Current Events > TX GOP Candidate: ''Chinese students should be BANNED from all TX Universities''

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Dallas salon owner Shelley Luthers recent tweet that Chinese students should be BANNED from attending all Texas universities is being met with criticism from a state representative who says the statements are hateful and could incite violence. No more communists, the tweet reads. Luther gained national attention in 2020 when she was arrested after refusing to close her salon in violation of Gov. Greg Abbotts COVID-19 orders designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Texas Taxpayers should not be subsidizing the next generation of CCP leaders, another tweet reads, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. Its common sense: CCP members should not have access to our schools, another says. Luther is running for House District 62, a Sherman-area seat, where shes challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Reggie Smith in the March primary. She previously ran for Texas Senate.

Houston Democrat Gene Wu said her statements are ignorant, hateful, and incite violence against not only Chinese Americans, but all Asian Americans. His office shared a screenshot of the tweet saying Chinese students should be BANNED from attending all Texas universities, which has since been deleted. Related tweets are still posted on Luthers account. Hate crimes against Asians increased by more than 70% in 2020, with the FBI reporting 279 hate crimes, according to NBC News. My parents came here as Chinese students, Wu said in a statement, released Friday. My wifes parents came here as Chinese students. Thousands upon thousands of proud Texans originally came here as Chinese students. Like my family, these Texans also chose to use their talents and acquired knowledge here instead of returning to their home countries. In my family alone, these former Chinese students have become nurses, doctors, lawyers, engineers, and physicists. Unquestionably, Chinese students have made Texas and this nation a better place through their hard work and perseverance. Wu added, To casually conflate all Chinese students in America with actual registered members of the ruling party in the Peoples Republic of China is not only ignorance of an extreme nature, it is also the type of rhetoric that drives anti-Asian hate crimes. Luthers racist statement not only paints a target on the backs of Chinese nationals studying in America, but it labels and targets anyone who looks or sounds vaguely Asian as a potential enemy.

When first reached for comment, Luther said she had not seen Wus statement. She said her tweet was clarified by her campaign to indicate that she was referring to people that live outside the United States getting scholarships to go to Texas schools when they live Communist China. Im saying people from China right now, communist China, should not be getting free scholarships and money to attend Texas schools. Absolutely, she said. But its obviously not Chinese Americans and not people that were born here. Asked why, Luther said, Because theyre communists.

Luther pushed back against the idea shes racist when read part of Wus statement. As far as anyone thinking that Im racist, Im a Spanish teacher of 13 years and in my salon when I opened it, I was the sole white person that worked in there out of 19, she said. So, me being called a racist is ridiculous. ... I do not agree with communist thinking, and I do not want our state to be run, or I do not want our state to be influenced by any communism.

"I'm not RACIST, I just think that ALL CHINESE PEOPLE are COMMUNIST"

Its like being willfully ignorant about what constitutes a racist. Just like they're willfully ignorant about what constitutes a Patriot and what constitutes a traitor.

Also remember that part where America is supposed to be a melting pot of cultures and ideas?

That's weapons-grade stupid.

Jesus

Conservatives being ignorant pieces of shit. What else is new?

What a fucking racist piece of garbage.

If it was about citizens of China, rather than people of Chinese descent (and I'd assume given the context she also can't differentiate between Chinese and other Asian ethnicities...), she might actually have a point.

Trumble posted...

If it was about citizens of China, rather than people of Chinese descent (and I'd assume given the context she also can't differentiate between Chinese and other Asian ethnicities...), she might actually have a point.

She doesnt though bc America doesnt work that way. Its set up so that anyone from anywhere can get a college education here. Some of the smartest people in the world travel from different countries to go to like MIT or whatever

MaxEffingBemis posted...

She doesnt though bc America doesnt work that way. Its set up so that anyone from anywhere can get a college education here. Some of the smartest people in the world travel from different countries to go to like MIT or whatever

*looks at price of education in America*

No it fucking isn't.

"Dallas salon owner"

Welp, she's already got higher qualifications for governance than a certain acting Congresswoman, smgdh.

I just can't figure out why people think the GOP are a bunch of fascists.

Can the GOP be banned from existing instead?

"China's education system is a hell of a lot better than ours."
~ Donald J Trump

I really wish these racists would go back into the woodworks.

I'm happy to say I had the privilege of voting against this loathsome harpy last year when she ran for the State Senate (she lost).

Her entire basis for running for office was having been jailed for contempt of court after violating state lockdown orders during the worst part of the pandemic. That, of course, made her a right-wing hero. Greg Abbott then proceeded, in a great public spectacle, to bail her out of jail for breaking the rules which he himself had implemented!

these people are a special kind of stupid...

A racist Republican? In Texas? Is such a thing possible?

I don't differentiate her from any other Trump voter.

Can we ban crazy republicans from our schools

Heartomaton posted...

That's weapons-grade stupid.

The republican party in a nutshell.

Remember when Steve King was forced out cuz he was too racist now that's fully accepted by the gqp

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Did we choose, or did they threaten and bully everyone else off and put themselves into power? Though technically since we did nothing to stop them, that technically is a choice we made.

It's really horrifying to see racist attach a taint to an entire people just because their government is shit

Trumble posted...

*looks at price of education in America*

No it fucking isn't.

anyone rich enough, obviously

Really feel like we need to require a political literacy test for candidates to run for office

We are literally hurdling and tumbling our way to fascism at an alarming rate and dems do nothing

Mearcstapa posted...

I'm happy to say I had the privilege of voting against this loathsome harpy last year when she ran for the State Senate (she lost).

Her entire basis for running for office was having been jailed for contempt of court after violating state lockdown orders during the worst part of the pandemic. That, of course, made her a right-wing hero. Greg Abbott then proceeded, in a great public spectacle, to bail her out of jail for breaking the rules which he himself had implemented!

This is that bitch? Of fucking course she's been trying to run for office. Just like the dumb drunk ass Mccloskey's.

"im not racist, i work with non white people"

lmfao this clown

Texas being a racist shithole? Must be a day that ends in "y."

The problem with our country is that this hasn't immediately displaced her from politics in the eyes of the public.

No offense, but I sincerely doubt the "next CCP leaders" are going to a Texas school.

I mean... it's dumb and I disagree. But closing your educational facilities from students of "enemy" nations (which China obviously is in her mind) isn't the most illogical thing I've ever heard.

This will probably secure a lot of votes for her here

DeadBankerDream posted...

I mean... it's dumb and I disagree. But closing your educational facilities from students of "enemy" nations (which China obviously is in her mind) isn't the most illogical thing I've ever heard.

You should want your nations schools to be open to your opponent so that you may sway their opinion to a softer opinion or even turn them to your side.

How can anyone be a Republican anymore? Literally the party of racists. Like, do you literally align more with these imbeciles than you do with moderate liberals? Cmon.

Sayoria posted...

How can anyone be a Republican anymore? Literally the party of racists. Like, do you literally align more with these imbeciles than you do with moderate liberals? Cmon.

The racism is a feature not a bug

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yeah also this. they're going to Cali or MA or NY