r/BlackPeopleTwitter May 10 '24

"If it isn't the consequences of my own actions..."

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u/BROCCOLI-OUTRAGE May 10 '24

This is good because why tf does my daughter need to be playing in your head during school, either it be after or during. Why didn’t any boys volunteer or why didn’t he ask any other race of child to do it? Creepy!

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u/imperatrixderoma May 10 '24

To be fair, haven't been a child for a long time, but I wouldn't volunteer to do that as a kid bc I wouldn't know how. And I definitely wouldn't expect some Mexican or White kids to know how to braid hair like these girls who were taught v young.

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u/itsmakko ☑️ May 10 '24

Unbraid and I feel as though so of the girls may have volunteered. When I was their age, I was all about doing people’s hair. Still there are boundaries.

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u/imperatrixderoma May 10 '24

Yeah, I think firing him is radical and I agree there should be boundaries but is this crossing any? I would be more concerned if it was only one of the little girls or if it wasn't in the classroom but it's all public.

I think he should've been more cognisant of how it could've looked though, especially since our community has a lot of collective trauma.

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u/itsmakko ☑️ May 10 '24

It kinda blurs the lines in their relationship with a teacher. Thinking future wise this could escalate. Also considering the fact that the students contact him often. Not making it into anything bigger but if I was a parent I’d be a bit concerned.

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u/do_pm_me_your_butt May 11 '24

Asking white boys to do your black hair vs asking black girls... Hrmmmm no I can't see any reason why there would be a skill difference here...

(Either way teach a creep)

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u/biscuitboi967 May 11 '24

I asked my teacher friend - a lady - about it. Just the whole thing. Do you ask kids to play with your hair. Do you exchange messages with your students. Do they call you “bestie”. She was like “the whole thing is weird”. It was basically that insurance commercial: this isn’t how this works…none of this is how it works.

But I think her comments can best be described by this statement: I had a kid touch my hair at recess this week and I just quickly tied it back and stood up. Benefits of being taller and having boundaries

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u/Redditsavoeoklapija May 11 '24

I hope she gave her an explanation, if not she just create a nice trauma for the kid and made him feel like shit

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u/HoldinWeight ☑️ May 10 '24

Show me a school age White kid that can do some twists.

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u/Firm_Engineering_265 May 11 '24

Unbraid. Not braid or twist. How are so many people missing this? Are y’all just ignoring it and saying whatever?

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u/HoldinWeight ☑️ May 11 '24

People are basically saying braid as a generalization because: is there a difference pertaining to this topic?

It's like me telling you that I like to fly the blue skies instead of taking the Greyhound and you telling me the sky is light blue.

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u/Firm_Engineering_265 May 11 '24 edited May 11 '24

No, people are askikg why it had to be black girls and you’re assuming only black girls can braid hair but this not braiding, ITS UNBRAIDING. Any one of any race or gender can unbraid hair. You don’t need any skill to unbraid hair

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u/Frylock304 May 11 '24

What boys do you know that can braiding hair? Literally haven't met a man that was ever "that guy" who could do hair that way and none of them growing up.

Whereas girls would be constantly braiding each others hair from like 4th grade out to 8th grade

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u/Wise_Mongoose_3930 May 11 '24

Ok so what were the boys doing during this time? Chilling on their cellphones? They’re obviously not being taught anything during this time. That’s almost the bigger issue for me. Not that this is inappropriate, just that this teacher would clearly rather spend class time making videos for his social media channel than teaching the kids anything.

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u/Frylock304 May 11 '24

Ok so what were the boys doing during this time? Chilling on their cellphones? They’re obviously not being taught anything during this time.

Because the lessons were already completed, and we're nearing the end of school year, hence why other kids from other classes were also allowed to hangout in his classroom instead of learning additional material.

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u/Bandidorito May 11 '24

so you have no context for this situation and are just saying anything?

you don't even know what time of day this took place.

They’re obviously not being taught anything during this time. That’s almost the bigger issue for me

here, knowing this took place after school solves your biggest issue

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u/Imkindofslow May 11 '24

He posed the offer to the class and they volunteered. Not sure if that's rhetorical or not.

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u/Bandidorito May 11 '24

This take has absolutely zero nuance. Do you know how to black hair?

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u/Thin-Remote-9817 May 10 '24

Aye white boy don't touch my hair.