A law professor who was caught on tape pressuring a Native American student to apologize for 'trap house' party, pushed Yale to ho...
A law professor who was caught on tape pressuring a Native American student to apologize for 'trap house' party, pushed Yale to host a diversity trainer who reportedly told students anti-Semitism is a form of 'anti-blackness' and that the FBI artificially inflates hate crimes against Jews.
Yale’s director of diversity and inclusion Yaseen Eldik invited 'kinky' sex education and diversity trainer Ericka Hart to the university after the board 'publicly expressed' it would 'implement implicit bias and antiracism training.'
The Ivy League school had seen its fair share of racial controversies, including Eldik telling a Native American story to apologize for using the term 'trap house' the same day as Hart's presentation.
Hart's training was advertised as 'training which galvanizes audiences to explore their own biases, share in their experience of identity and offer actionable steps on how each individual can integrate a social and racial justice ethic in their own lives for a more equitable and just world.'
Attendants wrote in a review that Hart was asked to provide 'concrete ideas of next steps to promote antiracism and diversity.'
Hart's presentation allegedly dealt with 'pretty privilege' and 'fatphobia.'
When a Yale Law Review journal editor asked her why her presentation dealt with those types of topics instead of anti-Semitism, Hart allegedly replied that she did because she covered anti-blackness and there are some black Jews, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
'She basically said anti-Semitism is a subset of anti-blackness,' the unidentified editor told the Free Beacon said.
'She didn't recognize there could be anti-Semitism against white people.'
A review by journal editors and student attendants confirmed this statement. 
Students and editors were also asked to rate her presentation on a scale of one to 10. Hart was rated an average of a one. Only one out of 33 responses rated her a 10, according to the report
Hart's presentation was rated poorly, with 82 per cent of journal editors saying they would not hire her again, even if she changed her presentation to fit their suggestions.
Students and editors were also asked to rate her presentation on a scale of one to 10.
Hart was rated an average of a one. Only one out of 33 responses rated her a 10, according to the report.
Editors described her presentation as 'shocking,' 'upsetting,' and 'offensive,' according to the Washington Free Beacon.
One reviewer wrote: 'I urge you not to invite Ericka Hart again.'
Another wrote: 'I am appalled at her attempt to minimize anti-Semitism in response to one of the questions at the end (suggesting, among other things, that the FBI intentionally distorts statistics to exaggerate hate crimes against Jews.'
Hart's presentation allegedly included examples of 'perfectionism,' 'objectivity,' 'a sense of urgency,' and 'the written word' as examples of white supremacy, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
She allegedly said in order to dismantle white supremacy culture, society needed to abolish prisons, yet imprison former President Donald Trump, as well as opposing capitalism, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
She also reportedly listed things such as 'punctuality' to be a white trait.
One editor disagreed with Hart, writing in review: 'How is it not infantilizing for her to stand up there and say such traits are inherently white. This sort of neoracism is not something we should be promulgating at the journal.'
One reoccurring positive review regarding her presentation was the 'free GrubHub voucher.'
Several reviews from the Yale Law Journal called Hart's presentation 'shocking,' 'upsetting,' and 'offensive'
In the memo sent to all journal editors, the board of the law review said it 'condemns anti-Semitism and all forms of implicit and explicit prejudice,' according to the Washington Free Beacon.
Hart's training was adapted from her two-part webinar - which she hosts with her girlfriend Ebony Donnley - called Racial and Social Justice - which costs $72 per person - where she told attendees that anyone who disagrees with her was likely 'conditioned' to 'dismiss' black people, according to the Washington Free Beacon, which attended the event.
Hart said at her webinar that she benefits from 'pretty privilege' and 'cisgender passing' and 'small fat privilege/thicc,' among others.
Slides obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, showed that Hart said her family derived from the Transatlantic Slave Trade, was a nonbinary femme, kinky, white neighborhood survivor, as well as a breast cancer and sexual assault survivor.
She also claimed in his seminar that biology is a 'racist pseudoscience created by white people to further their dominance' and that 'race is a social construct as in there is no biological basis for it.'
The same day of the presentation, Eldik told a Native American to apologize for using anti-black language.
The invitation to the 'trap house' event was deemed ‘triggering’ by Eldik, who previously worked in the Obama administration's White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership.
Her presentation was based on a two-part webinar she and her girlfriend host. She allegedly told attendees that anyone who disagrees with her was likely 'conditioned' to 'dismiss' black people
The student who sent it has spoken to DailyMail.com on October 13 about his ordeal, but did not wish to be identified over fears for his future career prospects.
He was later identified as Trent Colbert.
His invitation to a September 18 party was sent to members of the elite school’s Native American Law Students Association (NALSA).
‘Sup NALSA,’ the note said. ‘Hope you’re feeling social! This Friday at 7:30, we’ll be christening our very own (soon to be) world-renowned NALSA Trap House by throwing a Constitution Day bash in collaboration with FedSoc.
‘Planned attractions include Popeye’s chicken, basic-b**ch-American-themed snacks (like apple pie), a cocktail station, assorted hard and soft beverages, and (most importantly) the opportunity to attend the NALSA Trap House’s inaugural mixer!’
A trap house is a term used to describe a place in a sketchy part of town where illegal drugs are sold.
The party host met on September 16 with Eldik, who pressured the student to apologize to facilitate ‘community healing’ over the invite after it triggered nine complaints in a matter of hours.
During the meeting, which the student recorded, Eldik said the latter phrase resulted in complaints from several students.
‘In one paradigm you would think about the word ‘trap’ through the lens of a crack den or crack house,’ Eldik said during the recorded meeting.
‘The racial association with that connotation would be bound up in some of the drug use that has been historically associated with poor black communities in this country.’
Eldik added that the offer to serve fried chicken was used ‘to undermine arguments that structural or systemic racism have contributed to health disparities in the US.’
But the student who sent the invite insisted he had no such intentions, and merely wanted to highlight one of his favorite snacks, which he planned on serving.
There have been ‘offhanded comments about why black communities tend to be overweight,’ Eldik said. ‘There’s a lot of racism tied into the using the words “fried chicken” with “trap.”’
Eldik encouraged the student to apologize for his use of language - and even offered to help draft a letter - but the student was reluctant to do so, saying he'd rather have face-to-face conversations.
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