A white male professor from the University of New Hampshire has been fired for allegedly posing as a "woman of color" and bullying staff members, BET reported on Wednesday (October 7).
Craig Chapman reportedly tweeted as The Science Femme and with the handle @piney_the to criticize various groups, including progressives, BIPOC and more. The account racked up 13,000 followers. Chapman bragged about "killing" his department's statement on social unrest in a June 30 tweet.
“I was successful in killing my dept’s woke statement on recent social unrest,” Chapman wrote under The Science Femme. He also called it “a toxic ideology that cannot be given an inch.” The professor also talked about “removing all woke terminology from the statement including anti-racism, white supremacy, white privilege, and claims of systemic racism.”
Chapman allegedly fought back against claims of racism and sexism under the account's name.
“You know I’m a woman of color, right? Racist,” The Science Femme replied. He also claimed to be “an immigrant woman of color who grew up in poverty, sleeping on a dirt floor" in other posts, The New Hampshire reported. Both Chapman’s personal and burner accounts have since been deleted.
This is part of a trend where white individuals pose as people of color for various reasons. A white professor from George State University admitted she faked her race for her entire career.