NYT article on LCPS high school re: racism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey white people

Right now as you read this thread

Go explicitly tell your kids that under no circumstances should they EVER denigrate human beings by using the N word

Tell them no matter what, it is racist

And if they are ignorant enough to ever post it publicly it will resurface one day and they will reap the consequences

It’s not that hard. But if you’ve never told them, here’s your reminder. Because this could easily be a LOT of white kids.

Yes to this. And while we are at it...

Hey ALL people. Go tell your teenagers that holding onto information for a year, until you can really damage someone’s life, is snake-like. And, if you’re going to choose this option, make sure to remain anonymous, because doing this publicly will cause more harm to YOU than the person you are trying to hurt.

Good luck, Jimmy. You’re going to need it.

That kid grew up in a whitewashed very white community and has a white dad dealing with his own internalized racism. Whether you agree with what he did or not, a) she DID post it publicly and b) he clearly has a lot of hurt he is working through himself.

His photo certainly seems smug, and he reports not feeling any regret about the way he handled things. He may not regret it now, but he will later. Just as Mimi’s video clip caused harm to her life when it resurfaced years later, this NYT article will harm Jimmy’s life when it inevitably resurfaces later - likely when he is trying to find a job.

I’m sure he’s not a bad person, but made a bad decision. Sadly, this is going to impact his life greater than hers.

[Anonymous]

So what are the consequences for black teenagers who regularly say demeaning things about white people? They only get punished when they physically attack other kids and even then they have a phalanx of civil rights groups rushing to their defense, like when the local NAACP tried to get an SRO in Herndon fired for telling a black mom about her kid being a bully.

[Anonymous]

When I was in high school a lot of people were complete assholes to me because I was gay. One “friend” outed me, others always used words like faggot and dyke. Some of them today post woke stuff all the time on social media.

I have evidence of some of these things in writing. But I’m not going to ruin their lives for it because I’m not an asshole, and they were kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey white people

Right now as you read this thread

Go explicitly tell your kids that under no circumstances should they EVER denigrate human beings by using the N word

Tell them no matter what, it is racist

And if they are ignorant enough to ever post it publicly it will resurface one day and they will reap the consequences

It’s not that hard. But if you’ve never told them, here’s your reminder. Because this could easily be a LOT of white kids.

Yes to this. And while we are at it...

Hey ALL people. Go tell your teenagers that holding onto information for a year, until you can really damage someone’s life, is snake-like. And, if you’re going to choose this option, make sure to remain anonymous, because doing this publicly will cause more harm to YOU than the person you are trying to hurt.

Good luck, Jimmy. You’re going to need it.

+1 We’ve already started talking to our 7 year old about social media. No she doesn’t have any accounts but school being virtual we figured we should start. We also talk about not holding grudges and letting something go. Just cause a kid was a jerk to you in kindergarten don’t hold on to that in 2nd grade. He just like you have changed a lot. We haven’t addressed racial slurs, but she has a vague idea of racism. Right now we’re just working on her not calling everyone who incurs her wrath an idiotic jerk. So apparently We’ve taught our 7 year old more than both sets of parents did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what are the consequences for black teenagers who regularly say demeaning things about white people? They only get punished when they physically attack other kids and even then they have a phalanx of civil rights groups rushing to their defense, like when the local NAACP tried to get an SRO in Herndon fired for telling a black mom about her kid being a bully.

whataboutism...

[Anonymous]

Both kids are going to have to change their names and jump through many hoops in the future if they want to get professional jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what are the consequences for black teenagers who regularly say demeaning things about white people? They only get punished when they physically attack other kids and even then they have a phalanx of civil rights groups rushing to their defense, like when the local NAACP tried to get an SRO in Herndon fired for telling a black mom about her kid being a bully.

whataboutism...

LOL, give whataboutism a break. That’s literally how the world works.

Like when judges look at precedent to look at a current case. LOL

[Anonymous]

People that say “whataboutism” are just mad when people point out the hypocrisy in their statements. It’s a quick word to use when you’re unable to defend your argument. Mental weakness.

[Anonymous]

Looks like Jimmy lives in a very nice house and has plenty of money for a phone and earrings. It may be quite a wake-up call for him when he finds out this NYT article has severely limited his future employment prospects. Oh well, guess it will send a message to the next kid who tries to ruin a classmate’s life by mining random social media posts for shame material. Maybe it was just bad parenting by the Galligans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what are the consequences for black teenagers who regularly say demeaning things about white people? They only get punished when they physically attack other kids and even then they have a phalanx of civil rights groups rushing to their defense, like when the local NAACP tried to get an SRO in Herndon fired for telling a black mom about her kid being a bully.

You can’t control what other people do. Teach your own kids not to be racist or say racist stuff and post it and this particular issue will never be their problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Jimmy lives in a very nice house and has plenty of money for a phone and earrings. It may be quite a wake-up call for him when he finds out this NYT article has severely limited his future employment prospects. Oh well, guess it will send a message to the next kid who tries to ruin a classmate’s life by mining random social media posts for shame material. Maybe it was just bad parenting by the Galligans.

You all seem really invested in this kid’s life being over because he exposed a classmate for being racist. It’s kinda weird you’re more bothered by him exposing her racism than her doing it in the first place

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Jimmy lives in a very nice house and has plenty of money for a phone and earrings. It may be quite a wake-up call for him when he finds out this NYT article has severely limited his future employment prospects. Oh well, guess it will send a message to the next kid who tries to ruin a classmate’s life by mining random social media posts for shame material. Maybe it was just bad parenting by the Galligans.

You all seem really invested in this kid’s life being over because he exposed a classmate for being racist. It’s kinda weird you’re more bothered by him exposing her racism than her doing it in the first place

Bothered by both, actually. Yet, there is a difference between a 15 yo that has since apologized and a smug 18 yo. Oh well. Not my kids. Not my problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Jimmy lives in a very nice house and has plenty of money for a phone and earrings. It may be quite a wake-up call for him when he finds out this NYT article has severely limited his future employment prospects. Oh well, guess it will send a message to the next kid who tries to ruin a classmate’s life by mining random social media posts for shame material. Maybe it was just bad parenting by the Galligans.

You all seem really invested in this kid’s life being over because he exposed a classmate for being racist. It’s kinda weird you’re more bothered by him exposing her racism than her doing it in the first place

Bothered by both, actually. Yet, there is a difference between a 15 yo that has since apologized and a smug 18 yo. Oh well. Not my kids. Not my problem.

She apologized BECAUSE he exposed her. She was never going to own up to that or reflect on the impact it had otherwise. She was pretending to be a BLM activist and he couldn’t stand the hypocrisy. Had he not reminded her of her own actions she never would have apologized. So, don’t give her too much praise.

[Anonymous]

I know people will say this is what about it (though I disagree because I’m not meaning to dismiss the severity of this girl’s casual racism) but I truly don’t o ow if we are prepared as a society to start holding people accountable for things they said once in ninth grade. I wonder if this boy has made misogynist jokes before? Some boys (black and white, obviously) do and go on and like racism it’s deplorable however kicking a kid out of college years later seems patently absurd! I don’t see how that’s different than what’s happened here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Jimmy lives in a very nice house and has plenty of money for a phone and earrings. It may be quite a wake-up call for him when he finds out this NYT article has severely limited his future employment prospects. Oh well, guess it will send a message to the next kid who tries to ruin a classmate’s life by mining random social media posts for shame material. Maybe it was just bad parenting by the Galligans.

You all seem really invested in this kid’s life being over because he exposed a classmate for being racist. It’s kinda weird you’re more bothered by him exposing her racism than her doing it in the first place

Agree. These posters are delusional to think he won’t get a job. If the delicate flower who spouts racist slurs can garner sympathy then so can he. They both will be fine.