Executive director of Washington State University's Office of Equity and Diversity responded to the posters by saying: 'In my mind, it's a nonthreatening statement', further stating: 'Sure, it's OK to be white.
We want to see them be safe for all of our children, so to see this kind of thing emerge is a worry.' Īfter the signs were found at Washington State University, Phil Weiler, Vice President of University Communications, said: 'one could reasonably believe the intention of the signs is to set a sense of fear and intimidation on campus'. University President Vianne Timmons said: 'Simply put, these signs have no place at our university.' Ī spokesman for a Waterloo Region District School Board commented: 'Our schools are safe spaces. The University of Regina declared the posters divisive.
Many of the flyers were torn down, and some accused the posters of being covertly racist and white nationalist, while others, like Jeff Guillory, executive director of Washington State University's Office of Equity and Diversity, argued that it was a nonthreatening statement. Discarded 'It's okay to be white' cards after a Patriot Prayer protest in Portland, Oregon
