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On Wednesday the Brown University campus newspaper issued an apology after publishing what it says were two “deeply hurtful” and racist columns. The Brown Daily Herald’s editorial board published an editor’s note which expressed their regret among the hurt caused by the two opinion columns, both written by student M. Dzhali Maier.
One column which was published Monday titled “The white privilege of cows,” “invoked the notion of biological differences between races,” while the other column “Columbian Exchange Day,” published Tuesday, argued that Native Americans should be thankful for colonialism, according to the editor’s note.
According to an editor’s note later “The white privilege of cows” column remains on The Herald’s website “in an effort to be transparent.” However the “Columbian Exchange Day” column was removed and replaced by an editor’s note.
According to the note, that column was “unintentionally published due to an internal error.” It was online for about an hour before it was taken down.
The editor’s note said “We understand that these columns contained racist content that has no place in our paper or community. The note also said “Thewhite privilege of cows” column also did not meet the Herald’s standards for writing and clarity.
Maier wrote “Thus, whenever I see a white college student, reeking of privilege, I recall the coincidence (or causal relationship) between white physical features and animal agriculture. It is still a question whether or not evolution endowed Eurasians with skills utilized to capitalize on the good luck of livestock animals.”
The editor’s note also acknowledged that The Herald is part of the history of Brown, which was “founded on inequality.” The note also said “Brown itself is built on land that belonged to the Narragansett and Wampanoag nations, and yet the university has no formal relationships with them.”
Also according to the note over the next three weeks, the newspaper will review the editorial processes that “allowed these mistakes to happen.” The note claims this is not the first time The Herald has published racist material, however it did not elaborate.
The Herald was established in 1891and is a student-run, independent publication.
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