An Australian professor has been suspended by The University of Sydney for sending racist emails. According to the BBC, Prof Barry Spurr referred to Aboriginal people as "human rubbish tips" and used racist terms to refer to Muslims and Asians in Australia.
The professor of poetry, however, maintains that the emails sent
were part of a "whimsical" game, but students are calling for
termination of his services. The emails procured by Australian
magazine New Matilda, were sent to a lot of people at the university,
including officials and academics, between September 2012 and late
2014. Prof Spurr, in his emails, referred to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott an "Abo-lover" - an offensive term for Aborigines - and to Nelson Mandela as a "darky", the report says.
The university said in a statement "racist, sexist or offensive language is not tolerated at the University of Sydney."
