A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater instructor has been slammed for tweeting a ‘racist’ photo of himself as an Asian.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater instructor Matthew De Starkey has been slammed on Twitter after posting a photo of himself pretending to be Asian, according to Pro Asian.
In the photo, De Starkey is seen wearing bowl on his head as a conical hat whilst squinting his eyes and pressing his hands together.
His caption read, “When your crush says she only dates Asians.”
After receiving backlash from the Asian community, De Starkey responded with a picture of his middle finger with the caption “short ass finger”. The caption reportedly a reference to the stereotype of Asian men being less endowed.
De Starkey then changed his Twitter handle and removed the post, which was screenshotted by other users.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is reportedly looking into the incident.
July 15th sent a complaint to @UWWhitewater about a racist instructor named Matthew De Starkey and received a response on 16th July saying they will look into this. pic.twitter.com/Y57AxTyEE4
— Ren 仁 (@axegang_123) July 16, 2018
@IndivisibleNet @TeaPainUSA @MingGao26 There’s another racist begging for the spotlight. His name is Matthew De Starkey, an instructor at UW Whitewater. https://t.co/qcnFEAzRBV
— Lex (@leexavierrr) July 16, 2018
As a D&I advocate, you seem to be the right person to address this issue with @UWWhitewater instructor Matthew De Starkey.
— Preston Wong (@PrestonWong888) July 16, 2018
If so can you address this and make your instructor Matthew De Starkey accountable for his racism towards Asians…https://t.co/IllUZDmq3S
— Ren 仁 (@axegang_123) July 14, 2018
https://t.co/acZmBTqy3B Please address Matthew De Starkey, a supplemental instructor at your university who made publicly racist tweets towards Asians which he further doubled down on. Is this the quality of staff your school hires to mold our future leaders? You are accountable.
— ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ (@Pandacakeyumyum) July 14, 2018
@UWWhitewater one of your students Matthew De Starkey…
Is this kind of racist behaviour you condone at the University of Wisconsin?#Racist #AsianTwitter https://t.co/fCj3aYOoV6
— Ren 仁 (@axegang_123) July 9, 2018
They are also removing Facebook comments informing them of this behavior from one of their instructors. #asiantwitter pic.twitter.com/4bsbyOYLHg
— ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ (@Pandacakeyumyum) July 15, 2018
