Professor under fire after saying Black Lives Matter is as racist as the KKK

Douglas Muir, an adjunct professor, is in hot water after posting that the Black Lives Matter movement is the "biggest" racist organization since the KKK.

TheGrio Staff

Oct 11, 2016

Douglas Muir, an adjunct professor for the University of Virginia, is in hot water after posting on Facebook that the Black Lives Matter movement is the “biggest” racist organization since the KKK.

The comment was made in response to a post about a Black Lives Matter event in Charlottesville, and university officials have since denounced both Muir and his comments.

The post featured a picture of BLM co-founder Alicia Garza, who spoke at the event, and the real estate agent who most the post praised Garza as “working for dignity for everyone.”

Muir then wrote a comment saying, “Black lives matter is the biggest rasist (sic) organisation (sic) since the clan (sic). Are you kidding me. Disgusting!!!”

“The University of Virginia stands firmly against racism and social injustice of any kind,” Tom Katsouleas, University of Virginia’s executive vice president and provost, said on Friday in a statement responding to the Facebook post. “Statements such as Mr. Muir’s do not foster intellectual exploration, nor do they encourage the voices of others.”

“The notion that #BlackLivesMatter can be comparable to the Klu Klux Klan is not only incredibly misguided, but goes to show the lack of cultural awareness that still plagues many professors at our Universities across the country,” Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy wrote on his Instagram. Bellamy also called for people to boycott Muir’s restaurant business.

On another note…I will NEVER frequent @Bellasrestaurant again. I met Doug Muir for the first time a couple of weeks ago at the @tomtomfestival…and I didn’t expect this from him, but if this is how he feels, he doesn’t have anything else to say to me. I would encourage everyone in the city to boycott the restaurant. I would also implore the @theuniversityofvirginia and the Darden School of Business @dardenmba (One that’s celebrating Diversity Week) to address this issue immediately. The notion that #BlackLivesMatter can be comparable to the Klu Klux Klan is not only incredibly misguided, but goes to show the lack cultural awareness that still plagues many professors at our Universities across the country. An organization, a movement, a collective body that aims to empower Black People, and rally allies is not a terroristic organization, but one that aims to collective bring people together to address systemic oppression and racism, amongst other things, is here to stay. If #blacklivesmatter✊?✊?✊? offends you, makes you feel uncomfortable, or makes you believe that we are similar to the KKK…just understand this, times are changing, the movement is moving, and a people oppressed will no longer remain silent. We have support from the highest of the high to the lowest of the low, and WE are here to STAY and WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO CREATE CHANGE!!! #blacklivesmatter✊?✊?✊? #BoycottBellas You have my number Frank Muir, I’ll await your call so that you can get the cultural training that you need. We can make a day, a week, a month, or however much time of it to get you where you need to be!

A photo posted by Wes (@vicemayorwesb) on Oct 6, 2016 at 5:44pm PDT