An about-face by a Chicago professor after calling Israelis “pigs,” “savages,” and “irredeemable excrement” has left many questioning the sincerity of the mea culpa.
The self-proclaimed “radically optimistic transsexual climate scientist” with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago offered an abrupt turnaround with a statement that sought to walk back the previous day’s rant which closed in a wish for Israelis to “all rot in hell.”
The since-deleted Instagram story post from Mika Tosca on Tuesday hurled insults and declared, “After the past week, if your eyes aren’t open to the crimes against humanity that Israel is committing and has committed for decades and will continue to commit, then I suggest you open them.”
A screenshot of the alleged post along with a photo of Tosca was shared on social media by X account StopAntisemitism.
“Israelis are pigs. Savages. Very very bad people. Irredeemable excrement. May they rot in hell”. – Mika Tosca, associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago @saic_news your Israeli and Jewish students deserve better than being taught by this hate filled… pic.twitter.com/p1KF3FS3En
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) October 18, 2023
Others also posted to X about the professor:
Just your average, everyday, run of the mill, radicalized racist, Anti-Semitic, Anti-Israel, born-male transgender activist and associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Dr. Mika Tosca.
Mika Tosca just posted online: “Israelis are pigs. Savages. Very very… pic.twitter.com/MjNhKL15uQ
— Saint James Hartline (@JamesHartline) October 18, 2023
“Israelis are pigs. Savages. Very very bad people. Irredeemable excrement…May they rot in hell”.
Mika Tosca, a leftist trans activist and associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago @saic_news wrote a screed against Israelis, dehumanizing them as… pic.twitter.com/9vAYBduf9a
— Andy Ngô ️ (@MrAndyNgo) October 18, 2023
But in a whirlwind change of tune, the associate professor reportedly came back with an apology on Wednesday.
“Yesterday, I wrote some things on my Instagram story that I unequivocally reject and do not stand behind,” Tosca’s post began.
“I am deeply sorry for writing what I wrote, and for hurting many people with my words, and I am especially sorry to Israeli people that I broadly placed at fault for the war. You did not — and do not — deserve that, and I was wrong to post what I posted; I know that my words perpetuated harmful stereotypes.”
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Tosca added, “I am taking proactive steps to learn how I can do better and be better.”
“To the many Israeli and Jewish people who I hurt with my words: I am truly sorry. I own my mistake and promise to be better,” the professor concluded. “I hope you can forgive me.”
Meanwhile, the school said in a statement that it “repudiates” Tosca’s views, but did not address the professor by name.
“One member of our community expressed hateful views, which SAIC repudiates. Those views are not reflective of the school or the values we as a community share,” the School of the Art Institute of Chicago said in a statement to Blaze News regarding the post on X.
The professor’s quick apology did not seem to hit the target for many who questioned whether the regret was genuine while many called on the school to take action.
If you don’t stand behind it, why did you post it? You’re sorry you got caught, not that you did it.
— JimmyCrapCorn (@JasonHa11979214) October 18, 2023
nasty nazi
— reni (@_ren_zimmerman) October 18, 2023
Which is your true heart – today or yesterday? Im guessing yesterday and today you’re trying to clean up your disgusting mess.
— MobBarley420 (@MBarley420) October 18, 2023
If there are any Jewish foundations or Jewish donors to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, please STOP ALL DONATIONS. Mika Tosca, associate Professor at that institute wrote a Jew hating screed depicting Israelis as “excrement.” They do not want Jewish donations.
— TwittaChicca (@TwittaChicca) October 18, 2023
.@saic_news – Y haven’t U FIRED Mika Tosca 4 his anti-semitic rant on Instagram? His language is unacceptable and MUST not be tolerated. As 4 the apology he offered afterwards, if he didn’t mean it, Y did he say it?
He has GOT 2 go, to serve as an example to others!— James Johnson (@NCFIREJames) October 19, 2023
I’m sorry, is Mika Tosca fired yet?
Because it would be the right thing to do.— Michael Timoshin (@MichaelTimoshin) October 18, 2023
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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