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In the discussion thread: Second Grader Dresses as MLK Jr. Including Black Face [View all]

Mon May 21, 2012, 04:10 AM

Enrique (22,617 posts)

11. the school tried to educate my child: alert the media!

i dont get it, if someone is offended and the school asks him to remove the makeup, it seems to me like the normal reaction would be to just remove the makeup.

This parents reaction seems odd, calling the local TV news station. It make me wonder if it really was a mistake after all.

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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
Second Grader Dresses as MLK Jr. Including Black Face [View all]	ohiosmith	May 2012	OP
I doubt the kid really knows anything the history of black face, but the mom should	ZombieHorde	May 2012	#1
i blame the parents here , there is a history with the "black face" thing	JI7	May 2012	#2
Agreed 100%. Hopefully they all learned a lesson from this. =) nt	AverageJoe90	May 2012	#8
The kid could have gone just fine with only the suit, the tie and the 'stache	MrScorpio	May 2012	#3
I think they are using the term incorrectly.	Arctic Dave	May 2012	#4
I agree. This reaction looks like stereotypical disregard for a person.	patrice	May 2012	#5
Poor kid. The teacher told him to impersonate Martin Luther King	Nye Bevan	May 2012	#6
+1	JoeyT	May 2012	#7
Right. No absurd white lips. And if I insist that I have a right to say a certain word is "axe"	patrice	May 2012	#14
Poor kid. Why did they have to call the news media on this?	Quantess	May 2012	#9
Plus, it appears to be the parents who alerted the media.	Quantess	May 2012	#12
I don't think MLKJr. should be a costume.	vaberella	May 2012	#10
How do you feel if you don't understand something, or make a mistake, and others call you stupid?	patrice	May 2012	#13
the school tried to educate my child: alert the media!	Enrique	May 2012	#11
Sometimes the heckler's veto needs to be ignored	Nuclear Unicorn	May 2012	#15
I did a blackface Halloween costume one year. A black pirate. I did such a good job on makeup...	slackmaster	May 2012	#16

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