tsar4 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Imagine your dad outing his racist ass in front of your classmates... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Shit sounded personal to me 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I'm going to play devil's advocate here and say might not be racist at all. At my high school, the first people to disappear if there was need for a meeting were the principal and the superintendent. Neither one of them wanted to deal with bullying or other abuses so if a meeting was scheduled to actually do something about the assholes running around, they'd suddenly be gone for the day things were scheduled. So since we are talking about a daughter, its possible she was dealing with shit and this Briggs person was supposed to do something but decided they didn't wanna. The last thing the dad wants is for the guy who failed his daughter to take any credit for her graduating. And yes, I could be wrong. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 @katt_goddess I’m gonna counter your apology here with this: This is the SAME school district that defended the infamous high school photo. I am pretty sure him charging ONLY that person says it all. Leader or not, the implication is clear. Especially given the history of this school district (that photo isn’t the ONLY time they’ve been in the news over issues like this). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 4 hours ago, lupin_bebop said: @katt_goddess I’m gonna counter your apology here with this: This is the SAME school district that defended the infamous high school photo. I am pretty sure him charging ONLY that person says it all. Leader or not, the implication is clear. Especially given the history of this school district (that photo isn’t the ONLY time they’ve been in the news over issues like this). Behold, a Drumpf rally. Like I said, I'm fine with being proven wrong. I'm not necessarily defending anyone until there's more to go with on this but did feel like pointing out the possibility of it being very personal and not race related. I also didn't watch that whole hour+ video attached to the article to see what the general make-up of the receiving line was. If it was an obvious mix of people, it was obviously personal. If that was the only black person in the line, less likely just personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 (edited) 17 hours ago, katt_goddess said: Behold, a Drumpf rally. Like I said, I'm fine with being proven wrong. I'm not necessarily defending anyone until there's more to go with on this but did feel like pointing out the possibility of it being very personal and not race related. I also didn't watch that whole hour+ video attached to the article to see what the general make-up of the receiving line was. If it was an obvious mix of people, it was obviously personal. If that was the only black person in the line, less likely just personal. The superintendent is the ONLY person of African, Black, or any other descent other than Caucasian and/or European (from what I’ve seen of the hour+ video, which is about 25+ minutes now). It probably was personal, as well, but, unfortunately, that is bookended by the history of this school district and misbehavior. Edited June 9 by lupin_bebop 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 2 minutes ago, lupin_bebop said: The superintendent is the ONLY person of African, Black, or any other descent other than Caucasian and/or European (from what I’ve seen of the hour+ video, which is about 25+ minutes now). It probably *was* personal, as well, but, unfortunately, that is overshadowed by the history of this school district and misbehavior. I'm just not interested in having these kneejerk reactions to shit that makes the "news" these days because it's all literally bait at this point. I'll trust you did the research and know more of what you're talking about about but there wasn't enough in that article alone for me to just blindly buy it. Since my friend that lives there posted about it and she says that area is racist AF, I'll lean more towards it might be a racial matter but I'm tired of seeing shit like mfers devaluing actual racist acts because they pissed someone off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 5 hours ago, André Toulon said: I'm just not interested in having these kneejerk reactions to shit that makes the "news" these days because it's all literally bait at this point. I'll trust you did the research and know more of what you're talking about about but there wasn't enough in that article alone for me to just blindly buy it. Since my friend that lives there posted about it and she says that area is racist AF, I'll lean more towards it might be a racial matter but I'm tired of seeing shit like mfers devaluing actual racist acts because they pissed someone off. That's why I can't just jump to racism either without more info. Every time someone screams racism for something that turns out isn't, I feel like some moron is going to use that instance to insist that nothing is ever racist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 (edited) On 6/9/2024 at 9:59 AM, André Toulon said: I'm just not interested in having these kneejerk reactions to shit that makes the "news" these days because it's all literally bait at this point. I'll trust you did the research and know more of what you're talking about about but there wasn't enough in that article alone for me to just blindly buy it. Since my friend that lives there posted about it and she says that area is racist AF, I'll lean more towards it might be a racial matter but I'm tired of seeing shit like mfers devaluing actual racist acts because they pissed someone off. I don’t do kneejerk reactions, normally. Especially when racism, discrimination, and other forms of civil rights suppression might be the topics. My reactions to things and situations like this are generally measured, grounded, and researched. The FIRST thing I did when I saw this was think “This school district name sounds familiar,” and start the search in my history where I remembered reading it. Then, the infamous saluting school photo came up, as did the rest of my original research about the area. The citizens in the area have a history of insensitive, disrespectful, and (borderline) overt racist behavior. Repeatedly misbehaving shows a pattern. Second, I looked at what the dad might’ve been upset about. His daughter was having bullying troubles, and the school did little about it. Typical BS there. Did they have a right to be upset? Sure. Stopping his daughter from shaking a person’s hand? Not the place for him to decide that, his daughter could’ve done it, herself. Him making an overt, physical altercation like that? Not a good look. Especially when she shook several other hands. All of those hands were administrators and staff for the school and district, as well. Third, I watched the video. Hence why I worded my response the way I did: On 6/9/2024 at 9:52 AM, lupin_bebop said: It probably was personal, as well, but, unfortunately, that is bookended by the history of this school district and misbehavior. Knowing that you have a connection with someone in that area (and having them confirm the bad behavior) leads me to believe a more racist bent to the actions. I don’t decry it automatically, but all the indication is that it is a pretty big factor here. Edited June 12 by lupin_bebop Extra thoughts on your last paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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