It's now racist to teach about racism

[DigitalDrifter]

It's as if we fell off a cliff a few years ago, and instead of terminal velocity being fast enough to get us to the inevitable "splat", we have decided to strap ourselves to rockets on the way down and wick them up to full thrust in order to kill ourselves off even faster.


Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

A middle school history teacher in small-town southeastern Michigan has been placed on paid administrative leave because he informed students that white entertainers used to paint their faces black to imitate black people and showed kids a video about it.

The teacher is Alan Barron, reports the Monroe News. The 59-year-old teacher has taught in the local school district for well over three decades and is retiring in just two weeks.

The suspension occurred after an assistant principal observed Barron teaching an eighth-grade class. Barron’s topic for the day was racial segregation laws during the Jim Crow era. The lesson included a video which showed how white actors commonly used theatrical makeup known as blackface — a practice which began in the nineteenth century and lasted over 100 years.

The unidentified assistant principal concluded that Barron’s lesson about how entertainers used to be racist was itself racist, according to the local paper. The assistant principal also apparently ordered that Barron stop the video as it was being played.

Parents with kids at the school have overwhelmingly opposed the suspension.

One parent, Adrienne Aaron, who has a daughter in the class, spoke with the Monroe News.

“It had nothing to do with racism,” Aaron (whose husband is black) said. “History is history. We need to educate our kids to see how far we’ve come in America. How is that racism?”

“He’s one of the best teachers we’ve had,” Aaron added. “We can’t believe that this is happening.”

Other parents have taken to social media. In a missive on Facebook, a frustrated parent called Barron a “great” teacher who “has changed many children’s lives.”

A school district spokesman, Bobb Vergiels, refused to say that Barron was suspended. Instead, Vergiels said, Barron is “on leave.”

“Mr. Barron has been on leave for about a week while we look into a reported situation in his classroom,” a school district statement obtained by the Monroe News reads. “Because this is a personnel matter that is going through the teacher-contract required steps, we cannot comment any further.”

As a result of the suspension, Barron cannot attend any school functions including an annual banquet during which he and other retiring teachers will be honored.

Barron is not the first teacher in Monroe to make national headlines. In March, officials at a local high school suspended band teacher Brian Sullivan because his technique for improving a girl’s posture while playing her instrument was to duct-tape her ankles to a chair.

Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

 

[Kondor3]

Clearly, more 'Academicians Gone Wild' videos are in production...

Local-yokel school officials who are only marginally accountable to the taxpayers of their districts and whom are usually politically-correct enough and timid enough to get a belly-laugh out of Mother Theresa...

Wussbag knee-jerk -reaction types.

 

[TheOldSchool]

It's as if we fell off a cliff a few years ago, and instead of terminal velocity being fast enough to get us to the inevitable "splat", we have decided to strap ourselves to rockets on the way down and wick them up to full thrust in order to kill ourselves off even faster.


Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

A middle school history teacher in small-town southeastern Michigan has been placed on paid administrative leave because he informed students that white entertainers used to paint their faces black to imitate black people and showed kids a video about it.

The teacher is Alan Barron, reports the Monroe News. The 59-year-old teacher has taught in the local school district for well over three decades and is retiring in just two weeks.

The suspension occurred after an assistant principal observed Barron teaching an eighth-grade class. Barron’s topic for the day was racial segregation laws during the Jim Crow era. The lesson included a video which showed how white actors commonly used theatrical makeup known as blackface — a practice which began in the nineteenth century and lasted over 100 years.

The unidentified assistant principal concluded that Barron’s lesson about how entertainers used to be racist was itself racist, according to the local paper. The assistant principal also apparently ordered that Barron stop the video as it was being played.

Parents with kids at the school have overwhelmingly opposed the suspension.

One parent, Adrienne Aaron, who has a daughter in the class, spoke with the Monroe News.

“It had nothing to do with racism,” Aaron (whose husband is black) said. “History is history. We need to educate our kids to see how far we’ve come in America. How is that racism?”

“He’s one of the best teachers we’ve had,” Aaron added. “We can’t believe that this is happening.”

Other parents have taken to social media. In a missive on Facebook, a frustrated parent called Barron a “great” teacher who “has changed many children’s lives.”

A school district spokesman, Bobb Vergiels, refused to say that Barron was suspended. Instead, Vergiels said, Barron is “on leave.”

“Mr. Barron has been on leave for about a week while we look into a reported situation in his classroom,” a school district statement obtained by the Monroe News reads. “Because this is a personnel matter that is going through the teacher-contract required steps, we cannot comment any further.”

As a result of the suspension, Barron cannot attend any school functions including an annual banquet during which he and other retiring teachers will be honored.

Barron is not the first teacher in Monroe to make national headlines. In March, officials at a local high school suspended band teacher Brian Sullivan because his technique for improving a girl’s posture while playing her instrument was to duct-tape her ankles to a chair.

Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

Why aren't you cons thrilled about this?

 

[Godboy]

So a few guys back in the day put black paint on their faces and pretended to be black. Yes, we should all be very worried about turn of the century actors and their black make up. I wonder though, will teachers also be showing videos of black mobs attacking people because of the color of their white skin? Are all races equal or not? Why worry about old timey actors, but not worry about the rampant racial violence coming from the black community?

Clearly all races are not equal in this country.

 

[The Rabbi]

So a few guys back in the day put black paint on their faces and pretended to be black. Yes, we should all be very worried about turn of the century actors and their black make up. I wonder though, will teachers also be showing videos of black mobs attacking people because of the color of their white skin? Are all races equal or not? Why worry about old timey actors, but not worry about the rampant racial violence coming from the black community?

Clearly all races are not equal in this country.

You're an idiot, like that's news.
It wasnt "a few guys". It was a common practice, especially where studios refused to hire blacks. Ever hear of Al Jolson? Probably not.
Liberals are opposed to real education. We see the results here every day as people post history that is completely made up.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It's as if we fell off a cliff a few years ago, and instead of terminal velocity being fast enough to get us to the inevitable "splat", we have decided to strap ourselves to rockets on the way down and wick them up to full thrust in order to kill ourselves off even faster.


Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

A middle school history teacher in small-town southeastern Michigan has been placed on paid administrative leave because he informed students that white entertainers used to paint their faces black to imitate black people and showed kids a video about it.

The teacher is Alan Barron, reports the Monroe News. The 59-year-old teacher has taught in the local school district for well over three decades and is retiring in just two weeks.

The suspension occurred after an assistant principal observed Barron teaching an eighth-grade class. Barron’s topic for the day was racial segregation laws during the Jim Crow era. The lesson included a video which showed how white actors commonly used theatrical makeup known as blackface — a practice which began in the nineteenth century and lasted over 100 years.

The unidentified assistant principal concluded that Barron’s lesson about how entertainers used to be racist was itself racist, according to the local paper. The assistant principal also apparently ordered that Barron stop the video as it was being played.

Parents with kids at the school have overwhelmingly opposed the suspension.

One parent, Adrienne Aaron, who has a daughter in the class, spoke with the Monroe News.

“It had nothing to do with racism,” Aaron (whose husband is black) said. “History is history. We need to educate our kids to see how far we’ve come in America. How is that racism?”

“He’s one of the best teachers we’ve had,” Aaron added. “We can’t believe that this is happening.”

Other parents have taken to social media. In a missive on Facebook, a frustrated parent called Barron a “great” teacher who “has changed many children’s lives.”

A school district spokesman, Bobb Vergiels, refused to say that Barron was suspended. Instead, Vergiels said, Barron is “on leave.”

“Mr. Barron has been on leave for about a week while we look into a reported situation in his classroom,” a school district statement obtained by the Monroe News reads. “Because this is a personnel matter that is going through the teacher-contract required steps, we cannot comment any further.”

As a result of the suspension, Barron cannot attend any school functions including an annual banquet during which he and other retiring teachers will be honored.

Barron is not the first teacher in Monroe to make national headlines. In March, officials at a local high school suspended band teacher Brian Sullivan because his technique for improving a girl’s posture while playing her instrument was to duct-tape her ankles to a chair.

Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

Why aren't you cons thrilled about this?

Explain.

 

[Sunni Man]

The black film maker Spike Lee made a movie on the subject called "Bamboozled".

Was that racist?? .

[ame=http://youtu.be/C45g3YP7JOk]Blackface Montage from Spike Lee's Bamboozled - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Godboy]

So a few guys back in the day put black paint on their faces and pretended to be black. Yes, we should all be very worried about turn of the century actors and their black make up. I wonder though, will teachers also be showing videos of black mobs attacking people because of the color of their white skin? Are all races equal or not? Why worry about old timey actors, but not worry about the rampant racial violence coming from the black community?

Clearly all races are not equal in this country.

You're an idiot, like that's news.
It wasnt "a few guys". It was a common practice, especially where studios refused to hire blacks. Ever hear of Al Jolson? Probably not.
Liberals are opposed to real education. We see the results here every day as people post history that is completely made up.

Ever hear of Dave Shappel? He entertained people by putting on white face make up and making fun of white people. Who the fuck cares? Where black face guys insensitive to black people? Who the fuck cares? Humor almost always comes at the expense of someone else. Making fun of people isn't inherently evil. Have you never laughed a fat joke?

What the fuck is it with people today and their eagerness to be offended by some stupid shit?

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

But 'White Chicks', though totally inaccurate in its premise, is OK.

 

[Againsheila]

It's as if we fell off a cliff a few years ago, and instead of terminal velocity being fast enough to get us to the inevitable "splat", we have decided to strap ourselves to rockets on the way down and wick them up to full thrust in order to kill ourselves off even faster.


Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

A middle school history teacher in small-town southeastern Michigan has been placed on paid administrative leave because he informed students that white entertainers used to paint their faces black to imitate black people and showed kids a video about it.

The teacher is Alan Barron, reports the Monroe News. The 59-year-old teacher has taught in the local school district for well over three decades and is retiring in just two weeks.

The suspension occurred after an assistant principal observed Barron teaching an eighth-grade class. Barron’s topic for the day was racial segregation laws during the Jim Crow era. The lesson included a video which showed how white actors commonly used theatrical makeup known as blackface — a practice which began in the nineteenth century and lasted over 100 years.

The unidentified assistant principal concluded that Barron’s lesson about how entertainers used to be racist was itself racist, according to the local paper. The assistant principal also apparently ordered that Barron stop the video as it was being played.

Parents with kids at the school have overwhelmingly opposed the suspension.

One parent, Adrienne Aaron, who has a daughter in the class, spoke with the Monroe News.

“It had nothing to do with racism,” Aaron (whose husband is black) said. “History is history. We need to educate our kids to see how far we’ve come in America. How is that racism?”

“He’s one of the best teachers we’ve had,” Aaron added. “We can’t believe that this is happening.”

Other parents have taken to social media. In a missive on Facebook, a frustrated parent called Barron a “great” teacher who “has changed many children’s lives.”

A school district spokesman, Bobb Vergiels, refused to say that Barron was suspended. Instead, Vergiels said, Barron is “on leave.”

“Mr. Barron has been on leave for about a week while we look into a reported situation in his classroom,” a school district statement obtained by the Monroe News reads. “Because this is a personnel matter that is going through the teacher-contract required steps, we cannot comment any further.”

As a result of the suspension, Barron cannot attend any school functions including an annual banquet during which he and other retiring teachers will be honored.

Barron is not the first teacher in Monroe to make national headlines. In March, officials at a local high school suspended band teacher Brian Sullivan because his technique for improving a girl’s posture while playing her instrument was to duct-tape her ankles to a chair.

Middle School Teacher Suspended For Showing Video About White Actors Wearing Blackface

Yes, we mustn't teach ACTUAL history, we must teach whatever pap is told to us by the powers that be. Forget that Paul Revere never made the midnight ride, the poem says he did so we teach that he did.

This is so wrong it hurts. As for the teacher who duck taped the ankles, that was wrong, what if there was a fire, that kid now can't get out as fast as everyone else.

 

[The Rabbi]

So a few guys back in the day put black paint on their faces and pretended to be black. Yes, we should all be very worried about turn of the century actors and their black make up. I wonder though, will teachers also be showing videos of black mobs attacking people because of the color of their white skin? Are all races equal or not? Why worry about old timey actors, but not worry about the rampant racial violence coming from the black community?

Clearly all races are not equal in this country.

You're an idiot, like that's news.
It wasnt "a few guys". It was a common practice, especially where studios refused to hire blacks. Ever hear of Al Jolson? Probably not.
Liberals are opposed to real education. We see the results here every day as people post history that is completely made up.

Ever hear of Dave Shappel? He entertained people by putting on white face make up and making fun of white people. Who the fuck cares? Where black face guys insensitive to black people? Who the fuck cares? Humor almost always comes at the expense of someone else. Making fun of people isn't inherently evil. Have you never laughed a fat joke?

What the fuck is it with people today and their eagerness to be offended by some stupid shit?

So ignorance is bliss? We should the cultural history of this country?