slur during last nights FCPS Board mtg

[Anonymous]

Two truths:

1. FCPS does not care about children with disabilities.

2. KKG will not resign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love Michelle Reid. Girlfriend does not play. Her latest email tonight where she summarizes what she did this past week included a very nice letter from a parent of a student with an intellectual disability. The parent was grateful for how well she’s been treated by her teachers in FCPS and how she’s part of a team.
KKG opposed her in the vote to become superintendent because she was too busy pandering to a small group. Reid’s email makes her look like a bigger jacka$$.

Good catch! I was just reading that too but didn’t make the connection.

[Anonymous]

Can anyone point me to the email from Michelle Reid on the matter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone point me to the email from Michelle Reid on the matter?

It’s her weekly emails to staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a child of the 80s and even though I understand why the word is problematic I still catch myself using it on occasion out of old habit. It just wasn't broadly considered offensive in the same way back then, and I never realized it was based on a reference to a specific group of people until ~10 years ago. I've since tried to remove it from my vocabulary, but occasionally it still slips out before I can consciously catch it.

So you’re in your late 40s and struggle to regulate yourself from using a word that is a put-down because you’ve used it so much. That’s beyond sad.

No, it's just a normal human subconscious process. Not all thought/speech is done with intention, especially emotional/reactive thought and speech, and patterns from our youth are often particularly ingrained in our subconscious.

NO

[Anonymous]

I'm not that different in age than KKG and I heard the r-word all the time growing up, sometimes as a slur and sometimes as merely descriptive. For some time, it's been clear that people now view the word as a slur, and I don't use it, whether I'm angry or exasperated or not. It's not that hard, and for KKG's defenders to suggest it's beyond her ability to control her mouth says more about KKG and her own sense of entitlement than anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not that different in age than KKG and I heard the r-word all the time growing up, sometimes as a slur and sometimes as merely descriptive. For some time, it's been clear that people now view the word as a slur, and I don't use it, whether I'm angry or exasperated or not. It's not that hard, and for KKG's defenders to suggest it's beyond her ability to control her mouth says more about KKG and her own sense of entitlement than anything else.

+1

This is not a word that accidentally slips out unless you view slurring the disabled as no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not that different in age than KKG and I heard the r-word all the time growing up, sometimes as a slur and sometimes as merely descriptive. For some time, it's been clear that people now view the word as a slur, and I don't use it, whether I'm angry or exasperated or not. It's not that hard, and for KKG's defenders to suggest it's beyond her ability to control her mouth says more about KKG and her own sense of entitlement than anything else.

+1

This is not a word that accidentally slips out unless you view slurring the disabled as no big deal.

+2 Same age, same experience. She's using that word in private if it slips out in public.

[Anonymous]

It’s quite gross to see all these people who claim to want an environment that is welcoming to all stay quiet or accept KG’s apology so quickly. They make it clear that they don’t mean welcoming to all students, just some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a child of the 80s and even though I understand why the word is problematic I still catch myself using it on occasion out of old habit. It just wasn't broadly considered offensive in the same way back then, and I never realized it was based on a reference to a specific group of people until ~10 years ago. I've since tried to remove it from my vocabulary, but occasionally it still slips out before I can consciously catch it.

So you’re in your late 40s and struggle to regulate yourself from using a word that is a put-down because you’ve used it so much. That’s beyond sad.

No, it's just a normal human subconscious process. Not all thought/speech is done with intention, especially emotional/reactive thought and speech, and patterns from our youth are often particularly ingrained in our subconscious.

NO

Yes. And your emotional/reactive response in part proves the PP's point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not that different in age than KKG and I heard the r-word all the time growing up, sometimes as a slur and sometimes as merely descriptive. For some time, it's been clear that people now view the word as a slur, and I don't use it, whether I'm angry or exasperated or not. It's not that hard, and for KKG's defenders to suggest it's beyond her ability to control her mouth says more about KKG and her own sense of entitlement than anything else.

+1

This is not a word that accidentally slips out unless you view slurring the disabled as no big deal.

So, you've never said anything impulsively that you came to regret later because it didn't align with your intent or core values?

[Anonymous]

Three times?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not that different in age than KKG and I heard the r-word all the time growing up, sometimes as a slur and sometimes as merely descriptive. For some time, it's been clear that people now view the word as a slur, and I don't use it, whether I'm angry or exasperated or not. It's not that hard, and for KKG's defenders to suggest it's beyond her ability to control her mouth says more about KKG and her own sense of entitlement than anything else.

+1

This is not a word that accidentally slips out unless you view slurring the disabled as no big deal.

So, you've never said anything impulsively that you came to regret later because it didn't align with your intent or core values?

A slur? No, I can confidently say that I have never accidentally used a slur. And I grew up when the r-word was in common use. I never impulsively talk about being “gy***” for being ripped off either and that was common when I was a kid (and I didn’t even know that referred to a group of people when I was a kid). But the answer is no, I have never accidentally used a slur like what’s been done here.

Words like that don’t “slip out.” They are used because she uses the slur regularly. If it “slips out” it is because the speaker views the slur as acceptable. The entire point is that her casual comfort with the slur shows that it in fact does align with her core values, demonstrating how she views disabled students in particular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not that different in age than KKG and I heard the r-word all the time growing up, sometimes as a slur and sometimes as merely descriptive. For some time, it's been clear that people now view the word as a slur, and I don't use it, whether I'm angry or exasperated or not. It's not that hard, and for KKG's defenders to suggest it's beyond her ability to control her mouth says more about KKG and her own sense of entitlement than anything else.

+1

This is not a word that accidentally slips out unless you view slurring the disabled as no big deal.

So, you've never said anything impulsively that you came to regret later because it didn't align with your intent or core values?

A slur? No, I can confidently say that I have never accidentally used a slur. And I grew up when the r-word was in common use. I never impulsively talk about being “gy***” for being ripped off either and that was common when I was a kid (and I didn’t even know that referred to a group of people when I was a kid). But the answer is no, I have never accidentally used a slur like what’s been done here.

Words like that don’t “slip out.” They are used because she uses the slur regularly. If it “slips out” it is because the speaker views the slur as acceptable. The entire point is that her casual comfort with the slur shows that it in fact does align with her core values, demonstrating how she views disabled students in particular.

Thank you. I would like to see some real contrition from Keys Gamarra, which would include resigning her seat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not that different in age than KKG and I heard the r-word all the time growing up, sometimes as a slur and sometimes as merely descriptive. For some time, it's been clear that people now view the word as a slur, and I don't use it, whether I'm angry or exasperated or not. It's not that hard, and for KKG's defenders to suggest it's beyond her ability to control her mouth says more about KKG and her own sense of entitlement than anything else.

+1

This is not a word that accidentally slips out unless you view slurring the disabled as no big deal.

So, you've never said anything impulsively that you came to regret later because it didn't align with your intent or core values?

A slur? No, I can confidently say that I have never accidentally used a slur. And I grew up when the r-word was in common use. I never impulsively talk about being “gy***” for being ripped off either and that was common when I was a kid (and I didn’t even know that referred to a group of people when I was a kid). But the answer is no, I have never accidentally used a slur like what’s been done here.

Words like that don’t “slip out.” They are used because she uses the slur regularly. If it “slips out” it is because the speaker views the slur as acceptable. The entire point is that her casual comfort with the slur shows that it in fact does align with her core values, demonstrating how she views disabled students in particular.

No. I asked if you have ever said anything impulsively that you later came to regret.