Tux of Borg Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/...stake23-ON.html Student in yearbook identified only as 'Black Girl' Associated Press May. 23, 2005 11:42 AM WAXAHACHIE, Texas - A Texas school district has apologized to a student identified only as "Black Girl" in a high school yearbook photo. All the White students are identified by name in a photograph of the Waxahachie High School National Honor Society. The teen identified as "Black Girl" is the only Black student in the photo. A schools spokeswoman says the caption apparently was intended as a placeholder until the yearbook staff could identify the student. She tells a newspaper, the Waxahachie Daily Light, the label was a poor choice, but wasn't malicious. The spokeswoman says the school district will reprint the yearbook pages affected by the mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I did some quick research, and apparently some of the photos are already showing up on Ebay. Take a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 "Black Girl" Will now be known as "Rich Black Girl" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/...stake23-ON.html Student in yearbook identified only as 'Black Girl' Associated Press May. 23, 2005 11:42 AM WAXAHACHIE, Texas - A Texas school district has apologized to a student identified only as "Black Girl" in a high school yearbook photo. All the White students are identified by name in a photograph of the Waxahachie High School National Honor Society. The teen identified as "Black Girl" is the only Black student in the photo. A schools spokeswoman says the caption apparently was intended as a placeholder until the yearbook staff could identify the student. She tells a newspaper, the Waxahachie Daily Light, the label was a poor choice, but wasn't malicious. The spokeswoman says the school district will reprint the yearbook pages affected by the mistake. 343834[/snapback] Is she black? Is she female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prisoner 1291378 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Once again, whitey is trying to keep the black man (or in this case girl) down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I'm highly offended by the phrase "black girl." She is CLEARLY old enough to be called a woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBillsBacker Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I don't see what's so offensive with the phrase "black girl". If it said the "N" word, then she might have a case, but come on. If I had "white guy" next to my picture, i'd laugh. Some people have very thin skin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Plastic Cup Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Once again, whitey is trying to keep the black man (or in this case girl) down. 343880[/snapback] Next thing you know the brothers will have to defend themselves against the likes of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I don't see what's so offensive with the phrase "black girl". If it said the "N" word, then she might have a case, but come on. If I had "white guy" next to my picture, i'd laugh. Some people have very thin skin! 343891[/snapback] Instead of "black girl" they should have put "thin-skinned girl." Of course, all the thin-skinned people would get up in arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I don't see what's so offensive with the phrase "black girl". If it said the "N" word, then she might have a case, but come on. If I had "white guy" next to my picture, i'd laugh. Some people have very thin skin! 343891[/snapback] Actually what seems thin here is that folks don's take any note of the fact that separation by race in the society this school operates within is such that there is but one person who is a "Black Girl" in this school. Anyone who find racial division in this society troubling should find this troubling. Anyone who believes in fairness and agrees that separation in schools in inherently unequal as our Supreme Court does should find this troubling. The fact that the girl was identified this way does not appear malicious and I would think is not a real problem.. The fact that she could be identfied as the sole person meeting this description though says a lot about society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Actually what seems thin here is that folks don's take any note of the fact that separation by race in the society this school operates within is such that there is but one person who is a "Black Girl" in this school. Anyone who find racial division in this society troubling should find this troubling. Anyone who believes in fairness and agrees that separation in schools in inherently unequal as our Supreme Court does should find this troubling. The fact that the girl was identified this way does not appear malicious and I would think is not a real problem.. The fact that she could be identfied as the sole person meeting this description though says a lot about society. 343926[/snapback] I don't find it troubling. I grew up in a small town in Central/Northern NY. I can only remember 3 black students in my entire 12 years in school there. This was out of a student body of about 1,000 students (K-12th). It's all a matter of location. I did some work recently in Brooklyn at a large hospital. I was in the minority there. Didn't bother me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Actually what seems thin here is that folks don's take any note of the fact that separation by race in the society this school operates within is such that there is but one person who is a "Black Girl" in this school. Anyone who find racial division in this society troubling should find this troubling. Anyone who believes in fairness and agrees that separation in schools in inherently unequal as our Supreme Court does should find this troubling. The fact that the girl was identified this way does not appear malicious and I would think is not a real problem.. The fact that she could be identfied as the sole person meeting this description though says a lot about society. 343926[/snapback] The town has 20,000 people in it: http://www.internest.com/rylanddallas/rylanddallas18681.asp I live in Hudson, WI, and if I recall that school statistics properly, it's 98% white, 1% asian, and 0.5% black (with another 0.5% misc). It's not right or wrong, it just is. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 The town has 20,000 people in it:http://www.internest.com/rylanddallas/rylanddallas18681.asp I live in Hudson, WI, and if I recall that school statistics properly, it's 98% white, 1% asian, and 0.5% black (with another 0.5% misc). It's not right or wrong, it just is. CW 343952[/snapback] .5% black? Does Tiger Woods live there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Al Sharpton is flying there as we speak to save the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I don't find it troubling. I grew up in a small town in Central/Northern NY. I can only remember 3 black students in my entire 12 years in school there. This was out of a student body of about 1,000 students (K-12th). It's all a matter of location. I did some work recently in Brooklyn at a large hospital. I was in the minority there. Didn't bother me at all. 343938[/snapback] It seems fairly obvious to me that races are divided by locations that is called segregation. The thing which some fine troubling (or interesting, or whatever) is that such segregation still seems to be the rule in our society. In theory: Income or asset levels are determined in a society which judges people based on character and talent by their inherent judgment and talent. In a land of equal opportunity all have the opportunity to gain income or assets based upon their merit. Location may well have some income bias associated with it as those who accumulate more assets or income would tend to live in the better locations. We also live in a society where because of modern communications and technology we can all share a common culture that would tend to make living in separate locations at least more transparent if not allow for easy movement and mixing between locations as the all share many aspects of the common culture. Yet, despite this general commitment to a merit based society, some sense that location would show a clear merit-based element and despite an unparalelled ease of movement between locations in modern society, what I find is an indication that we have not yet achieved the merit based society we (I) want (it is my fear of the failure of society to be merit based which I find troubling). I guess such a finding should not be surprising as the statistics do indicate that: Holding income constant one is twice as likely to be denied a loan by a bank if one is a person of color than part of the majority race. Again holding economics as constant as possible different races are steered by real estate representatives to housing in specific locations. Testing of medical prescriptions by doctors using pictures of patients and descriptions of their symptons and test results indicate that the treatments were prescribed with a gender and racial bias with white males tending to get more prescriptions of the more accurate and effective (and thus more expemsive so doctors tended to limit their use or prescription) mad men of color and women tending to get the less expensive treatment even with the same symptoms and medicals statistics as white males. A wide range of studies found that both race and income were the best predictors of whether a person lived in the same zipcode as a hazardous waste site, but that race was an even better predictor than income of this bias. What troubles me is that we still in many ways live in a society with significant racial barriers for mixing between people and that statisitcally separation still means inequality. I guess it simply takes time for us to become truly a merit-based society with the majority of our time as a nation being based upon the inequality of slavery and then Jim Crow laws. The ability to achieve asset and income accumulation shown in cases from Oprah Winfrey to Robert Johnson to Tiger Woods does provide some sense that the most talented of individuals in a particular area of expertise are finding the opportunity to do what they can do and profit from it, but to me the indication of division inherent in this yearbook study is a showing that these individuals and probably merit judgment is the exception rather than the rule. Broad statistical measures of asset accumulation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philburger1 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 The fact that she could be identfied as the sole person meeting this description though says a lot about society. 343926[/snapback] Right, we need to move families around in buses so all neighborhoods have the right racial balance. Social Engineering rears its ugly head yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 It seems fairly obvious to me that races are divided by locations that is called segregation. The thing which some fine troubling (or interesting, or whatever) is that such segregation still seems to be the rule in our society. In theory: Income or asset levels are determined in a society which judges people based on character and talent by their inherent judgment and talent. In a land of equal opportunity all have the opportunity to gain income or assets based upon their merit. Location may well have some income bias associated with it as those who accumulate more assets or income would tend to live in the better locations. We also live in a society where because of modern communications and technology we can all share a common culture that would tend to make living in separate locations at least more transparent if not allow for easy movement and mixing between locations as the all share many aspects of the common culture. Yet, despite this general commitment to a merit based society, some sense that location would show a clear merit-based element and despite an unparalelled ease of movement between locations in modern society, what I find is an indication that we have not yet achieved the merit based society we (I) want (it is my fear of the failure of society to be merit based which I find troubling). I guess such a finding should not be surprising as the statistics do indicate that: Holding income constant one is twice as likely to be denied a loan by a bank if one is a person of color than part of the majority race. Again holding economics as constant as possible different races are steered by real estate representatives to housing in specific locations. Testing of medical prescriptions by doctors using pictures of patients and descriptions of their symptons and test results indicate that the treatments were prescribed with a gender and racial bias with white males tending to get more prescriptions of the more accurate and effective (and thus more expemsive so doctors tended to limit their use or prescription) mad men of color and women tending to get the less expensive treatment even with the same symptoms and medicals statistics as white males. A wide range of studies found that both race and income were the best predictors of whether a person lived in the same zipcode as a hazardous waste site, but that race was an even better predictor than income of this bias. What troubles me is that we still in many ways live in a society with significant racial barriers for mixing between people and that statisitcally separation still means inequality. I guess it simply takes time for us to become truly a merit-based society with the majority of our time as a nation being based upon the inequality of slavery and then Jim Crow laws. The ability to achieve asset and income accumulation shown in cases from Oprah Winfrey to Robert Johnson to Tiger Woods does provide some sense that the most talented of individuals in a particular area of expertise are finding the opportunity to do what they can do and profit from it, but to me the indication of division inherent in this yearbook study is a showing that these individuals and probably merit judgment is the exception rather than the rule. Broad statistical measures of asset accumulation 344080[/snapback] Sorry, I'm not buying that blather. If I've made enough money to live in a good school district, I don't want MY tax dollars paying for kids from the inner city to attend that school. If their parents want to foot the bill for their kids to attend my district's schools, then so be it. But not my tax dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I don't see what's so offensive with the phrase "black girl". If it said the "N" word, then she might have a case, but come on. If I had "white guy" next to my picture, i'd laugh. Some people have very thin skin! 343891[/snapback] It's true that people do have thin skin, especially in circumstances like these. You don't see what's offensive about it? Well, when your race is put into slavery for over 400 years, then endures more torture and killings at the hands of the Klan during the Jim Crow law/civil rights era, and still has trouble being seen as equals in many aspects of life, then you'd understand a bit more. Not saying that I am that thin skinned on race issues, but there are plenty of black people who are, and for good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Sorry, I'm not buying that blather. If I've made enough money to live in a good school district, I don't want MY tax dollars paying for kids from the inner city to attend that school. If their parents want to foot the bill for their kids to attend my district's schools, then so be it. But not my tax dollars. 344143[/snapback] I think he's complaining that people shouldn't even need to be bussed in, that they should already be living there... Of course I'd assume that someone who writes, "as proven in numerous studies" as frequently as he did would at least LINK to those studies... But maybe that 's just me. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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