APS black student singled out to play cotton picking game

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Anonymous wrote:Should I switch to the synthetic version and use “fiberfill” for our scout crafts now? Half serious, half sarcasm.

No just go make a mayonnaise sandwich.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually know where the teacher is from? What is her ethnic background? Seems like everyone here is speculating.

I have subbed there and I am 90% sure she is northern African/Arab. She is not Black. Or White.

Someone on here said she was Haitian? Both Northern Africa and Haiti have a lot of French Speakers. Either way she was incredulous at being accused of racism, and I think that’s an understandable reaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Person who said cotton balls should never be used in schools (use chalk for your snowmen!!) is now asking AEM if anyone’s interested in teaching French next year. Her kid’s at Gunston. Can’t make this stuff up.

Who would sign up for that job (or any job at Gunston) now?!

Had to go read it for myself. Unreal.

Please, I dare someone to make a snarky remark about cotton balls being used for classroom crafts/activities and ask if she thinks it’s permissible.

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Anonymous wrote:I litwerally can't wait until she get hosed for residency fraud.

Don't hold your breath.
My money is on it not happening.

They can't stonewall the question. All Fraud needs to be investigated. She lives in Maryland. Her car is registered in MD, her voter registration is in MD.

She's gonna get it. A handful of us on our bock wrote Miyares. Lets see what that does. He's not going to take a hit for this clown.

How do you know she lives in MD, car registered there and voter registration there?

and even if she does maybe the father is an Arlington resident?

JFC. Read the thread moron.

I did thanks and I didn't see any actual proof or actual knowledge. So my question stands.

You’re really not that bright then. Sorry you’re beyond help.

Anyone with common sense can see that you are reaching and trying to deflect to defend the white supremacist act that was perpetuated against this Black child.

DP. You cannot possibly believe yourself. You cannot possibly believe that, in a school where the entire leadership is black, and the teacher was a POC and foreigner, these educators are white supremacists! Do you understand how utterly ridiculous and preposterous your statement is?

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Anonymous wrote: Believe it or not, there was an incident in our school where the art teacher was accused of racism for doing a project with cotton balls. So I actually would say at this point that nobody should use cotton at school. It’s crazy.

That is just flat out ridiculous. Are we not wearing cotton fabric anymore either? No more q-tips? There are real problems with racism in this world but that doesn't make cotton balls racist.

This makes no sense. Why is cotton more problematic than any other crop grown by enslaved people? The cotton didn’t enslave them, people did. And it’s not even the crop that enslaved people in VA would’ve been forced to grown and tend. We have actually problems, and this just is NOT one, but it’s a convenient excuse to try to shake down our school system. For that reason alone it will likely be banned.

Well, in fairness, nobody uses “sugar cane harvester” as a racist slur. To my knowledge.

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Anonymous wrote:I litwerally can't wait until she get hosed for residency fraud.

Don't hold your breath.
My money is on it not happening.

They can't stonewall the question. All Fraud needs to be investigated. She lives in Maryland. Her car is registered in MD, her voter registration is in MD.

She's gonna get it. A handful of us on our bock wrote Miyares. Lets see what that does. He's not going to take a hit for this clown.

How do you know she lives in MD, car registered there and voter registration there?

and even if she does maybe the father is an Arlington resident?

JFC. Read the thread moron.

I did thanks and I didn't see any actual proof or actual knowledge. So my question stands.

You’re really not that bright then. Sorry you’re beyond help.

Anyone with common sense can see that you are reaching and trying to deflect to defend the white supremacist act that was perpetuated against this Black child.

DP. You cannot possibly believe yourself. You cannot possibly believe that, in a school where the entire leadership is black, and the teacher was a POC and foreigner, these educators are white supremacists! Do you understand how utterly ridiculous and preposterous your statement is?

So because you put a Black face on white supremacy, we shouldn’t believe it’s white supremacy?

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Anonymous wrote:I litwerally can't wait until she get hosed for residency fraud.

Don't hold your breath.
My money is on it not happening.

They can't stonewall the question. All Fraud needs to be investigated. She lives in Maryland. Her car is registered in MD, her voter registration is in MD.

She's gonna get it. A handful of us on our bock wrote Miyares. Lets see what that does. He's not going to take a hit for this clown.

How do you know she lives in MD, car registered there and voter registration there?

and even if she does maybe the father is an Arlington resident?

JFC. Read the thread moron.

I did thanks and I didn't see any actual proof or actual knowledge. So my question stands.

You’re really not that bright then. Sorry you’re beyond help.

Anyone with common sense can see that you are reaching and trying to deflect to defend the white supremacist act that was perpetuated against this Black child.

DP. You cannot possibly believe yourself. You cannot possibly believe that, in a school where the entire leadership is black, and the teacher was a POC and foreigner, these educators are white supremacists! Do you understand how utterly ridiculous and preposterous your statement is?

So because you put a Black face on white supremacy, we shouldn’t believe it’s white supremacy?

Second PP, you've lost the plot.

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Anonymous wrote:I litwerally can't wait until she get hosed for residency fraud.

Don't hold your breath.
My money is on it not happening.

They can't stonewall the question. All Fraud needs to be investigated. She lives in Maryland. Her car is registered in MD, her voter registration is in MD.

She's gonna get it. A handful of us on our bock wrote Miyares. Lets see what that does. He's not going to take a hit for this clown.

How do you know she lives in MD, car registered there and voter registration there?

and even if she does maybe the father is an Arlington resident?

JFC. Read the thread moron.

I did thanks and I didn't see any actual proof or actual knowledge. So my question stands.

You’re really not that bright then. Sorry you’re beyond help.

Anyone with common sense can see that you are reaching and trying to deflect to defend the white supremacist act that was perpetuated against this Black child.

DP. You cannot possibly believe yourself. You cannot possibly believe that, in a school where the entire leadership is black, and the teacher was a POC and foreigner, these educators are white supremacists! Do you understand how utterly ridiculous and preposterous your statement is?

So because you put a Black face on white supremacy, we shouldn’t believe it’s white supremacy?

Is it racist for a person of color to use the N word? Is it racist for a person of color to use cotton as a school supply?

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Anonymous wrote:I litwerally can't wait until she get hosed for residency fraud.

Don't hold your breath.
My money is on it not happening.

They can't stonewall the question. All Fraud needs to be investigated. She lives in Maryland. Her car is registered in MD, her voter registration is in MD.

She's gonna get it. A handful of us on our bock wrote Miyares. Lets see what that does. He's not going to take a hit for this clown.

How do you know she lives in MD, car registered there and voter registration there?

and even if she does maybe the father is an Arlington resident?

JFC. Read the thread moron.

I did thanks and I didn't see any actual proof or actual knowledge. So my question stands.

You’re really not that bright then. Sorry you’re beyond help.

Anyone with common sense can see that you are reaching and trying to deflect to defend the white supremacist act that was perpetuated against this Black child.

DP. You cannot possibly believe yourself. You cannot possibly believe that, in a school where the entire leadership is black, and the teacher was a POC and foreigner, these educators are white supremacists! Do you understand how utterly ridiculous and preposterous your statement is?

So because you put a Black face on white supremacy, we shouldn’t believe it’s white supremacy?

Is it racist for a person of color to use the N word? Is it racist for a person of color to use cotton as a school supply?

Do you think you should be able to call Black people the n word whenever you feel like it?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I litwerally can't wait until she get hosed for residency fraud.

Don't hold your breath.
My money is on it not happening.

They can't stonewall the question. All Fraud needs to be investigated. She lives in Maryland. Her car is registered in MD, her voter registration is in MD.

She's gonna get it. A handful of us on our bock wrote Miyares. Lets see what that does. He's not going to take a hit for this clown.

How do you know she lives in MD, car registered there and voter registration there?

and even if she does maybe the father is an Arlington resident?

JFC. Read the thread moron.

I did thanks and I didn't see any actual proof or actual knowledge. So my question stands.

You’re really not that bright then. Sorry you’re beyond help.

Anyone with common sense can see that you are reaching and trying to deflect to defend the white supremacist act that was perpetuated against this Black child.

DP. You cannot possibly believe yourself. You cannot possibly believe that, in a school where the entire leadership is black, and the teacher was a POC and foreigner, these educators are white supremacists! Do you understand how utterly ridiculous and preposterous your statement is?

So because you put a Black face on white supremacy, we shouldn’t believe it’s white supremacy?

Is it racist for a person of color to use the N word? Is it racist for a person of color to use cotton as a school supply?

Yes and yes.

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Anonymous wrote:I litwerally can't wait until she get hosed for residency fraud.

Don't hold your breath.
My money is on it not happening.

They can't stonewall the question. All Fraud needs to be investigated. She lives in Maryland. Her car is registered in MD, her voter registration is in MD.

She's gonna get it. A handful of us on our bock wrote Miyares. Lets see what that does. He's not going to take a hit for this clown.

How do you know she lives in MD, car registered there and voter registration there?

and even if she does maybe the father is an Arlington resident?

JFC. Read the thread moron.

I did thanks and I didn't see any actual proof or actual knowledge. So my question stands.

You’re really not that bright then. Sorry you’re beyond help.

Anyone with common sense can see that you are reaching and trying to deflect to defend the white supremacist act that was perpetuated against this Black child.

DP. You cannot possibly believe yourself. You cannot possibly believe that, in a school where the entire leadership is black, and the teacher was a POC and foreigner, these educators are white supremacists! Do you understand how utterly ridiculous and preposterous your statement is?

So because you put a Black face on white supremacy, we shouldn’t believe it’s white supremacy?

Is it racist for a person of color to use the N word? Is it racist for a person of color to use cotton as a school supply?

Do you think you should be able to call Black people the n word whenever you feel like it?

I don’t. But I’m not a person of color.

[Anonymous]

Lots of deflecting going on. Maybe there was no malicious intent, but obviously the family is offended. I am not familiar with the game, but as a Black adult, I would want my kids lubing their face up and covering it with cotton. I think I’d be upset too.
Justin Fairfax was a pretty good draw for an attorney. I’m sure Arlington County is now taking this seriously and they should respect the culture of Blacks in the country who’s ancestors were enslaved and the post traumatic stress they may be experiencing.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of deflecting going on. Maybe there was no malicious intent, but obviously the family is offended. I am not familiar with the game, but as a Black adult, I would want my kids lubing their face up and covering it with cotton. I think I’d be upset too.
Justin Fairfax was a pretty good draw for an attorney. I’m sure Arlington County is now taking this seriously and they should respect the culture of Blacks in the country who’s ancestors were enslaved and the post traumatic stress they may be experiencing.

There is a huge difference between unintentionally offending someone with a culturally insensitive activity, and an actionable claim for racism to the tune of $10 million. It’s almost impossible to have a serious conversation about if/why the activity is ill-advised when the starting point we’re working from is the claim that it caused $10 million in damages. We can debate about whether all cotton balls should be banned or how to better structure activities to insure they’re racially and culturally sensitive, but if we can’t agree that what is alleged to have happened here does not meet the legal standard for racially motivated discrimination or institutional racism supporting a multi-million dollar claim for relief, I don’t think we can agree on anything. It’s a conversation stopper. Justin Fairfax may be a good attorney, but from what the public has seen so far, he doesn’t have a strong legal case.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of deflecting going on. Maybe there was no malicious intent, but obviously the family is offended. I am not familiar with the game, but as a Black adult, I would want my kids lubing their face up and covering it with cotton. I think I’d be upset too.
Justin Fairfax was a pretty good draw for an attorney. I’m sure Arlington County is now taking this seriously and they should respect the culture of Blacks in the country who’s ancestors were enslaved and the post traumatic stress they may be experiencing.

There is a huge difference between unintentionally offending someone with a culturally insensitive activity, and an actionable claim for racism to the tune of $10 million. It’s almost impossible to have a serious conversation about if/why the activity is ill-advised when the starting point we’re working from is the claim that it caused $10 million in damages. We can debate about whether all cotton balls should be banned or how to better structure activities to insure they’re racially and culturally sensitive, but if we can’t agree that what is alleged to have happened here does not meet the legal standard for racially motivated discrimination or institutional racism supporting a multi-million dollar claim for relief, I don’t think we can agree on anything. It’s a conversation stopper. Justin Fairfax may be a good attorney, but from what the public has seen so far, he doesn’t have a strong legal case.

A good attorney won’t expose his entire hand to the public before trial.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of deflecting going on. Maybe there was no malicious intent, but obviously the family is offended. I am not familiar with the game, but as a Black adult, I would want my kids lubing their face up and covering it with cotton. I think I’d be upset too.
Justin Fairfax was a pretty good draw for an attorney. I’m sure Arlington County is now taking this seriously and they should respect the culture of Blacks in the country who’s ancestors were enslaved and the post traumatic stress they may be experiencing.

There is a huge difference between unintentionally offending someone with a culturally insensitive activity, and an actionable claim for racism to the tune of $10 million. It’s almost impossible to have a serious conversation about if/why the activity is ill-advised when the starting point we’re working from is the claim that it caused $10 million in damages. We can debate about whether all cotton balls should be banned or how to better structure activities to insure they’re racially and culturally sensitive, but if we can’t agree that what is alleged to have happened here does not meet the legal standard for racially motivated discrimination or institutional racism supporting a multi-million dollar claim for relief, I don’t think we can agree on anything. It’s a conversation stopper. Justin Fairfax may be a good attorney, but from what the public has seen so far, he doesn’t have a strong legal case.

Yes, exactly.