply refusing to acknowledge the world we live in, trying to ignore the wrong that happens for your own ignorance, and trying to appease everyone and anyone as to not raise alarm for yourself.
There is nothing to protect this girl for the ignorance she portrayed, and the people defending her through their pity, makes me pity them. This needs to be big, and I mean HUGE. People need to be educated by the masses in issues regarding their sense of morality, intellect, and beliefs they hold. And I ASSURE you that Alexandra Wallace is not the only white woman in the USA that holds the racist views of Asians, or of any race for that matter. And to make you stop from thinking that I’m stereotyping, I’m not. Other races too make fun of other minorities and whites. However, they are self aware of their presence as MINORITIES and keep to themselves, and I’m VERY sure that they don’t hold as prejudiced and arrogant views as whites in the USA. I know, because I AM ONE. America is STILL predominantly white. 74.8%. 74.8 PERCENT. Do you know what it feels to be the minority? I sure as hell don’t, but as I was fortunate enough to grow up in a multicultural community that interacted with each other, I am very aware to how we Caucasians still see ourselves as the “dominant” and “superior” beings, ingrained in our heads SO hard because of our ignorance. Consequentially, we feel that it’s OK to show it outwardly, because WE THINK IT’S OUR PLAYGROUND. Well, it isn’t. And god damnit, more people need to be aware of this issue that’s growing.
March 25, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Dan Smith
@Larry
You’re being just as ignorant as Alexandra Wallace.
“To KT Chong and other Asian students. First off, to say that Asians are an oppressed minority is absurd given their excessive over-representation at UCLA and other California Universities.”
They are not oppressed, they are simply made fun of and stereotyped in the most humiliating ways on American society. Small penis, human calculator that’s not good for anything else, small eyes, accents, etc are many examples of Asian demeaning insults that hit home MUCH more to them because of their culture. They are a MUCH more disciplined society than our lax American one, and they take words to heart MUCH more than your cold apathetic one does. Over-representation does NOT mean shit in the way you’re treated by your peers.
“You are an over-privileged minority using the entitlements meant for poor African and Latino students under-represented in the 1960s.”
Do you even see the ignorance, arrogance, and downright racism in that statement? Do you even know why people come to America? Is it wrong for them to come for a better life, education, and future? People like you with your conservative and close minded views make us look even more stupid than people like Alexandra Wallace. How DARE you make us seem as if we reject Asians because they are successful in a system WE created FOR a nation OF immigrants? CAUCASIANS ARE IMMIGRANTS TO THIS LAND AS MUCH AS AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ASIANS, OR ANY RACE OTHER THAN NATIVE AMERICANS.
“Given all the successes the Asians have achieved in the U.S., to say that you are oppressed is simply delusional and a rationalization of your own self-entitlement.”
Oppression in context today is the same as persecution or burdening psychologically or mentally. I’m pretty sure you don’t get oppressed as a white man, but I’ve seen even to this day racism by white Americans to Asians, African Americans, or other nationalities that astounds me, even though I myself come from a European background (Irish and German). Success does not guarantee ANY defense in regards to how you’re treated. Look at the Jews prior to WW2; THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SOCIETY. And yet, they were killed by the millions by Hitler and persecuted by their former friends, family, and communities.
“More importantly, advocating “lynching” and other death threats is not free speech, violates UCLA Campus rules, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, California State and U.S. Federal law. You deserve to be expelled from campus and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
That’s just pathetic and shameful to hide behind empty threats over the internet with one that cites a law as reference to that they could get expelled. But I guess since racism begets racism, why not add threats beget threats too then huh?
March 29, 2011 at 3:44 pm
The Wave
RUSH LIMBAUGH AND ROSIE ODONNEL HAVE BOTH DONE MUCH WORSE ON THE AIR IN FRONT OF MILLIONS, AND BARELY A PEEP AND THEY ARE PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
YA PICK ON SOME WHITE GIRL BECAUSE SHE IS HOT AND DEFENSELESS.
PATHETIC!
March 29, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Hillarious Times
Soo funny to see all the Asian calling a the girl a BLONDE idiot, BLONDE dummy, BLONDE whore, BLONDE BLONDE BLONDE. Talk about stereotypes and racism!
The truth comes out, they are angry they can’t get a hot California Blonde!
March 29, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Jackie Smith
I am blonde and I have to admit..THIS POOR BLONDE GIRL ALEXANDRA..can’t fend for herself…It’s too bad she has to spend so much money bleaching her hair and pumping her chest …but POOR girl just is NOT HOT..LOL…UGLY.. and NASTY is what she is… I WISH I HAD SILKY BLACK ASIAN HAIR!!!! Asian hair is the HEATHIEST and MOST WANTED!!! ALL YOU ASIANS out there, there are a whole lot of WHITE people (eg..Larry, the wave, Hilarious…) hating on you cause you are better!!! LOL…
March 30, 2011 at 4:27 am
Larry
Hey Dan Smith: Wake Up!!!
“I’m pretty sure you don’t get oppressed as a white man” I was there in the race riots in the 1960s and 1970s when Africans and Latinos were beating, raping and murdering anyone with white skin they could get their hands on. I have heard Asian gangsters proclaim with glee at beating up white guys 5 to 1 just for fun. Statistically, it is something like 50 times more likely for a white person to be murdered by a black one than the reverse. I personally have had to fight for my life several times from minority gang attacks that were clearly racially motivated. Sup on your white bread, but the rest of us are eating crow. When are minorities like KT Chong going to admit their racism? Minority racism in the US is the primary form of racism today, period.
April 2, 2011 at 2:58 am
ARMY
Ok, So I understand that what she said on you tube was outright ridiculous. But you realize that calling her, “A white bitch” and saying that if it were another race, then something would have been done about it. Is in fact a racist comment. I am Native American and Jewish ( Don’t ask) and I spent 18 years in Tampa, Fl. Where I lived and went to school the, “White people” were actually the minority. Considering my skin is white, no one gave a fuck that I am not actually Caucasian. I was still treated as such and everyone hated me. I would get jumped after school for being, “The white trash down the street.” I’ve been shot at on multiple occasions hearing them scream,”Die cracker!” It’s amazing how our entire country is hating on white Americans because of what happened to there ancestors so many years ago. Look, On both sides of my family tree there were a lot of murders and slavery. My native American side had all of there land taken without a monetary return. My Jewish side, well you all know what happened. But I am not hating on anyone. And btw for all of you who think she should be expelled. You realize that her family would sue the shit out of that school and could possibly financially break the school. Just because they wanted to make an example out of her. Judges have lost there seats and there jobs do to ruling against the 1st amendment. This IS the land of the free. Just as you are free to call her a white piece of trash who doesn’t deserve to live. She is free to say whatever she wants about your race or any other race out there. That’s the way it is. And that is what we fight for. I know, I have been in the fight for about 2 years now. We all need to just drop the issue and learn from it. When you have been through and seen what I have you learn to laugh and move forward. Thanks all for leaving your opinions. Remember, support your troops. Hooooah!
April 2, 2011 at 4:12 pm
notahypocrite
Wow, I never knew how racist and sexist most of you posting comments seem to be against “White girls” or “white girls at UCLA.” I find your racism, prejudice, and sexism offensive and appalling. It doesn’t matter what gender or race I am. How are you any better than Alexandra Wallace? Shame on you.
For example, KT Chong included the following words in his or her post (and there are a million other posts just like this one):
“3. Alexandra Wallace’s behavior is fairly typical of UCLA white girls. Most of them are racists anyway. That’s why Asians generally segregate themselves from the hostile white population on the campus.”
April 2, 2011 at 4:14 pm
notahypocrite
ARMY, I love you :) Hooooah!
April 3, 2011 at 1:52 am
Jane
Why hasn’t she been expelled from UCLA? Because of the ACLU. Unfortunately she does have the first amendment right to express her incredibly ugly, ignorant point of view. As soon as UCLA tries to expel her, the ACLU will step in because they love protecting hate speech.
April 4, 2011 at 5:42 am
Chingchong
She’s damaged her reputation! Tsk. Poor girl.
April 8, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Jeff
Hey Rob, let’s have a dual, hand to hand combat. The winner gets Allie. I want to see how tough you are man.
April 24, 2011 at 2:24 am
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To be honest, when I first saw her video and heard what she said word for word and found my roommate telling me she might be expelled for posting it on Youtube, I was kind of mad. Granted, I get mad at a lot of things. Point is, possibly get expelled because she was maybe having a bad day just didn’t seem right. Sure, she posted it on Youtube, but honestly, she didn’t say anything that offensive, at least not offensive enough to deserve all those mean Youtube comments. And I honestly didn’t think she needed to rethink about what she said or even how she said it, just maybe where she said it. And I don’t think she needs to repent.
I didn’t read all of the posts on this site, so I don’t know what everyone said. But, I’m Asian, and I wasn’t that offended by her post. Anyway, it’s old news now, I think. :)
June 1, 2011 at 11:27 am
Joseph Ziehm
Irish Girl not all of us come from the indginous Irish Celts. There are those who were part of the tribes of Isreal. There is no excuse for Wallace’s hatred laced rant and her scaffolded ignorance pass along from her family. The only real reason she is sorry is that she exposed her parents for what they are. Communities of any type would be angry with stereotypical and frankly rude behavior. Wallace is a racist and her family connections to it were scaffolded from her parents.
June 2, 2011 at 9:47 am
Joseph Ziehm
Wow, notahypocrite you wonder why others push themselves away in communities? Here in Maine there is a lot of caste and class behavior between the different spectrums. Imagine my surprise of being told to “kneel” down before a Czech girl because Jews had been taken in WWII and my mothers surname is Jewish even though she was raised as an Irish-Catholic. That’s right because the old anti-Jewish sentiment in a small town was alive and well.
Can you blame a community that has been faced with Racism? For not wanting it aired in their faces? I do not blame the anger but Wallace forgets in her jealousy of others that she need not blame others for having their parents so close by. What if the parents are tribal Christians or Jews that escaped governments in Asian countries to live the American dream? In Wallace’s mind they cannot be either because they speak a dialect unknown to her so off to the side they go. Which means in all honesty I would be surprised if she even knew what Erin Gobragh meant.
June 30, 2011 at 12:09 am
Su Bei
@ Joseph Ziehm yikes, on the Czech story. When was THAT? And how old the girl? Scary indeed!
July 10, 2011 at 10:00 am
anthony kim
For the the asian guys who complain that girls don’t date them, 1 – develop better hygene, 2 – get a decent haircut (no fades or $10 haircuts from chinatown), workout and build some muscles, and act with confidence. This will allow you to attract girls from all races.
August 15, 2011 at 3:07 am
Nichola Ryan
I an a white girl who has dated Asian men and I think your comment, Anthony Kim is a complete waste of space, no matter what race you are.
September 1, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Wang Nguyen
Expel the asians, then deport them. Problem solved. They can pursue their American Dream in Vietnam, though I hear they have other nice places too–let them figure it out since they’re so good at copying ideas presented to them. Look how successful Mao was!
September 1, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Wang Nguyen
I don’t mean to insult my own people (in English), but we all know everything she said was true. We don’t, however, need to play the BLACK CARD in order to get these spineless, completely indoctrinated White liberals to “protect” our backs. You detest them as much as I, and purposely manipulating their misguided inclinations to divert attention from the truth of her observations is tantamount to pretending we’re Black and need someone else to think and speak for us until we’re able to defeat evolution and manage it on our own. We are not Black, and you, you ridiculous White liberals (who probably voted for Obama) are not the Al Sharpton’s of UCLA. Blonds put a man on the moon, the best we can do is copy that effort. Cars, planes, trains, computers, the same. Have some respect for those who conquered this land and then were magnanimous enough to let us in after they kicked our ass from Burma to Iwo.
September 6, 2011 at 5:50 am
Realist
she just said out loud what a lot of people think inside their own head but keep to themselves. i think its clear she has a problem with mainly fob asians, but she cant tell the difference. most arent stupid enough to make a youtube video about it.
September 6, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Wang Nguyen
It’s irrelevant what segment of Asians she has a problem with; she has a right to her views AND a right to post them on Youtube. Get over it. I won’t deny her the same rights as I want to have. Deny Whites the very right they gave to us demonstrates the hypocracy of the liberal Left. We take advantage of them, why not the inventors of those rights? Do you honestly believe a Chinese at one of their institutions of higher learning would face this kind of unbelieveable persecution for observations of a White exchange student?
September 9, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Sidney
Apparently, the loser liberal, race-trading scum have no comment. Who’s surprised? Are you watching your TV everynight thinking some “Brilliant” minority gave it to you? WTF? Have you contributed something, you “so persecuted” pieces of shit? “Oh, an actually attractive human being punched me in my slope face, and now I’m pissed! ” How about who cares? Alexandra Wallace’s only sin was talking instead of shooting.
September 9, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Bonnie
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 9, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Bonnie
This is about Student Activism??? What ??? I’m sure u will delete this because that’s what Obama flunkie nigger worshippers’ do. NO THINKING ALLOWED!