The New York Times: Black NoVa Girl Says White Private School Classmates Cut Her Dreadlocks

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Anonymous wrote:I believe her when she said they had stolen her lunch, and I can believe she had had issues with them in the past. Bullies can be hard to get away from in small schools. I have a daughter the same age and I sincerely doubt she understood the magnitude of the accusation. What 6th grader imagines that she'll be in the NYT for trying to get a few jerks at school in trouble and cover herself for a mistake.

Even when CNN video van came over to tape her dressed up aunt, grandmother, grandfather and her? Indeed, what are you thinking.?.

I'm thinking that she's a child and at that point was way over her head and completely caught up in what she started. Shame on her family for exploiting the situation that way and shame on CNN for putting a 12 year old on camera. I'm not saying what she did was right by any means, but she's also not a mature adult. She's just a kid.

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Anonymous wrote:One boy held her hands, one covered her mouth, one cut her locks, and they previously took lunch away from her? Called her hair nappy? How many white 12 year olds do you know who use the word nappy? I think this is the first time I am using it and I am 40. The family was really quick to alert the news. Sounds reminiscent to the N word incident on a school bus at Frost middle school 1-2 years ago.

I know, I’m so sorry to say that the first thing that occurred to me in reading about this was that white people don’t know and use the word “nappy.” I would think especially white teenage boys would have no idea what this means. It did make me fear that whatever happened was not exactly as the girl recounted.

Tell me more white person. Explain how this black girl made this up. Go on. Share your wisdom about these matters.

Hi there! “White person” here. Since you asked, I am including a link to the Washington Post, which explains that “this black girl made this up.” I hope you have the honesty to admit that the skeptics about this story have been entirely vindicated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/virginia-sixth-grader-now-says-she-falsely-accused-classmates-of-cutting-her-hair/2019/09/30/ad0cbd92-e390-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html#comments-wrapper

+1

It is sad but it is true that there's a clear pattern at work, fuelled by the media industrial complex fighting for views and readers.

Editorial standards have apparently gone out the window even at the Times.

Well, now that our POTUS lies 10x/day I don't see why we are holding kids up to higher standards. If it's OK for him, it's OK for this girl.

Look! More excuses for one’ own behavior already!

You are very happy to excuse lies from other people - why not this particular girl?

Np. I oppose lies from anyone. I also oppose excuses, deflections, and paltering from anyone. And my children know this.

You are excusing one persons possible lies due to some other unrelated persons possible lies! What a society.

Just trying to understand why PP is happy to excuse lies from some people but not others.

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Anonymous wrote:One boy held her hands, one covered her mouth, one cut her locks, and they previously took lunch away from her? Called her hair nappy? How many white 12 year olds do you know who use the word nappy? I think this is the first time I am using it and I am 40. The family was really quick to alert the news. Sounds reminiscent to the N word incident on a school bus at Frost middle school 1-2 years ago.

I know, I’m so sorry to say that the first thing that occurred to me in reading about this was that white people don’t know and use the word “nappy.” I would think especially white teenage boys would have no idea what this means. It did make me fear that whatever happened was not exactly as the girl recounted.

Tell me more white person. Explain how this black girl made this up. Go on. Share your wisdom about these matters.

Ask her yourself

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/virginia-girl-fake-story-about-cut-dreadlocks/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

[Anonymous]

Upon reflection, I believe Mikea Turner at the local CBS affiliate needs to resign over this. She is family friends with the gal and she scooped this now hoax story. Instead of displaying journalistic skepticism she got emotionally invested — admitting she “couldn’t sleep” after the family told her — and ran with this. Her station manager should at the very least suspend her without pay.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok nappy and attention-seeker were total giveaways. . The story sounded completely fabricated. So tired of these fake stories that detract from real instances of racism and discrimination. Hope they get some help for the girl

The allegation that boys said the word "nappy" was suspicious to me too. I don't think many boys today would even think of the word "nappy" -- that's like from the 1950's.

I'm black and 1st-gen, and actually heard it growing up enough to be familiar with the word, beginning in about 4th grade. I'm 40.

From white kids or from other black kids? I'm asking an honest question. I have a sixth grader and when this story broke I asked him and eight of his friends what nappy meant. Not one of them could tell me.

PP. I can't recall if I ever heard it from white kids, but I wouldn't be surprised if I did. White kids in Tidewater are ...pretty familiar with black culture, we'll put it that way. I never met preppy white kids until I left the area.

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Anonymous wrote:One boy held her hands, one covered her mouth, one cut her locks, and they previously took lunch away from her? Called her hair nappy? How many white 12 year olds do you know who use the word nappy? I think this is the first time I am using it and I am 40. The family was really quick to alert the news. Sounds reminiscent to the N word incident on a school bus at Frost middle school 1-2 years ago.

I know, I’m so sorry to say that the first thing that occurred to me in reading about this was that white people don’t know and use the word “nappy.” I would think especially white teenage boys would have no idea what this means. It did make me fear that whatever happened was not exactly as the girl recounted.

Tell me more white person. Explain how this black girl made this up. Go on. Share your wisdom about these matters.

Hi there! “White person” here. Since you asked, I am including a link to the Washington Post, which explains that “this black girl made this up.” I hope you have the honesty to admit that the skeptics about this story have been entirely vindicated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/virginia-sixth-grader-now-says-she-falsely-accused-classmates-of-cutting-her-hair/2019/09/30/ad0cbd92-e390-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html#comments-wrapper

+1

It is sad but it is true that there's a clear pattern at work, fuelled by the media industrial complex fighting for views and readers.

Editorial standards have apparently gone out the window even at the Times.

Well, now that our POTUS lies 10x/day I don't see why we are holding kids up to higher standards. If it's OK for him, it's OK for this girl.

Look! More excuses for one’ own behavior already!

You are very happy to excuse lies from other people - why not this particular girl?

Np. I oppose lies from anyone. I also oppose excuses, deflections, and paltering from anyone. And my children know this.

You are excusing one persons possible lies due to some other unrelated persons possible lies! What a society.

Just trying to understand why PP is happy to excuse lies from some people but not others.

Wow, ur really b@lls deep in ur own odd narrative and interpretations here.

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Anonymous wrote:One boy held her hands, one covered her mouth, one cut her locks, and they previously took lunch away from her? Called her hair nappy? How many white 12 year olds do you know who use the word nappy? I think this is the first time I am using it and I am 40. The family was really quick to alert the news. Sounds reminiscent to the N word incident on a school bus at Frost middle school 1-2 years ago.

I know, I’m so sorry to say that the first thing that occurred to me in reading about this was that white people don’t know and use the word “nappy.” I would think especially white teenage boys would have no idea what this means. It did make me fear that whatever happened was not exactly as the girl recounted.

Tell me more white person. Explain how this black girl made this up. Go on. Share your wisdom about these matters.

Hi there! “White person” here. Since you asked, I am including a link to the Washington Post, which explains that “this black girl made this up.” I hope you have the honesty to admit that the skeptics about this story have been entirely vindicated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/virginia-sixth-grader-now-says-she-falsely-accused-classmates-of-cutting-her-hair/2019/09/30/ad0cbd92-e390-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html#comments-wrapper

+1

It is sad but it is true that there's a clear pattern at work, fuelled by the media industrial complex fighting for views and readers.

Editorial standards have apparently gone out the window even at the Times.

Well, now that our POTUS lies 10x/day I don't see why we are holding kids up to higher standards. If it's OK for him, it's OK for this girl.

Look! More excuses for one’ own behavior already!

You are very happy to excuse lies from other people - why not this particular girl?

Np. I oppose lies from anyone. I also oppose excuses, deflections, and paltering from anyone. And my children know this.

You are excusing one persons possible lies due to some other unrelated persons possible lies! What a society.

Just trying to understand why PP is happy to excuse lies from some people but not others.

Wow, ur really b@lls deep in ur own odd narrative and interpretations here.

+1. Examples of these lies?

[Anonymous]

The New York Times has published a recanted article. Oddly, the title of the original story included the races of both children, yet the title of the new story, which will be printed tomorrow, has no “black girl” or white boys” in the title.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1178742580680548353

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The New York Times has published a recanted article. Oddly, the title of the original story included the races of both children, yet the title of the new story, which will be printed tomorrow, has no “black girl” or white boys” in the title.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1178742580680548353

Someone else pointed this out:

https://twitter.com/infolibnews/status/1178745149544902661/photo/1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The New York Times has published a recanted article. Oddly, the title of the original story included the races of both children, yet the title of the new story, which will be printed tomorrow, has no “black girl” or white boys” in the title.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1178742580680548353

Someone else pointed this out:

https://twitter.com/infolibnews/status/1178745149544902661/photo/1

How truly odd.

I guess what their Public Editor will say about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Upon reflection, I believe Mikea Turner at the local CBS affiliate needs to resign over this. She is family friends with the gal and she scooped this now hoax story. Instead of displaying journalistic skepticism she got emotionally invested — admitting she “couldn’t sleep” after the family told her — and ran with this. Her station manager should at the very least suspend her without pay.

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Upon reflection, I believe Mikea Turner at the local CBS affiliate needs to resign over this. She is family friends with the gal and she scooped this now hoax story. Instead of displaying journalistic skepticism she got emotionally invested — admitting she “couldn’t sleep” after the family told her — and ran with this. Her station manager should at the very least suspend her without pay.

Agreed.

Agree. Out of control

And we only have Netflix at home and she was still all over the place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Upon reflection, I believe Mikea Turner at the local CBS affiliate needs to resign over this. She is family friends with the gal and she scooped this now hoax story. Instead of displaying journalistic skepticism she got emotionally invested — admitting she “couldn’t sleep” after the family told her — and ran with this. Her station manager should at the very least suspend her without pay.

Agreed.

+1. This story smelled as off as the Smollett nonsense. People are so gullible when they want to believe a story to be true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Upon reflection, I believe Mikea Turner at the local CBS affiliate needs to resign over this. She is family friends with the gal and she scooped this now hoax story. Instead of displaying journalistic skepticism she got emotionally invested — admitting she “couldn’t sleep” after the family told her — and ran with this. Her station manager should at the very least suspend her without pay.

Agreed.

+1. This story smelled as off as the Smollett nonsense. People are so gullible when they want to believe a story to be true.

...because it supports their political biases and racial obsessions.

[Anonymous]

Just like the Rolling Stone article, this wasn’t credible from the start. Too violent of an Episode. Not credible they a group do boys would do this around each other. Bullying exists clearly but this was over the top. The reporter needs to be fired.