I haven't yet seen any diary on this incident. It's completely disgusting. Authorities are investigating.
UC Berkeley is my alma mater and I'm just sickened and angered over this display. (I'd like to write more now, but I'm currently recovering from surgery on my right hand.)
Mon Dec 15, 2014 at 9:56 AM PT: The Guardian UK just reported that on Sunday, a group of artists took responsibility for the effigies:
http://www.theguardian.com/...
From the article:
"In a statement posted to a campus bulletin board, the “collective of queer black and [people of color] artists” apologized “solely and profusely to black Americans who felt further attacked by this work”.
“We are sorry – your pain is ours, our families’, our history’s,” the group wrote. But they also refused to back down. “For those who think these images no longer relevant to the social framework in which black Americans exist everyday – we respectfully disagree.”"
Okay, I understand their point, but still they could have made it a better way.