A 25-year-old Stanford graduate who attended the prestigious DC school Sidwell Friends and is the son of a top commercial lawyer has enraged British politicians and sparked a free speech row in the UK by removing a portrait of the Queen from the students' room at the Oxford college where he is now getting his PhD.
Matthew Katzman grew up in privilege in Bethesda, Maryland, a rich suburb of DC where he attended Sidwell Friends, a $48,000-a-year school where the Obama daughters, the Biden grandchildren and countless other politicians' kids have studied. After graduating from Sidwell in 2014, he studied math and theoretical computer science at Stanford, where a four-year undergraduate degree costs $295,000. He graduated in 2018.
Now, he is getting a PhD in computer science at Oxford, the historic university attended by British Prime Ministers. The four-year DPhil course he is enrolled in is $38,800-a-year. In total, his education costs $640,000.
This week, he sparked fury by removing a portrait of the Queen from the common room at Magdalen College, in his role as president of Magdalen's Middle Common Room, an organization of around 200 graduate students.
They decided between them that the portrait was 'unwelcoming' and represents 'recent colonial history'. They're going to replace it with 'art by or of other influential and inspirational people'.
The decision has been blasted as 'absurd' by British politicians who say the young students ought to 'show some respect' for the 95-year-old Monarch.
British Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tweeted: 'Oxford University students removing a picture of the Queen is simply absurd. She is the Head of State and a symbol of what is best about the UK. During her long reign she has worked tirelessly to promote British values of tolerance, inclusivity & respect around the world.'
Katzman is the son of Scott and Sandy Katzman, both 65. His father is a partner at the commercial law firm Steptoe & Johnson. The family lives in a sprawling, $4million home in Bethesda. They have not yet commented on the row their son has unapologetically caused.
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Post time 12-6-2021 08:10 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
annehuda replied at 12-6-2021 06:36 PM
Die bukan org Britain, tp rakyat USA. Tu kt perenggan pertama tu membesar di Marland, Washington.
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Walaupun iols tak fancy tengok potret agong/pm kat pejabat kerajaan but kalau pendatang asing remove gambar tu dikira kojaq sangattt bangsa american woke
Post time 12-6-2021 08:17 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Ni white male privilege namanya..bangsa Yang datang belah Asia ni Akan sesuka hati tengking orang2 Yang tak pandai cakap omputih. Elok berambus masuk uni kat amarika Tu ha..kurang ajar gila..students bekas jajahan Britain pun takde Yang nak buat perangai Gini
Post time 12-6-2021 08:29 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
pxlbb replied at 12-6-2021 08:10 PM
Walaupun iols tak fancy tengok potret agong/pm kat pejabat kerajaan but kalau pendatang asing remo ...
Bangsa woke american ni pun masa kecoh psl cadangan nk lantik Queen utk rakyat Jepun sbb keluarga diraja jepun takde waris lelaki pun dok bising suruh demolish je takhta raja Jepun tu. Eh lantak diorg la rakyat Jepun pun tak kisah ni geng2 woke ni pulak lebih kuah dr sudu. Terserlah gene colonizer diorg nk dictate sistem pemerintahan negara org lain
Post time 12-6-2021 08:35 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
annehuda replied at 12-6-2021 08:29 PM
Bangsa woke american ni pun masa kecoh psl cadangan nk lantik Queen utk rakyat Jepun sbb keluarga ...
Omg. Teruknyaa..lebih2 Dari mak cik bawang
sibuk nak jadikan negara org republik ke apa Tu.
Tpi iol ada dengar2..Ada org tak suka negara beraja ni sebab kalau raja tu Islam..maka islamlah rakyatnya..makna kata rakyat ikut raja. Tpi entahlah Ada kaitan ke tak. Dorang nak hapuskan institusi raja kekdahnya.