First Annual African American National Spelling Bee Championship
No, this is not a joke where contestants spell in ebonics (although that would be funny, maybe we should start one???). It is an actual event to boost the self esteem of poorly performing black students. What a joke. Just because girls and black kids cant spell doesn't mean they should have their own competition where everyone wins. According to Houston news outlet ktrh:
Dozens of Houston area
kids will be competing for scholarships and other prizes this weekend,
but we still know little, if anything about the 1st African-American Spelling Bee Championships being held Saturday in Houston.
Organizers did not return phone calls from KTRH News seeking an update on the event.
We first brought you this story two months ago, and it sparked a heated on-air debate between KTRH talk show host Michael Berry
and the spelling bee's Jackie Terrell on why African-American children
should have a separate competition from the more popular Scripps
National Spelling Bee.
"You're
telling these young black children you're not good enough to compete,
you don't have the parental support and school support, so we'll create
something you can win," said Berry. "They have a trophy that's
meaningless, there's no honor in that."
Terrell fired back saying "There is honor in that, we're creating an opportunity they wouldn't otherwise have."
This is horse shit. Keep treating African Americans like they need special events like this and see how much they will progress as people. We need treat them special because their not as superior to the rest of humanity? that's what it seems like. This whole "level playing field" is gotten way out of hand. It's 2011, and three words should end this conversation: Barrak. Muthafuckin. Obama. NO MORE WHITE GUILT.
> This whole "level playing field" is gotten way out of hand. It's 2011, and three words should end this conversation: Barrak. Muthafuckin. Obama. NO MORE WHITE GUILT.
I agree with everything that was said prior to the statement above.
Someone has their head in the sand (or up their arse) to suggest that electing a mixed-race president suddenly solves everything. "Gee, we can solve a few centuries worth of problems in a matter of a few decades!" ID10T.
Level playing field - never happened, never will Colorblindness - farce Post-Racial Society - not even close
This is horse shit. Keep treating African Americans like they need special events like this and see how much they will progress as people. We need treat them special because their not as superior to the rest of humanity? that's what it seems like. This whole "level playing field" is gotten way out of hand. It's 2011, and three words should end this conversation: Barrak. Muthafuckin. Obama. NO MORE WHITE GUILT.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever seen these people text and facebook? christ almighty, even ebonics have some sort of grammar
ReplyDelete> This whole "level playing field" is gotten way out of hand. It's 2011, and three words should end this conversation: Barrak. Muthafuckin. Obama. NO MORE WHITE GUILT.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything that was said prior to the statement above.
Someone has their head in the sand (or up their arse) to suggest that electing a mixed-race president suddenly solves everything. "Gee, we can solve a few centuries worth of problems in a matter of a few decades!" ID10T.
Level playing field - never happened, never will
Colorblindness - farce
Post-Racial Society - not even close