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Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw is a Republican U.S. representative from Texas.

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Case

Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

Bo French used an image of apparent South Asian UT fans to argue that foreigners were displacing Americans. Critics called the posts racist or xenophobic; French and supporters said they raised a legitimate immigration and admissions dispute.

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Statements by Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Role at the time: U.S. representative from Texas posting on X.

Condemned

Responding to

French’s posts demeaned the pictured people because of their race or ethnicity.

“Aren’t you the guy who used Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s death to make yourself a bunch of money? … Or was that a bunch of foreigners from UT who screwed over the widow of American Sniper?”
Why we used this label

Crenshaw directly criticizes French’s framing of the image and rejects its characterization of the people shown as foreigners.

Dan Crenshaw criticizes Bo French’s UT fan post (opens in a new tab)X post 2099252009366847920; quote-post of Bo French’s UT fan image post.
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