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15th September 2022
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Jeff Bezos had something to say about it (Image: Getty)[/caption]
But it clearly did the rounds before then, as it even caught the attention of Amazon giant Jeff Bezos, who wrote: “This is someone supposedly working to make the world better? I don’t think so. Wow.”
To which Prof Anya responded: “May everyone you and your merciless greed have harmed in this world remember you as fondly as I remember my colonisers.”
Her original Tweet was then deleted, but in a follow-up later the same day, Prof Anya wrote: “If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star.”
https://twitter.com/UjuAnya/status/1567933661114429441
The professor's Tweet sparked debate amongst the tens of thousands who rushed to comment in response. While over 100,000 people liked the Tweet, some deeming her a “hero”, others felt her comments were disrespectful and called for her to be fired.
Posting on Twitter on Tuesday, Prof Anya said that, while university leaders showed “very clearly” they did not approve of her speech, they continue to support her freedom of expression on social media.
She said from what she has been told, her job is not in jeopardy, and that she is not “in battle” with the university where she works, sharing how she had received letters of support from both students and staff.
“I am wanted and I belong here,” she added.
https://twitter.com/UjuAnya/status/1569470743141826561
Posting on Twitter, a spokesperson for Carnegie Mellon University wrote: “We do not condone the offensive and objectionable messages posted by Uju Anya today on her personal social media account.
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