HOS Dressed as Pharaoh for Super Hero Promo video during the month of Passover... wtf?!

[Anonymous]

Between this scandal, and FCPS announcing 5 days next year... I’m sure some heads will be rolling over there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a born and bred NY Jew and I don't find this vaguely offensive. There is no way this guy meant to be antisemitic.

You need to relax. There is real antisemitism going on in the world. This is not it.

+1

Totally agree. People are just using this to put a black guy in his place. So racist

[Anonymous]

“The son of an ancient Egyptian war god and a mortal woman, Rahsaan N'shanga embraces his part-time job as the super hero Menthu as much as he does his full-time job as a player on Los Angeles' professional football team, the Archangels.“

[Anonymous]

Totally agree. People are just using this to put a black guy in his place. So racist ''

And what about the antebellum dresses? Same thing?

[Anonymous]

If he was dressed as a generic Pharaoh with no reference to Jews, Passover etc, I would not have even made the connection (Jew here).

[Anonymous]

Another Congressional Family here: We are proud of our Head of School and he would never knowingly offend anyone. I am pretty sure I know who the original poster is and this person has an axe to grind against the school....we get it, you're angry. We'll all look forward to your next post.

[Anonymous]

So sick of these race boating posts feebilt trying to make an issue out of a non issue.

Get a real job.

[Anonymous]

Is this whole site just for bored, affluent mothers who have nothing better to do than feign outrage over schools they don’t even go to?
Seems to be the case.
No one is denying this was a poor choice, seemingly made out of ignorance. This ignorance doesn’t “excuse” it, but are we all to be beaten down to a pulp for every ignorant thing we have ever said or done? Does it equate to some of the most horrific things ever done in the name of racism and hate? I think not. With the recent events in Atlanta, it’s shameful to me that bored moms would seize an opportunity such as this and act like they are fighting the good fight by losing their minds over a promo video made in very poor taste, after 8 people were shot and killed. This video hardly shared the same sentiment as the hatred shown in our country over the last few months.
What’s the saying, “all Of history should be remembered, but not all parts of history should be celebrated.” This was a take on history that went seriously wrong, and had many more implications than initially realized. That’s clear. That’s also the end of story. Apology issued. Lesson learned, and hopefully what’s been learned will now be lived.
Let’s hope now that he knows better, he will do better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we get back to the civil war dresses? In Virginia?!?

Seriously, lets stop worrying about those pesky Jews and get back to racial insensitivities that people actually care about.

Those Jews should walk a mile in a black persons shoes before they complain about a superhero costume

Do you even understand history and what happens in this country to Jews? You are really racist to post this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another Congressional Family here: We are proud of our Head of School and he would never knowingly offend anyone. I am pretty sure I know who the original poster is and this person has an axe to grind against the school....we get it, you're angry. We'll all look forward to your next post.

This

[Anonymous]

Are pharaoh costumes offensive at other times? Legit question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another Congressional Family here: We are proud of our Head of School and he would never knowingly offend anyone. I am pretty sure I know who the original poster is and this person has an axe to grind against the school....we get it, you're angry. We'll all look forward to your next post.

I’m a prospective parent, not OP, no axe to grind and I’m appalled. (The civil war dress up is a much more egregious act IMO.)

For me, it’s the lack of public accountability. Is accountability for actions and taking responsibility for your own education not things the school teaches? Ignorance is never an excuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this whole site just for bored, affluent mothers who have nothing better to do than feign outrage over schools they don’t even go to?
Seems to be the case.
No one is denying this was a poor choice, seemingly made out of ignorance. This ignorance doesn’t “excuse” it, but are we all to be beaten down to a pulp for every ignorant thing we have ever said or done? Does it equate to some of the most horrific things ever done in the name of racism and hate? I think not. With the recent events in Atlanta, it’s shameful to me that bored moms would seize an opportunity such as this and act like they are fighting the good fight by losing their minds over a promo video made in very poor taste, after 8 people were shot and killed. This video hardly shared the same sentiment as the hatred shown in our country over the last few months.
What’s the saying, “all Of history should be remembered, but not all parts of history should be celebrated.” This was a take on history that went seriously wrong, and had many more implications than initially realized. That’s clear. That’s also the end of story. Apology issued. Lesson learned, and hopefully what’s been learned will now be lived.
Let’s hope now that he knows better, he will do better.

Bad look in this post. Ignorance is never an excuse, and indeed I think we have all been called upon even more so in the last year and perhaps now even more so with the events of this week to understand how our biases and our blind spots (including ignorance) may create or perpetuate cultures lacking diversity and inclusion.

If ignorance was the reason why picked an odd choice of a costume during Passover, he should explain what he’s doing to educate himself of Jewish history.

If ignorance was the reason a history teacher dressed up white girls in antebellum dresses for a “fun Civil War photo shoot”, the school should explain what steps it is teaching to educate its teachers. Yes history should be taught. But not all of it needs to be romanticized, celebrated or be positioned as “fun.”

In both instances, the school should be clear on how it is fostering a diverse and inclusive learning community. Both of those moments fell short, but especially so the moment with the teacher, which included kids directly in her lessons. Are they going back to tell the kids that how they were taught was not OK and it’s not fun to dress in antebellum dresses? How is the school helping the non-white kids in that class? I’m not sure it was “fun” for them and what room do they have to push back on that? It’s an unacceptable position for any child to be put in.

I’m not here for cancel culture, but accountability should be something the school should stand for.

[Anonymous]

Heck, even the Bachelor franchise was nearly taken out after an Antebellum photo of one of the participants surfaced from a few years ago. https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/977841254/the-bachelors-cluelessness-about-race-comes-to-a-head-in-season-finale

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of a superhero is a Pharaoh?
Sounds like he just wanted to get his money’s worth out of his last Halloween costume
Sounds more like ignorance than intentional, but I agree they need to address the issue and make a statement

I could be waayyyy off base here but African Americans often celebrate ancient Egyptian achievements as distinctly African, which is true.

Kind of ironic that some ignorant people seem to be making this all about them.

So are you claiming persecuting Jews is distinctly African? I’m confused.

Ok, let me try to help you.

Ancient Egypt accomplished many amazing things such as a writing system and the pyramids. The culture is fascinating and many people of African descent celebrate that.

Passover is barely a blip in the context of Egyptian history.

Nazi Germany lasted less than 10 years -- just a "blip" in the scheme of German/European/Western history?

Passover =/= Nazi Germany. What a way to forfeit whatever argument you are trying to make. I would wager that virtually no one automatically associates Egyptian imagery with Passover. Next you're going to tell me that the columns at the Cheesecake Factory are anti Semitic.

Also, Egypt’s history is thousands upon thousands of years. Passover is indeed a blip.