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To say or not to say: Learning to be social media sensitive

To say or not to say: Learning to be social media sensitive The Rashmi Samant episode focused on seemingly innocent social media posts proving to be ‘racist’ and ‘insensitive’. FPJ writer finds if Indians are prone to make such posts and change our mentality Digital strategist Jure Klepic stated – “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas; what happens on Twitter stay on Google forever!” And social media posts can raise its ugly head to bite you back. And Indians are realising this the hard way. Recently, Rashmi Samant got elected as the President of the Oxford University Student Union. But her social media posts and remarks that went viral were deemed ‘racists’ and ‘insensitive’. These included holocaust reference in a post while visiting the Berlin Holocaust Memorial, her Insta photo in Malaysia that had the caption ‘Ching Chang’ and criticism regarding her campaign post caption separating women and trans women follow

India says female president of Oxford students union was the VICTIM of racism

Rashmi Samant resigns as Oxford Student Union President-elect after racism controversy

Rashmi Samant resigns as Oxford Student Union President-elect after racism controversy In her apology that was published in ‘The Oxford Student’, Rashmi said that she acknowledged her shortcomings over the years. I am willing to learn and apologize, she stated. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service UDUPI: Rashmi Samant, an alumna of Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, who created history by winning the prestigious Oxford Student Union Presidency on February 11, has quit the post after she was embroiled in a controversy over her alleged insensitive comments on social media that some termed ‘racist’. Though Rashmi reportedly posted those comments a long time back, pressure was mounted on her to apologize and quit from the post. The first ever Indian woman to occupy the post resigned on Tuesday.

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