A Bigoted Outburst Against Texas Sports Fans
Bo French’s xenophobia should force Republicans to confront the prejudice in their ranks.
TL;DR
- Republican nominee Bo French posted racist remarks on X about South Asian fans at a Texas Longhorns game.
- French falsely claimed these fans were 'foreigners' prioritizing over Texans for UT Austin admissions.
- Texas prioritizes Texas residents for UT Austin admissions, and foreign students pay higher tuition.
- Senator John Cornyn condemned French's remarks as intolerant and racist.
- Other Republicans defended French, criticizing Cornyn's stance as liberal moralizing.
- The incident highlights the prevalence of bigotry within the GOP coalition.
- The article suggests progressives made a mistake by raising the salience of race and ethnicity in politics.
- It also argues that embracing race in university admissions and perceived discrimination against white and Asian students stoked racial resentment.
- The author advocates for judging people by their character, not skin color, as a unifying principle.