NYT article on LCPS high school re: racism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The n word is not arbitrary

Black people can say it
White people cant
Because white people use it as a tool of dehumanization and there’s no other way white people can use it

That’s not complicated

So how do you explain white fans of rap music, singing/rapping along with the vile lyrics? Do you blame the fan... or, you know, the WRITER AND PERFORMER OF THE LYRICS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The n word is not arbitrary

Black people can say it
White people cant
Because white people use it as a tool of dehumanization and there’s no other way white people can use it

That’s not complicated

So how do you explain white fans of rap music, singing/rapping along with the vile lyrics? Do you blame the fan... or, you know, the WRITER AND PERFORMER OF THE LYRICS?

Look, I think this stupid girl should not have been forced to withdraw from college but you are such a racist dumba55. You blame the fan (and the fan’s stupid parents for not teaching her better.)

you just don’t necessarily have to kick her out of school 4 years later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This young man comes across as quite the narcissist. Check out this You Tube video where he first tells a white girl (not the one in the NYT story) that he doesn't like her, while recording on his phone, and then says "don't make me expose you to the entire community" to her when she calls him "dumb" a few minutes later (0:52). He sure doesn't seem to treat girls with much respect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkSAkJwjY80

The life of the white girl in the NYT article is going to turn out better than his, and it won't be because of white privilege. She will have learned a lesson and he'll always be a spoiled attention-seeker.

Oh, yuck. Thanks for sharing.

+1
Ugh. Can’t stand attention-seekers like this.

[Anonymous]

She was like 14 and on top of that sounds like she used it in the context that black students would have if referring to another black friend (so not as a hateful slur).

So kids can make no mistakes in growing up now is the lesson here. That guy that posted this mistake from a 14 year old to ruin her life should be ashamed of himself yet he thinks he did the right thing. Astounding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This young man comes across as quite the narcissist. Check out this You Tube video where he first tells a white girl (not the one in the NYT story) that he doesn't like her, while recording on his phone, and then says "don't make me expose you to the entire community" to her when she calls him "dumb" a few minutes later (0:52). He sure doesn't seem to treat girls with much respect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkSAkJwjY80

The life of the white girl in the NYT article is going to turn out better than his, and it won't be because of white privilege. She will have learned a lesson and he'll always be a spoiled attention-seeker.

As pp stated above, don't engage aggrieved POC especially when they are recording.

It's kind of chilling to see him practicing with other white kids when exactly he'd pull the trigger and play a race card like that.

Was this filmed after he had publicly outed his classmate? If so, I would be very, very wary of letting him record me in any way. You can even hear the slight panic in the girl’s voice when he threatens to expose her.

People like this are dangerous. They say all kinds of nasty things but are so ready to pounce if they hear anyone else say something nasty. Avoid at all costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let’s all come back to this in 10 years and see how their lives are going. Guarantee this hurts him more than her.

I mean...if he’s looking to enter white-man-dominated corporate America, sure maybe. But there are plenty of opportunities out there for what many will call “bleeding heart liberal” jobs. If this kid is smart, he’ll find his people and fit right in. He certainly knows how to strategize and play the long-game. He’ll be fine.

Stop starting all your posts with “I mean...” Are you 12?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are gonna sit here in damn near 2021 and blame your stupid white kids being racist on rap. JUST TEACH THEM NOT TO SAY THE N WORD IT ISNT HARD

You’re right, it is almost 2021. When are you going to start calling out rappers? Ever? Or do they get a pass for some reason?

[Anonymous]

Is it bad that a white teacher in LCPS listens to 2pac, Notorious BIG, Ice Cube, Bone Thugz, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Tom MacDonald, Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Mac Miller?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The n word is not arbitrary

Black people can say it
White people cant
Because white people use it as a tool of dehumanization and there’s no other way white people can use it

That’s not complicated

So how do you explain white fans of rap music, singing/rapping along with the vile lyrics? Do you blame the fan... or, you know, the WRITER AND PERFORMER OF THE LYRICS?

Look, I think this stupid girl should not have been forced to withdraw from college but you are such a racist dumba55. You blame the fan (and the fan’s stupid parents for not teaching her better.)

you just don’t necessarily have to kick her out of school 4 years later.

Nope. The “racist dumba55” is the moron (you) who can’t bring him or herself to call out rappers who use this vile language in the first place - in addition to explicit language meant to denigrate women and girls. Nothing you say will ever be taken seriously until you start publicly condemning the source of this garbage.

Hint: some clueless 15 yr. old white girl is merely the symptom. Stop being hypocrite and ignoring the root cause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are gonna sit here in damn near 2021 and blame your stupid white kids being racist on rap. JUST TEACH THEM NOT TO SAY THE N WORD IT ISNT HARD

You’re right, it is almost 2021. When are you going to start calling out rappers? Ever? Or do they get a pass for some reason?

So to be clear, it is rappers fault your child throws out the n word and every other vulgar word. Your child cannot help what comes out of their mouth. In that same manner, video games and tv are to blame for your child crashing cars, stealing, drinking, cheating and everything else they might do, correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The n word is not arbitrary

Black people can say it
White people cant
Because white people use it as a tool of dehumanization and there’s no other way white people can use it

That’s not complicated

So how do you explain white fans of rap music, singing/rapping along with the vile lyrics? Do you blame the fan... or, you know, the WRITER AND PERFORMER OF THE LYRICS?

Look, I think this stupid girl should not have been forced to withdraw from college but you are such a racist dumba55. You blame the fan (and the fan’s stupid parents for not teaching her better.)

you just don’t necessarily have to kick her out of school 4 years later.

Nope. The “racist dumba55” is the moron (you) who can’t bring him or herself to call out rappers who use this vile language in the first place - in addition to explicit language meant to denigrate women and girls. Nothing you say will ever be taken seriously until you start publicly condemning the source of this garbage.

Hint: some clueless 15 yr. old white girl is merely the symptom. Stop being hypocrite and ignoring the root cause.

Yeah that 15 year old is the victim. She can’t control what she says or does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it bad that a white teacher in LCPS listens to 2pac, Notorious BIG, Ice Cube, Bone Thugz, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Tom MacDonald, Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Mac Miller?

If you’re white you’re not allowed to listen to gangsta rap. It’s against the unwritten rules of cultural appropriation, homie.

[Anonymous]

From the NYT article. I think it’s important that to see that the exposer seems to be a remorseless, vindictive, psychopath:

One of Ms. Groves’s friends, who is Black, said Ms. Groves had personally apologized for the video long before it went viral. Once it did in June, the friend defended Ms. Groves online, prompting criticism from strangers and fellow students. “We’re supposed to educate people,” she wrote in a Snapchat post, “not ruin their lives all because you want to feel a sense of empowerment.”

For his role, Mr. Galligan said he had no regrets. “If I never posted that video, nothing would have ever happened,” he said. And because the internet never forgets, the clip will always be available to watch.

“I’m going to remind myself, you started something,” he said with satisfaction. “You taught someone a lesson.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The n word is not arbitrary

Black people can say it
White people cant
Because white people use it as a tool of dehumanization and there’s no other way white people can use it

That’s not complicated

So how do you explain white fans of rap music, singing/rapping along with the vile lyrics? Do you blame the fan... or, you know, the WRITER AND PERFORMER OF THE LYRICS?

Look, I think this stupid girl should not have been forced to withdraw from college but you are such a racist dumba55. You blame the fan (and the fan’s stupid parents for not teaching her better.)

you just don’t necessarily have to kick her out of school 4 years later.

Nope. The “racist dumba55” is the moron (you) who can’t bring him or herself to call out rappers who use this vile language in the first place - in addition to explicit language meant to denigrate women and girls. Nothing you say will ever be taken seriously until you start publicly condemning the source of this garbage.

Hint: some clueless 15 yr. old white girl is merely the symptom. Stop being hypocrite and ignoring the root cause.

Yeah that 15 year old is the victim. She can’t control what she says or does.

Never said she was a “victim,” but nice spin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y’all are gonna sit here in damn near 2021 and blame your stupid white kids being racist on rap. JUST TEACH THEM NOT TO SAY THE N WORD IT ISNT HARD

You’re right, it is almost 2021. When are you going to start calling out rappers? Ever? Or do they get a pass for some reason?

So to be clear, it is rappers fault your child throws out the n word and every other vulgar word. Your child cannot help what comes out of their mouth. In that same manner, video games and tv are to blame for your child crashing cars, stealing, drinking, cheating and everything else they might do, correct?

Sorry, what? That’s quite a leap, but not unexpected from someone who truly seems unhinged. My kids don’t do any of the above (do yours?). And if they did, of course it would be their fault. But it’s amusing that you so freely condemn some white kid for using the n-word but are perfectly fine with rappers using that and other vile words. No hypocrisy there at all.