Showing black face, racist?

Smootchy · June 2014

https://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/06/01/michigan-teacher-suspended-after-showing-students-blackface-video-during/

I hope the link works but lately my computer won't let me link. Also sorry it's "fox news" but it was in all our local papers, just happened fox was first in my google.

The teacher was suspended a few weeks before retirement for showing a video during a history lesson that showed black face during the 1800s. The parents side with the teacher, history is history. The school thinks it's racist to show. Where does parenting stand?

RondackHiker · June 2014

If it really went down like that, that he showed the video to show an example of racism and explaining the history of racism, then I don't see what the issue is and I think the administrator is wrong.

Helenahhandbasket · June 2014

I mean-- did the teacher preface the video by saying he thought blackface is/was hilarious and a great idea? I am guessing no.

I side with the parents on this.

pepperedmoth · June 2014

The link worked for me. :-)

Black face is racist. Showing a video that discusses/depicts blackface in the context of its racist history is appropriately educating our children on the often uncomfortable and racist history of our nation.

Kind of like how the N word is racist, but teaching Huck Finn is valuable.

Actually, you know what else I think is racist? Whitewashing history to make white people more comfortable.

That's where I stand, at least!

Mei&Mei · June 2014

Um, what?

This sort of thinking is how classic literature ends up being censored and banned. Let's embrace our history and learn from it, not pretend it never happened.

Smootchy · June 2014

He was like 3 weeks away from retirement. I'm wondering if this was a new lesson plan? Don't teachers generally have the same plan years on end?

angelashly · June 2014

I didn't read this article, but they talked about it on,our news last night and I agree with the parents.

allrightmeow · June 2014

Wow they overreacted

LTMama · June 2014

Team parents. Our kids need to be educated about our history, the bad and the good. I'm tired of hearing about people minimizing or ignoring the kind of blatant racism that was so widespread here such a short time ago (replaced by slightly more subtle forms...). And kids definitely need to learn the history of blackface, because without it they won't understand how deeply offensive it is.

NotSharknado · June 2014

Dude, your siggy is freaking me out @RondackHiker‌

jesuisfatiguee · June 2014

NotSharknado said:

Dude, your siggy is freaking me out @RondackHiker‌

IKR?????

pepperedmoth · June 2014

NotSharknado said:

Dude, your siggy is freaking me out @RondackHiker‌

I think this is a pot, kettle, black situation here @notsharknado . . .

Smootchy · June 2014

pepperedmoth said:

NotSharknado said:

Dude, your siggy is freaking me out @RondackHiker‌

I think this is a pot, kettle, black situation here @notsharknado . . .

no way are those two siggy comparable in freakishness.

jesuisfatiguee · June 2014

Dick flop >>>>>> creepy naked unicorn guy

NotSharknado · June 2014

My siggy is freaky in a good way. Like get your freak on. I'm legit scared of that siggy.

RondackHiker · June 2014

NotSharknado said:
My siggy is freaky in a good way. Like get your freak on. I'm legit scared of that siggy.

@NotSharknado‌
My BMB is doing a "bizarre gif" siggy challenge.

Mine is far from the worst siggy.

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