Ashley Carter wins!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey, what up dcumers, so can anyone succinctly explain what Ashley might accomplish during her tenure or which part of the population will benefit most (ie. rich or poor)? I know nothing about her policies, just kind of curious for a quick run down. Is DC state board of ed a position that allows for drastic changes to be implemented on how are city's children are educated? No joke. I really have no idea. Thanks.

SBOE has very little power. She might try and change the health curriculum (more abstinence, less LGBT issues) and will probably be very pro-charter. I would think the losers would be the teachers' union (though there's not much SBOE does with that) and DCPS in general.

Both of these would be positives, IMHO, especially putting the incompetent WTU in its place.

[Anonymous]

I think Ashley needs to answer to the family of the child whose image she used without permission. That's exploitative, and if she considers herself to be an advocate for children, she needs to be accountable and apologize publicly.

[Anonymous]

I didn't vote for her. I might have after the DCUM post (I felt sorry for her and really want a pro charter candidate on the board). But the use of my friends' kids images was too much. Perhaps had they been non-minority kids, I would have said it was an honest mistake, but to use minority children in that way is too calculating and shitty. Is our school doing anything about this?

[Anonymous]

Is the family taking her to court? I sure hope so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey, what up dcumers, so can anyone succinctly explain what Ashley might accomplish during her tenure or which part of the population will benefit most (ie. rich or poor)? I know nothing about her policies, just kind of curious for a quick run down. Is DC state board of ed a position that allows for drastic changes to be implemented on how are city's children are educated? No joke. I really have no idea. Thanks.

SBOE has very little power. She might try and change the health curriculum (more abstinence, less LGBT issues) and will probably be very pro-charter. I would think the losers would be the teachers' union (though there's not much SBOE does with that) and DCPS in general.

Both of these would be positives, IMHO, especially putting the incompetent WTU in its place.

Why would teaching a curriculum that's been shown to increase teen pregnancy and STDs be a positive for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley needs to answer to the family of the child whose image she used without permission. That's exploitative, and if she considers herself to be an advocate for children, she needs to be accountable and apologize publicly.

Agree, but it was children, not child. Two young black girls and misleading pictures distributed in print ads and mailers and on the home page of her website. They were a centerpiece of her campaign and served to mislead the public and broaden her appeal as a white woman. It's offensive and racist, yet she thinks so little of those little girls that she doesn't even have the decency to respond to their familes and apologize.

I hope the board of election throws her to the curb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley needs to answer to the family of the child whose image she used without permission. That's exploitative, and if she considers herself to be an advocate for children, she needs to be accountable and apologize publicly.

Agree, but it was children, not child. Two young black girls and misleading pictures distributed in print ads and mailers and on the home page of her website. They were a centerpiece of her campaign and served to mislead the public and broaden her appeal as a white woman. It's offensive and racist, yet she thinks so little of those little girls that she doesn't even have the decency to respond to their familes and apologize.

I hope the board of election throws her to the curb.

Yes! This needs to stop. What's next? College marketing materials with intentionally multicultural student body pictures? Corporate board materials with brown, white and black people?

I'm thrilled your white guilt and boredom combined to create faux outrage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley needs to answer to the family of the child whose image she used without permission. That's exploitative, and if she considers herself to be an advocate for children, she needs to be accountable and apologize publicly.

Agree, but it was children, not child. Two young black girls and misleading pictures distributed in print ads and mailers and on the home page of her website. They were a centerpiece of her campaign and served to mislead the public and broaden her appeal as a white woman. It's offensive and racist, yet she thinks so little of those little girls that she doesn't even have the decency to respond to their familes and apologize.

I hope the board of election throws her to the curb.

Yes! This needs to stop. What's next? College marketing materials with intentionally multicultural student body pictures? Corporate board materials with brown, white and black people?

I'm thrilled your white guilt and boredom combined to create faux outrage.

People give consent for those photos. Sometimes, they are models. These were children at school whose photos were used without permission. They did not consent, and when they complained, they were ignored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley needs to answer to the family of the child whose image she used without permission. That's exploitative, and if she considers herself to be an advocate for children, she needs to be accountable and apologize publicly.

Agree, but it was children, not child. Two young black girls and misleading pictures distributed in print ads and mailers and on the home page of her website. They were a centerpiece of her campaign and served to mislead the public and broaden her appeal as a white woman. It's offensive and racist, yet she thinks so little of those little girls that she doesn't even have the decency to respond to their familes and apologize.

I hope the board of election throws her to the curb.

Yes! This needs to stop. What's next? College marketing materials with intentionally multicultural student body pictures? Corporate board materials with brown, white and black people?

I'm thrilled your white guilt and boredom combined to create faux outrage.

So much ignorance about the way that commercial images are created. People need to consent and sign to the use of their image. They are free to negotiate a fee (if they can get one) and specify how the image is used. These families should be able to sue for five-figure damages considering she probably printed and mailed the images 10,000s of times. –a media professional

[Anonymous]

Ashley is going to be on the Kojo show. Someone ought to call in and ask her to explain herself about the unauthorized use of photos and the horrible things she said about Mary Lord.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley needs to answer to the family of the child whose image she used without permission. That's exploitative, and if she considers herself to be an advocate for children, she needs to be accountable and apologize publicly.

Agree, but it was children, not child. Two young black girls and misleading pictures distributed in print ads and mailers and on the home page of her website. They were a centerpiece of her campaign and served to mislead the public and broaden her appeal as a white woman. It's offensive and racist, yet she thinks so little of those little girls that she doesn't even have the decency to respond to their familes and apologize.

I hope the board of election throws her to the curb.

Yes! This needs to stop. What's next? College marketing materials with intentionally multicultural student body pictures? Corporate board materials with brown, white and black people?

I'm thrilled your white guilt and boredom combined to create faux outrage.

So much ignorance about the way that commercial images are created. People need to consent and sign to the use of their image. They are free to negotiate a fee (if they can get one) and specify how the image is used. These families should be able to sue for five-figure damages considering she probably printed and mailed the images 10,000s of times. –a media professional

Not to mention that a grievance-based typical DC jury would probably throw the book at her, demographics considered and all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ashley is going to be on the Kojo show. Someone ought to call in and ask her to explain herself about the unauthorized use of photos and the horrible things she said about Mary Lord.

Good Lord!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Ashley needs to answer to the family of the child whose image she used without permission. That's exploitative, and if she considers herself to be an advocate for children, she needs to be accountable and apologize publicly.

Agree, but it was children, not child. Two young black girls and misleading pictures distributed in print ads and mailers and on the home page of her website. They were a centerpiece of her campaign and served to mislead the public and broaden her appeal as a white woman. It's offensive and racist, yet she thinks so little of those little girls that she doesn't even have the decency to respond to their familes and apologize.

I hope the board of election throws her to the curb.

Yes! This needs to stop. What's next? College marketing materials with intentionally multicultural student body pictures? Corporate board materials with brown, white and black people?

I'm thrilled your white guilt and boredom combined to create faux outrage.

So much ignorance about the way that commercial images are created. People need to consent and sign to the use of their image. They are free to negotiate a fee (if they can get one) and specify how the image is used. These families should be able to sue for five-figure damages considering she probably printed and mailed the images 10,000s of times. –a media professional

+1.

[Anonymous]

Keep bringing on the heat, Lee Montessori parents. I'm glad that you are exposing Ashley Carter for the fraud that she is!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/20849296/parents-cry-foul-on-ashley-carters-campaign-tactics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep bringing on the heat, Lee Montessori parents. I'm glad that you are exposing Ashley Carter for the fraud that she is!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/20849296/parents-cry-foul-on-ashley-carters-campaign-tactics

Amazing.