Dems now targeting mcps school names

[Anonymous]

so glad we got the hell out

Yes, it's not just about the name change. It's about sports equipment and signs and uniforms and fun items like mugs and water bottles.

ridiculous waste of time and money

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good! About damn time!!

Right, because if we change those names, racism will no longer exist. Brilliant idea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so glad we got the hell out

Yes, it's not just about the name change. It's about sports equipment and signs and uniforms and fun items like mugs and water bottles.

ridiculous waste of time and money

By all means we should honor slaveholders if it spares us throwing out some stuff.

Thanks for proving once again that this society values money more than it does black people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so glad we got the hell out

Yes, it's not just about the name change. It's about sports equipment and signs and uniforms and fun items like mugs and water bottles.

ridiculous waste of time and money

I'm with you, Montgomery county is an embarrassment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good! About damn time!!

Right, because if we change those names, racism will no longer exist. Brilliant idea

Whereas your idea of honoring slave owners and pitching fits if someone suggests they not be honored, that's the real way to end racism. Good thinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:United State of America allowed owning Slaves. Why don't we change the names of this country?

Even better, why don't we break the country?

[Anonymous]

Good.

Might we be able to do something about schools with significant racism, too? Perhaps start with Damascus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so glad we got the hell out

Yes, it's not just about the name change. It's about sports equipment and signs and uniforms and fun items like mugs and water bottles.

ridiculous waste of time and money

By all means we should honor slaveholders if it spares us throwing out some stuff.

Thanks for proving once again that this society values money more than it does black people.

right

b/c wasting thousands of dollars on changing the name of people UNKNOWN to these kids is better than using it toward instruction . . .

I mean if the money is there, it can certainly be shifted toward more important measures, right?? Or is "image" more important?

Go into any school and ask these kids to discuss the figures for whom their schools were named. crickets

over the top stupid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not?

There are plenty of immigrants who aren't particularly attached to the old names. We are foreigners, and wouldn't want to insert ourselves in such decisions unless we have a green card or become American, but honestly... why not?

Because they are an important part of American history. If you want to be Americans, you should know that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I could care less either way.

On tomorrow, you should teach yourself to say “I couldn’t care less.”

[Anonymous]

We must preserve the legacies of slavery owners!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so glad we got the hell out

Yes, it's not just about the name change. It's about sports equipment and signs and uniforms and fun items like mugs and water bottles.

ridiculous waste of time and money

We are too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so glad we got the hell out

Yes, it's not just about the name change. It's about sports equipment and signs and uniforms and fun items like mugs and water bottles.

ridiculous waste of time and money

We are too.

You're glad you got out, we're glad you got out, win-win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was just a request for information about the status of school names. There's no specific plan to rename everything. Why is information bad?

Because spending money to write a report on who owned slaves is a massive, irresponsible waste in a district that doesn’t have enough money to educate kids.

And you know who else owned slaves—Washington, Jefferson, etc...are we renaming everything named after them?

Well, a sane person would willingly engage in a conversation about WHY the person is being honored and how we reckon with the full truth of their legacies.

But you do you, dad. I know you're not "a racist." People are just TAKING THINGS TOO FAR.

DP. But where does it end- as PP asks will we be renaming things with Washington and Jefferson too?

I also agree that with all the other issues MCPS has right now, this is a complete waste of time/resources.

“Where does it end?” is a fine question but only if you’re actually willing to engage with your community to answer it.

For example, imo, a 1900s statue of Lee should come down because it was put up as part of a violent, government supported terrorism campaign and existed to celebrate the ability of white southerners to deny equal status to black Southerners.

Jefferson, on the other hand, is mostly memorialized because of his articulation of American ideals which in practice were denied to black Americans among others but in substance remain our greatest hope for the future.

That said, I certainly respect the arguments of students etc who want to see a Jefferson statue contextualized differently or removed. I think we have to just have the conversations and find out “where does it end” together in good faith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I could care less either way.

On tomorrow, you should teach yourself to say “I couldn’t care less.”

What is “on tomorrow” , Mr.Pot?