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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would say it highly depends on how it reflects on the institution. Twerking has nothing to do with any possible education she might have received. Saying that black people are unintelligent but good dancers shows the attempts to educate the student has failed them, which makes the school look bad if they get the scholarship.

Similarly, I'm fine with people who got fired for participating in January 6th. Any company that kept them on could face a major boycott and those people don't deserve their jobs because they're insurrectionists.

But this particular girl? Totally deserves the scholarship. Twerking is not a reflection of how she was educated.