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[[Bahar Mustafa]] is a Londoner of Turkish Cypriot ancestry. |
[[Bahar Mustafa]] is a Londoner of Turkish Cypriot ancestry. She worked as the welfare and diversity officer of Goldsmiths Students' Union and identified as a feminist and anti-racist activist. In early 2015, Mustafa organised events at Goldsmiths, University of London, which included banning white students from attending one event and both white and male students from another. These actions drew national attention, with commentators criticising them as racial segregation and accusing Mustafa of racism and sexism, which she denied. Further controversy arose following allegations that she had posted the Twitter message "KillAllWhiteMen" and used the term "white trash" to describe a fellow student. A petition calling for her removal from her position was launched, though a vote of no confidence initiated by Goldsmiths students failed to secure enough support. The Metropolitan Police investigated her comments, initially charging her on two counts, but dropped the proceedings after concluding that a conviction was unlikely. This investigation attracted widespread media attention, with commentators across the political spectrum describing it as an affront to free speech. Amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of bullying, Mustafa resigned from her role at Goldsmiths in November 2015. |
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In response to accusations of racism and sexism, Mustafa stated: |
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| ⚫ | "There have been charges made against me that I am racist and sexist to white men. I want to explain why this is false. I, an ethnic minority woman, cannot be racist or sexist towards white men, because racism and sexism describes structures of privilege based on race and gender. And therefore women of colour and minority genders cannot be racist or sexist because we do not stand to benefit from such a system. In order for our actions to be deemed racist or sexist, the current system would have to be one that enables only people of colour and women to benefit economically and socially on such a large scale and to the systematic exclusion of white people and men, who for the past 400 years would have to have been subjected to block colonisation. We do not live in such a system, we do not know of such a history, reverse racism and reverse sexism are not real." |
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This statement was published in the [[Independent]] and archived at [[web.archive.org|web.archive.org]]. |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahar_Mustafa_race_row |
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- [[LinkedIn|https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahar-mustafa-039372242/]] |
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- [[Independent|https://web.archive.org/web/20151227235417/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/goldsmiths-students-union-diversity-officer-says-she-cannot-be-racist-or-sexist-to-white-men-because-10244520.html]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 11 October 2026
Bahar Mustafa is a Londoner of Turkish Cypriot ancestry. She worked as the welfare and diversity officer of Goldsmiths Students' Union and identified as a feminist and anti-racist activist. In early 2015, Mustafa organised events at Goldsmiths, University of London, which included banning white students from attending one event and both white and male students from another. These actions drew national attention, with commentators criticising them as racial segregation and accusing Mustafa of racism and sexism, which she denied. Further controversy arose following allegations that she had posted the Twitter message "KillAllWhiteMen" and used the term "white trash" to describe a fellow student. A petition calling for her removal from her position was launched, though a vote of no confidence initiated by Goldsmiths students failed to secure enough support. The Metropolitan Police investigated her comments, initially charging her on two counts, but dropped the proceedings after concluding that a conviction was unlikely. This investigation attracted widespread media attention, with commentators across the political spectrum describing it as an affront to free speech. Amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of bullying, Mustafa resigned from her role at Goldsmiths in November 2015.
Quotes
In response to accusations of racism and sexism, Mustafa stated:
"There have been charges made against me that I am racist and sexist to white men. I want to explain why this is false. I, an ethnic minority woman, cannot be racist or sexist towards white men, because racism and sexism describes structures of privilege based on race and gender. And therefore women of colour and minority genders cannot be racist or sexist because we do not stand to benefit from such a system. In order for our actions to be deemed racist or sexist, the current system would have to be one that enables only people of colour and women to benefit economically and socially on such a large scale and to the systematic exclusion of white people and men, who for the past 400 years would have to have been subjected to block colonisation. We do not live in such a system, we do not know of such a history, reverse racism and reverse sexism are not real."
This statement was published in the Independent and archived at web.archive.org.
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References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahar_Mustafa_race_row - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/03/bahar-mustafa-charges-dropped-killallwhitemen-row - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3054067/Pictured-Diversity-officer-banned-whites-anti-racism-event-British-university-wiping-away-fake-tear-no-white-men-sign.html - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bahar-mustafa-039372242/ - https://web.archive.org/web/20151227235417/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/goldsmiths-students-union-diversity-officer-says-she-cannot-be-racist-or-sexist-to-white-men-because-10244520.html
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