Teacher allows students to dress up as Ku Klux Klan as they ask black classmate if th

Kinda.

"I thought these was like gradeschoolers or something...
my impression on the stupidity of the human race grows everyday... "

I was just kidding.

 

It was for a history video assignment. People really need to get over themselves, there's nothing wrong with kids dressing up in order to do an assignment for school.

 

Yeah it's all about Formula 1 bitch

 

We dressed up as ancient Kings and Queens once, never re-enacted a lynching or the like. A couple of beheadings but...

 

Yet it's ok for some schools in the US to send home muslim girls in headscarfs?

Stop sounding dumb, and totally hypocritical.

 

I totally agree with all the people saying get over it, it shouldnt be that big of deal etc.
But the reality is, it is.
I haven't spent that much time in Atl, but if its anything like other parts of GA or SC there are a lot of racist ass holes. I read/hear about hate crimes on a pretty regular basis around here. This place is stuck back in time.
If its like that in Atl the kids had a very good reason to get upset.
Its not the same here as it is up north or something, you still have to be more sensitive about this stuff.

 

Supporters of the flag view it as a symbol of southern heritage and the independence of the distinct cultural tradition of the South from Northern government. Due to its ban in some schools and universities that have viewed it as a racist symbol, display of the flag has, in these contexts, also been considered an exercise of free speech.[22]

Some southerners claim that they see the flag as merely a symbol of southern culture without any political or racial connotation.[citation needed] An example of this would be the Bocephus Rebel Flag often sold at concerts performed by country music star Hank Williams, Jr or Kevin Fowler, heavy metal band Pantera, and southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. For some, the flag represents only a past era of southern sovereignty.[23] Some historical societies such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy also use the flag as part of their symbols. Some rockabilly fans hold the Confederate flag as their emblem as well.[24] The flag is a regular cultural meme, often appearing in association with a character intended to represent a stereotypical Southerner.

As a result of these varying perceptions, there have been a number of political controversies surrounding the use of the Confederate flag in Southern state flags, at sporting events, at Southern universities, and on public buildings. According to Civil War historian and native Southerner Shelby Foote, the flag traditionally represented the South's resistance to Northern political dominance; it became racially charged during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, when fighting against desegregation suddenly became the focal point of that resistance.

 

What's happened to the teacher, anyway? (story is from May).
I can't find the resolution to the story.

1. Kids say something dumb to a black kid (regret it later - ashamed).
2. Black kids relative (cody) gets to hear about it, gets a little over-dramtic about it...chews some gum looks a bit smug.
3. 1 parent complains.
4. Teacher is in tears at the thought she could have caused offence.
5. Teacher on admin' leave.
6.?

 

The teacher refused to apologize. She then cried because she refused to apologize. Seriously. She didn't seem to care if she caused offence.

 

Can you post a video of her refusing to apologise and not really caring if she caused offence...?

This is one clip I'm judging her by...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCoNNfDbn2Q&feature=related"]YouTube- Georgia Teacher Allows Students To Wear KKK Robes For School Play Pt 2 of 3

'I don't apologise for the project,' a tearful Ariemma told CBS Atlanta.
'I do apologise that someone felt threatened. I teach about United States history. I teach about the good, the bad, and the ugly.

 

lines, you can try and neg me all you like, but it's no friggin' straw man

Some American school stops religious groups wearing religious uniform, but you think it's ok to teach children how to linch black people and ask them to wear the KKK outfit.

They are both relevant to each other- point being, if you allowed to were a KKK outfit, you should be allowed to wear religious headgear. I think you're a bit of a dick, sorry.

 

Its ok for students to wear kkk stuff to make a video for history class just as its ok for them to dress up as any historical figures.

I dont know why your mentioning religion, I never brought up religion and never made any comment about it.

I really have no idea why you brought up what you brought up my only comment was on the subject of the thread.

 

Lol. Where was that said.?

 

It's not religion i'm bringing up. I am bring up the fact that these people are wearing something actually practical and still being asked to remove these items. Fuck what they stand for, point is it's a double standard.

I mean, we all know it's morally. Say they were innocuously playing dress up, what of the black boy?

they asked him to pretend to be murdered. That's not dressing up, that's asking him to accept his minority. If you want to learn about such tragic things read a history book, that's plain disgusting.

All in all, it is teaching children to be racist, you can surely agree there? There are plenty of other things they reenacted.

So I am done talking to you, plain and simple. And if you have a problem, I can always come over and pretend to be in the KKK and kick your ass. You'll be playing the role of the black man, but don't worry, it's all simply for recreational and education purposes :frown:

 

What do you think it is teaching them? Come now, I didn't expect that from you.

 

Whatever man all I said was kids should be able to dress up as historical figures to make video presentations for history class.

I made no comments about other sorts of policies schools have on religious stuff or whatever and I made no comments regarding any double standards at schools. I don't know what the various policies at schools are anyways.

I seriously have no idea where you came up with all this stuff.

 

point is one person can wear something, another cannot. as I said, disregard the religion, just look at the tangible proof.

The fact it has something to do with religion is coincidence, my point is it's a double standard, and I think wearing that head gear is at least practical while wearing KKK masks are not.

They could have reenacted anything, even the teacher says it was ill advised.

 

About the KKK.
She wasn't saying it was ok to lynch people, neither was she teaching them how to.
She was teaching them about racism (and it is wrong).
The complete opposite to what the KKK stand for.

You don't think it ok for them to be wearing KKK outfits? Fine.
I would not put words into peoples mouths and talk as if this teacher was teaching racist activities as if they were ok.

I'm really not sure where you were going with the religious dress, tbh.

It was a stupid thing said by stupid children.

If you are serious about this and not just yacking peoples chain, I'd recognise what was and was not said here. Just sayin'

 

Say it aint so...

 

The fact that this statement is begging me to explain my reason a third time, demonstrates you are not really reading what I have to say, and instead reading what you want from everything.

Seriously, my grand point, above all else, is it can support a racist attitude. A kid reenacts lynching a black boy, he goes home thinking that it's ok? You are trying to be controversial, it's really silly of you.