'Barely educated morons trying to manage snack orders for the obese': Yale dean apologizes for egregious Yelp reviews

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May 16, 2017 9:28 PM

Yale University students are upset after insensitive Yelp reviews from a college dean emerged.

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Yale University students are upset after insensitive Yelp reviews from a college dean emerged, mocking service people as "morons" and referring to restaurant patrons as "white trash," the Yale Daily News reported.

The reviews were discovered after Pierson College Dean June Chu sent a letter to students in the residential college announcing she had become "Yelp Elite," according to the YDN. Students then searched the review-sharing site and found messages Chu posted over the past few years.

Chu, who has been dean of Pierson since 2016, has since deleted her account, but the YDN took screenshots of some of the reviews. Some of the most egregious read:

"To put it quite simply, if you are white trash, this is the perfect night for you!" - Koto Japanese Restaurant review

"I guess if you were a white person who has no clue what mocha is, this would be fine for you." - The Mochi Store review

"I loved the small theater feel without sketch crowds (despite it being in new haven)." - Criterion Cinemas review

"The front desk person this am, Bethany, was the rudest person and just full of attitude - seriously I don’t care if you would 'lose your job' (I am sure McDonalds would hire you)." - Retro Fitness review

"So what they have is barely educated morons trying to manage snack orders for the obese." - Entertainment Cinemas review

Yale University administrators have previously been at the center of tension over insensitive comments. In 2015, Silliman head of college Erika Christakis

She questioned if students should be able to dress in any costumes they liked, offensive or not. "Is there no room anymore for a child or young person to be a little bit obnoxious ... a little bit inappropriate or provocative or, yes, offensive?" she wrote.

Christakis faced months of backlash including an open letter criticizing her email, signed by hundreds of members of the Yale community.

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