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Post by Blaque on Nov 24, 2006 9:13:06 GMT -5
Student Paper Pulled Over Racist Article From Associated Press November 23, 2006 6:54 AM EST LOS ANGELES - A high school is apologizing after an anonymous article was published in the school paper comparing rowdy black students at a fast food restaurant to "a pack of monkeys."
Carson High School officials withdrew copies of this month's newspaper, letters of apology were sent home to parents, and principal Kenneth Keener apologized over the public address system.
The article, which was titled "Looks like the circus is in town," appeared on the editorial page of the issue distributed Tuesday. It appeared under the column title "Rambling Rogue," which is written anonymously each month by one of the paper's top editors.
The piece described raucous and impolite behavior at a nearby Taco Bell: "When I go to Taco Bell, I want to go to a restaurant, NOT A ZOO! Stop acting like animals... behave and clean up after yourself." The writer said most of the crowd was black and described the students as stupid, rude, immature and insensitive.
The newspaper's student editor, Alex De Vera, and faculty adviser Gregory Vieira agreed to pull the papers. They said the article escaped their normal vetting because the page was late and only two people saw the piece in advance - its writer and the page editor.
The school is not releasing the name of the author, and Vieira refused to discuss any possible disciplinary actions.
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sweetpie
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Post by sweetpie on Nov 24, 2006 9:35:00 GMT -5
Well we can be appalled but kids can be rowdy. I've seen them cussing, talking loudly and just plain ole doing stupid things. But I have seen older folx do the same thing in a different arena. I understand a person sitting back and watching this but they have their avenues where they act stupid too. I am not saying the black kids were right and it does come down to a bit of hometraining but sometimes that is not enough. There is being in the presence of their peers is what motivates them. Sorry the person was so put off but writing an article to compare them to monkeys isn't the answer either.
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Post by pelicanguy on Nov 25, 2006 0:00:56 GMT -5
I agree with you sweetiepie and I applaud the school for pulling the papers. I also agree that they're not making a big deal out of it. It should be handled internally.
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Post by Blaque on Nov 25, 2006 10:36:40 GMT -5
My thing is that their skin color should have been irrelevant. OK, right an article about rowdy kids in Taco Bell, but don't bring race into it.
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