racist remarks at Sherwood vs Einstein game

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stated in the other thread that if they really had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of thing, the coaches should've have stopped the game. Give a warning to the audience, and if it doesn't stop, then the game is forfeit by the offending side.

That's zero tolerance. What actually happened was high tolerance of racism against Asian American students by the adults there. If this happened to black players, I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger stink DURING the game.

Double standard.

As an Asian American I say people need to lighten up and not take this stuff so seriously! My friends and I have been called derogatory names so many times as kids...we either got in a fight over it or moved on. Success is the best revenge. No need to always play victim.

This must be a joke post.
This is a child we are talking about who was singled out not only because of her race at a soccer game in front of crowds but also because people were making assumptions about her sexuality. You really think people need to lighten up about this? This is not like someone squinting their eyes and telling you your eyes are too small or someone pushing you in PE and calling you a chink. This is so much worse on so many levels and my heart goes out to that student.

Children commit suicide over things like this. Hopefully this incident has empowered her to speak out to make a difference for others who are vulnerable.

[Anonymous]

My kids go to Sherwood and the student newspaper had a little more information than I saw in the regular press, including that there was video of the first incident during the girls' soccer game that was posted to Instagram...so I'm surprised that the offenders at that game have not been identified (although I did not see the video, so maybe it was not that detailed). And my kids tell me that they don't know which students said these things, but I agree with the PPs -- some students must know but nobody is talking:

Students Express Outrage on Social Media after Incident at Sherwood Game
by Tori Newby and Reade Fenner ’22

Updated Oct. 7

At the girls varsity soccer game played at home against Einstein on Thursday, September 30, students in the Sherwood section allegedly shouted racist and body-shaming comments at Einstein players during the game. An Einstein student recorded these comments and the videos surfaced later that night on Instagram. Following the incident, Einstein students responded to the events at the game via social media, tagging the Sherwood SGA and other Sherwood accounts.

Principal Tim Britton made an announcement to the student body during second period on Friday, October 1, expressing disappointment in the behavior of the Sherwood student section without directly referencing the events at the game the night before.

Later that day on Friday, Sherwood SGA posted on Instagram: “An unfortunate situation at a sporting event last night has recently come to our attention. Administration is working vigilantly to investigate and rectify the situation. Sherwood SGA has absolutely zero tolerance for obscenity at sporting events. This is not representative of Sherwood’s values. Sincerely, Sherwood SGA.”

Some Einstein fans who attended the game were dissatisfied that Sherwood staff did not stop the behavior of their students. Once the game finished, Einstein’s girls soccer coach informed the staff of the abusive comments the players heard during the game.

Athletic Director Jason Woodward met with the boys varsity soccer team at lunch Friday, as many of the players sat in the student section at the girls’ game the evening before. Friday evening, the boys’ varsity soccer played at Einstein, and no Sherwood students were permitted to attend the game.

Varsity football played at Northwood Friday night, and SGA changed the student section theme from “country” to pajamas out of concern that the original theme was culturally insensitive or tone-deaf.

Through social media, other Montgomery County students voiced what they said were their own bad experiences with the Sherwood student section. A member of the Northwood girls volleyball team shared via Instagram stories her experience with a Sherwood student shouting a racial slur and other students giving condescending looks at her and her teammates.

On Monday, October 4, Britton emailed the Sherwood staff, addressing the incident at the soccer game. “We are going to closely monitor our student section and if there is any display of inappropriate comments toward the other team or school; those students involved will be permanently removed from attending school-related activities and have other school-level consequences,” stated Britton.

Also on Monday, schoolwide SGA president Mackenzie Samartzis and vice president Ariana Welch made a comprehensive statement about the events of the previous week. “Racist, homophobic, and discriminatory speech is and has never been tolerated by the Sherwood SGA,” said Samartzis.

The evening of October 4, Sherwood students at the girls volleyball game against Einstein allegedly shouted abusive comments towards the other team.

https://thewarrioronline.com/2021/10/01/students-express-outrage-on-social-media-after-incident-at-sherwood-game/#comment-31832

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stated in the other thread that if they really had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of thing, the coaches should've have stopped the game. Give a warning to the audience, and if it doesn't stop, then the game is forfeit by the offending side.

That's zero tolerance. What actually happened was high tolerance of racism against Asian American students by the adults there. If this happened to black players, I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger stink DURING the game.

Double standard.

As an Asian American I say people need to lighten up and not take this stuff so seriously! My friends and I have been called derogatory names so many times as kids...we either got in a fight over it or moved on. Success is the best revenge. No need to always play victim.

This must be a joke post.
This is a child we are talking about who was singled out not only because of her race at a soccer game in front of crowds but also because people were making assumptions about her sexuality. You really think people need to lighten up about this? This is not like someone squinting their eyes and telling you your eyes are too small or someone pushing you in PE and calling you a chink. This is so much worse on so many levels and my heart goes out to that student.



Clearly most people on this blog are a bunch of liberal, politically correct snow flakes.

Children commit suicide over things like this. Hopefully this incident has empowered her to speak out to make a difference for others who are vulnerable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stated in the other thread that if they really had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of thing, the coaches should've have stopped the game. Give a warning to the audience, and if it doesn't stop, then the game is forfeit by the offending side.

That's zero tolerance. What actually happened was high tolerance of racism against Asian American students by the adults there. If this happened to black players, I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger stink DURING the game.

Double standard.

As an Asian American I say people need to lighten up and not take this stuff so seriously! My friends and I have been called derogatory names so many times as kids...we either got in a fight over it or moved on. Success is the best revenge. No need to always play victim.

This must be a joke post.
This is a child we are talking about who was singled out not only because of her race at a soccer game in front of crowds but also because people were making assumptions about her sexuality. You really think people need to lighten up about this? This is not like someone squinting their eyes and telling you your eyes are too small or someone pushing you in PE and calling you a chink. This is so much worse on so many levels and my heart goes out to that student.



Clearly most people on this blog are a bunch of liberal, politically correct snow flakes.

Children commit suicide over things like this. Hopefully this incident has empowered her to speak out to make a difference for others who are vulnerable.

And this is why racism continues to be tolerated.

-Asian American, former R -- not a liberal PC but very aware of racist slurs against Asian Americans

Trump is the most fragile snowflake of them all, btw.

[Anonymous]

To the PP who posted the SGA newsletter, thanks.

But, I'd like to see the coaches and other staff at Sherwood also disciplined for doing jacksh!t when this was happening. Tacit acceptance of racist slurs isn't acceptable, either. I bet they did nothing because winning was more important than a bunch of Asian American students being taunted with racist slurs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids go to Sherwood and the student newspaper had a little more information than I saw in the regular press, including that there was video of the first incident during the girls' soccer game that was posted to Instagram...so I'm surprised that the offenders at that game have not been identified (although I did not see the video, so maybe it was not that detailed). And my kids tell me that they don't know which students said these things, but I agree with the PPs -- some students must know but nobody is talking:

Students Express Outrage on Social Media after Incident at Sherwood Game
by Tori Newby and Reade Fenner ’22

Updated Oct. 7

At the girls varsity soccer game played at home against Einstein on Thursday, September 30, students in the Sherwood section allegedly shouted racist and body-shaming comments at Einstein players during the game. An Einstein student recorded these comments and the videos surfaced later that night on Instagram. Following the incident, Einstein students responded to the events at the game via social media, tagging the Sherwood SGA and other Sherwood accounts.

Principal Tim Britton made an announcement to the student body during second period on Friday, October 1, expressing disappointment in the behavior of the Sherwood student section without directly referencing the events at the game the night before.

Later that day on Friday, Sherwood SGA posted on Instagram: “An unfortunate situation at a sporting event last night has recently come to our attention. Administration is working vigilantly to investigate and rectify the situation. Sherwood SGA has absolutely zero tolerance for obscenity at sporting events. This is not representative of Sherwood’s values. Sincerely, Sherwood SGA.”

Some Einstein fans who attended the game were dissatisfied that Sherwood staff did not stop the behavior of their students. Once the game finished, Einstein’s girls soccer coach informed the staff of the abusive comments the players heard during the game.

Athletic Director Jason Woodward met with the boys varsity soccer team at lunch Friday, as many of the players sat in the student section at the girls’ game the evening before. Friday evening, the boys’ varsity soccer played at Einstein, and no Sherwood students were permitted to attend the game.

Varsity football played at Northwood Friday night, and SGA changed the student section theme from “country” to pajamas out of concern that the original theme was culturally insensitive or tone-deaf.

Through social media, other Montgomery County students voiced what they said were their own bad experiences with the Sherwood student section. A member of the Northwood girls volleyball team shared via Instagram stories her experience with a Sherwood student shouting a racial slur and other students giving condescending looks at her and her teammates.

On Monday, October 4, Britton emailed the Sherwood staff, addressing the incident at the soccer game. “We are going to closely monitor our student section and if there is any display of inappropriate comments toward the other team or school; those students involved will be permanently removed from attending school-related activities and have other school-level consequences,” stated Britton.

Also on Monday, schoolwide SGA president Mackenzie Samartzis and vice president Ariana Welch made a comprehensive statement about the events of the previous week. “Racist, homophobic, and discriminatory speech is and has never been tolerated by the Sherwood SGA,” said Samartzis.

The evening of October 4, Sherwood students at the girls volleyball game against Einstein allegedly shouted abusive comments towards the other team.

https://thewarrioronline.com/2021/10/01/students-express-outrage-on-social-media-after-incident-at-sherwood-game/#comment-31832

The principal's comment makes me sick. "An unfortunate situation"? That's what you say when a child's lunch drops on the floor and spills, not when your students are yelling racial slurs and singling out a girl on the opposing team. The school newspaper also does not make any mention that Asian Americans were targeted. It's horrible journalism that covers up the truth and whoever is advising that newspaper should have caught that.

[Anonymous]

The Sherwood SGA is using the same cowardly language as the principal referring to an "unfortunate situation." Great example the principal set. Don't forget to be mindful of "how our words affect others."

This is not elementary school, kids. This type of incident calls for a stronger condemnation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the PP who posted the SGA newsletter, thanks.

But, I'd like to see the coaches and other staff at Sherwood also disciplined for doing jacksh!t when this was happening. Tacit acceptance of racist slurs isn't acceptable, either. I bet they did nothing because winning was more important than a bunch of Asian American students being taunted with racist slurs.

Fwiw, I heard that the Sherwood coaches didn’t hear about it until well after the fact.

I heard the Einstein students raised it with their AD after the game and their Einstein AD said they couldn’t do anything after the fact. Then students/parents took to social media which prompted notice and action by both schools.

Assuming that’s what happened and Sherwood didn’t have notice at the game, there’s no reason to go after them for failing to act in real time. They took action once they had notice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To the PP who posted the SGA newsletter, thanks.

But, I'd like to see the coaches and other staff at Sherwood also disciplined for doing jacksh!t when this was happening. Tacit acceptance of racist slurs isn't acceptable, either. I bet they did nothing because winning was more important than a bunch of Asian American students being taunted with racist slurs.

Fwiw, I heard that the Sherwood coaches didn’t hear about it until well after the fact.

I heard the Einstein students raised it with their AD after the game and their Einstein AD said they couldn’t do anything after the fact. Then students/parents took to social media which prompted notice and action by both schools.

Assuming that’s what happened and Sherwood didn’t have notice at the game, there’s no reason to go after them for failing to act in real time. They took action once they had notice.

This doesn't excuse the lackluster response from the Sherwood principal. Unfortunate incident, my a$$. If a black student had been targeted publicly in the same way, you'd better believe there'd be some immediate action by students and faculty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stated in the other thread that if they really had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of thing, the coaches should've have stopped the game. Give a warning to the audience, and if it doesn't stop, then the game is forfeit by the offending side.

That's zero tolerance. What actually happened was high tolerance of racism against Asian American students by the adults there. If this happened to black players, I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger stink DURING the game.

Double standard.

As an Asian American I say people need to lighten up and not take this stuff so seriously! My friends and I have been called derogatory names so many times as kids...we either got in a fight over it or moved on. Success is the best revenge. No need to always play victim.

This must be a joke post.
This is a child we are talking about who was singled out not only because of her race at a soccer game in front of crowds but also because people were making assumptions about her sexuality. You really think people need to lighten up about this? This is not like someone squinting their eyes and telling you your eyes are too small or someone pushing you in PE and calling you a chink. This is so much worse on so many levels and my heart goes out to that student.



Clearly most people on this blog are a bunch of liberal, politically correct snow flakes.

Children commit suicide over things like this. Hopefully this incident has empowered her to speak out to make a difference for others who are vulnerable.

And this is why racism continues to be tolerated.

-Asian American, former R -- not a liberal PC but very aware of racist slurs against Asian Americans

Trump is the most fragile snowflake of them all, btw.

Person of color objects to racial slur - conservatives say you're being a politically correct snow flake. Toughen up!

White kid has to learn about racism in the United States - conservatives say their kids shouldn't be taught anything that might possibly make them feel sad or guilty.

Ok, then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stated in the other thread that if they really had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of thing, the coaches should've have stopped the game. Give a warning to the audience, and if it doesn't stop, then the game is forfeit by the offending side.

That's zero tolerance. What actually happened was high tolerance of racism against Asian American students by the adults there. If this happened to black players, I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger stink DURING the game.

Double standard.

As an Asian American I say people need to lighten up and not take this stuff so seriously! My friends and I have been called derogatory names so many times as kids...we either got in a fight over it or moved on. Success is the best revenge. No need to always play victim.

This must be a joke post.
This is a child we are talking about who was singled out not only because of her race at a soccer game in front of crowds but also because people were making assumptions about her sexuality. You really think people need to lighten up about this? This is not like someone squinting their eyes and telling you your eyes are too small or someone pushing you in PE and calling you a chink. This is so much worse on so many levels and my heart goes out to that student.

Children commit suicide over things like this. Hopefully this incident has empowered her to speak out to make a difference for others who are vulnerable.

I’m not Asian-American, but I was given that same uncaring attitude by an Asian parent when my AA/white biracial DD experienced racist and sexist comments in her robotics club. The fellow parent basically said don’t make a big deal, just laugh it off if you can’t ignore. He was really incredulous that we told the coaches. Maybe this is a common cultural attitude as a defense mechanism?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This doesn't excuse the lackluster response from the Sherwood principal. Unfortunate incident, my a$$. If a black student had been targeted publicly in the same way, you'd better believe there'd be some immediate action by students and faculty.

Hey, here's an idea. Let's talk about the incidents that actually happened, instead of hypothetical incidents made up by you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stated in the other thread that if they really had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of thing, the coaches should've have stopped the game. Give a warning to the audience, and if it doesn't stop, then the game is forfeit by the offending side.

That's zero tolerance. What actually happened was high tolerance of racism against Asian American students by the adults there. If this happened to black players, I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger stink DURING the game.

Double standard.

As an Asian American I say people need to lighten up and not take this stuff so seriously! My friends and I have been called derogatory names so many times as kids...we either got in a fight over it or moved on. Success is the best revenge. No need to always play victim.

This must be a joke post.
This is a child we are talking about who was singled out not only because of her race at a soccer game in front of crowds but also because people were making assumptions about her sexuality. You really think people need to lighten up about this? This is not like someone squinting their eyes and telling you your eyes are too small or someone pushing you in PE and calling you a chink. This is so much worse on so many levels and my heart goes out to that student.

Children commit suicide over things like this. Hopefully this incident has empowered her to speak out to make a difference for others who are vulnerable.

I’m not Asian-American, but I was given that same uncaring attitude by an Asian parent when my AA/white biracial DD experienced racist and sexist comments in her robotics club. The fellow parent basically said don’t make a big deal, just laugh it off if you can’t ignore. He was really incredulous that we told the coaches. Maybe this is a common cultural attitude as a defense mechanism?

Women have been told this for year.. don't make a stink, just laugh it off, it means he likes you

F that noise, don't tolerate abuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I stated in the other thread that if they really had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of thing, the coaches should've have stopped the game. Give a warning to the audience, and if it doesn't stop, then the game is forfeit by the offending side.

That's zero tolerance. What actually happened was high tolerance of racism against Asian American students by the adults there. If this happened to black players, I'm pretty sure there would've been a much bigger stink DURING the game.

Double standard.

As an Asian American I say people need to lighten up and not take this stuff so seriously! My friends and I have been called derogatory names so many times as kids...we either got in a fight over it or moved on. Success is the best revenge. No need to always play victim.

This must be a joke post.
This is a child we are talking about who was singled out not only because of her race at a soccer game in front of crowds but also because people were making assumptions about her sexuality. You really think people need to lighten up about this? This is not like someone squinting their eyes and telling you your eyes are too small or someone pushing you in PE and calling you a chink. This is so much worse on so many levels and my heart goes out to that student.

Children commit suicide over things like this. Hopefully this incident has empowered her to speak out to make a difference for others who are vulnerable.

I’m not Asian-American, but I was given that same uncaring attitude by an Asian parent when my AA/white biracial DD experienced racist and sexist comments in her robotics club. The fellow parent basically said don’t make a big deal, just laugh it off if you can’t ignore. He was really incredulous that we told the coaches. Maybe this is a common cultural attitude as a defense mechanism?

Women have been told this for year.. don't make a stink, just laugh it off, it means he likes you

F that noise, don't tolerate abuse.

+1 Asian American female here...

IMO, there are some Asian Americans who don't do anything about sh1t like this because we are the "model minority" - keep our heads down, don't make a stink and work hard.

F*ck that sh1t. Not doing that anymore after the Ch!na virus racism and white fragility. A PP had it right...

We are expected to just swallow racist taunts but some white people can't handle being taught about this country's racist past? I don't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This doesn't excuse the lackluster response from the Sherwood principal. Unfortunate incident, my a$$. If a black student had been targeted publicly in the same way, you'd better believe there'd be some immediate action by students and faculty.

Hey, here's an idea. Let's talk about the incidents that actually happened, instead of hypothetical incidents made up by you.

Ok lets talk about the incident as it happened. The WaPo article that quotes the Einstein coach said "though we complained to the Sherwood coaches and personnel during the game, we did not see an improvement." So why didn't the Sherwood coaches/AD do anything? Is the lackluster response still because they didn't know?