Outrageous School Policy

CRedskinsRule · 08-27-2010, 04:42 PM

Miss. school reverses race-based rules for student elections - U.S. news - Life - Race & ethnicity - msnbc.com

This policy has supposedly been overturned but this mom's statement sums up my feelings:

“I have always taught my children not to see race,” Springer told Richardson. “This is so disgusting to me.”

MTK · 08-27-2010, 04:45 PM

Seems pretty black and white to me.

SmootSmack · 08-27-2010, 06:00 PM

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!...oh wait, wrong Springer

Lotus · 08-27-2010, 07:48 PM

I'm so proud of the state where I live. Always on the progressive edge of race relations.

saden1 · 08-27-2010, 07:49 PM

ABC has a different story up.

In any case we shouldn't have shit like this going on in this day and age.

724Skinsfan · 08-27-2010, 10:05 PM

Wow... stories like this just dump a cold bucket of reality on your perception of where we're at as a nation. I can understand the individual racist. Stupid people exist in this world. But an entire community that actually believes this is "okay"? Wow!

FRPLG · 08-27-2010, 10:26 PM

did everyone read the story? it doesn't sound like racism, it sounds like stupidity.

FRPLG · 08-27-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by saden1

ABC has a different story up.

In any case we shouldn't have shit like this going on in this day and age.

ABC seems to not have all the facts. according to the first story:

Quote:

In alternating years, the positions would be reversed so blacks could run for president and whites could hold other positions, district officials said.

CRedskinsRule · 08-27-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

did everyone read the story? it doesn't sound like racism, it sounds like stupidity.

:confused: sorry, but apportioning positions based initially on race seems pretty much to be by definition racism, and something that has no excuse or validity in this country today. If it is stupidity then it is stupidity by choice and still not excusable or acceptable by any standard of this country.

Lotus · 08-27-2010, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

did everyone read the story? it doesn't sound like racism, it sounds like stupidity.

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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

:confused: sorry, but apportioning positions based initially on race seems pretty much to be by definition racism, and something that has no excuse or validity in this country today. If it is stupidity then it is stupidity by choice and still not excusable or acceptable by any standard of this country.

I think it is a bit of both racism and stupidity. Racism incites such policies; stupidity keeps such policies on the books until 2010. It's just another example where Mississippi is 20-30 years behind the rest of the country. I hear that there is this cool new invention called "the wheel" and I'm hoping that we get it soon.

FRPLG · 08-28-2010, 12:35 AM

Based on the first article it seems like an an honest case of dumbness. Basically a vestige of the past. Coming from what was obviously a very caustic racist area the policy was developed in good faith and became the way of life. It sounds like administrators both black and white didn't much care about the policy since it apparently was a rotating deal. Only when someone (rightfully) said that it was stupid considering the strides that have been made did they change. I just don't see it being racist as much as lazy dubmness. Fortunately it was changed. Unfortunately no one stood up and made a stink about it 25 years ago when the policy should have been disgarded for lack of need.

KLHJ2 · 08-28-2010, 01:00 AM

UHM those prescedents were set into place to promote diversity in the school government over 30 years ago. What is getting overlooked is the original intent of the rule to allow a multitude of races to run for office. Is it scary that a 30 year old rule is still in place...maybe? Should that rule have been looked at a couple of decades ago? Sure, but this is nothing more than a case of oversight.

There are many Laws in our country that don't make any freakin sense. To expect a public school system to be immune from this type of oversight is just simply unrealistic.

08-27-2010, 04:42 PM	#1
CRedskinsRule Living Legend Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 57 Posts: 21,335	Outrageous School Policy Miss. school reverses race-based rules for student elections - U.S. news - Life - Race & ethnicity - msnbc.com This policy has supposedly been overturned but this mom's statement sums up my feelings: “I have always taught my children not to see race,” Springer told Richardson. “This is so disgusting to me.”

08-27-2010, 04:45 PM	#2
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,411	Re: Outrageous School Policy Seems pretty black and white to me. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

08-27-2010, 06:00 PM	#3
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Outrageous School Policy Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!...oh wait, wrong Springer __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

08-27-2010, 07:48 PM	#4
Lotus Fire Bruce NOW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 11,434	Re: Outrageous School Policy I'm so proud of the state where I live. Always on the progressive edge of race relations. __________________ Bruce Allen when in charge alone: 4-12 (.250) Bruce Allen's overall Redskins record : 28-52 (.350) Vinny Cerrato's record when in charge alone: 52-65 (.444) Vinny's overall Redskins record: 62-82 (.430) We won more with Vinny

08-27-2010, 07:49 PM	#5
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 45 Posts: 10,069	Re: Outrageous School Policy ABC has a different story up. In any case we shouldn't have shit like this going on in this day and age. __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

08-27-2010, 10:05 PM	#6
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,508	Re: Outrageous School Policy Wow... stories like this just dump a cold bucket of reality on your perception of where we're at as a nation. I can understand the individual racist. Stupid people exist in this world. But an entire community that actually believes this is "okay"? Wow! __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

08-27-2010, 10:26 PM	#7
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 10,164	Re: Outrageous School Policy did everyone read the story? it doesn't sound like racism, it sounds like stupidity.

08-28-2010, 12:35 AM	#11
FRPLG MVP Join Date: May 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 10,164	Re: Outrageous School Policy Based on the first article it seems like an an honest case of dumbness. Basically a vestige of the past. Coming from what was obviously a very caustic racist area the policy was developed in good faith and became the way of life. It sounds like administrators both black and white didn't much care about the policy since it apparently was a rotating deal. Only when someone (rightfully) said that it was stupid considering the strides that have been made did they change. I just don't see it being racist as much as lazy dubmness. Fortunately it was changed. Unfortunately no one stood up and made a stink about it 25 years ago when the policy should have been disgarded for lack of need.

08-28-2010, 01:00 AM	#12
KLHJ2 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 46 Posts: 5,829	Re: Outrageous School Policy UHM those prescedents were set into place to promote diversity in the school government over 30 years ago. What is getting overlooked is the original intent of the rule to allow a multitude of races to run for office. Is it scary that a 30 year old rule is still in place...maybe? Should that rule have been looked at a couple of decades ago? Sure, but this is nothing more than a case of oversight. There are many Laws in our country that don't make any freakin sense. To expect a public school system to be immune from this type of oversight is just simply unrealistic.

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