Alleged university employee accosts white student for 'cultural appropriation'

A black woman, said to be an employee at San Francisco State University, has stirred reaction after someone on Monday posted a YouTube video of her accosting a white male student over his dreadlocks.

In the video, the young woman is seen asking another young man for some scissors. She then resumes arguing with the student, telling him he can't wear his hair in dreads because it's her culture.

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The woman did not realize she was being filmed until near the end of the video where she gets defensive about the student "putting [his] hands on [her]."

An Imgur user posted screen shots and captions of the video, where it soon generated lots of web traffic and drew comments:

"But see, that's the thing about culture, it's okay to share it." - Duros62

"Upvoting for awareness and hoping it goes viral so this racist girl gets on blast. Post this on instagram, twitter, reddit" - ImRandyButternubs



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"Playing the victim once the camera's start rolling seems like a great way to lose public support for your movement." - DongValhall

Update: Early Tuesday afternoon, the university released the following statement regarding the incident:

"We are aware of the video made of an incident which occurred on campus yesterday afternoon. University police were called to the scene of the incident when it occurred. The two individuals involved in the incident are not San Francisco State University employees. Further, no criminal charges have been pressed at this time to the University's knowledge.

"San Francisco State University promotes the rights of the campus community to engage in free speech, but does not condone behavior that impedes the safety or well-being of others. We are taking the matter seriously and will promptly and thoroughly investigate this incident through applicable University channels, including our campus student conduct procedures."

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