Student is called Black Girl in Year Book - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

Koll · 05-26-2005, 09:47 AM

http://www.nbc4.com/news/index.html

A North Texas school district has apologized to a student identified only as "Black Girl" in a high school yearbook photo of the school's National Honor Society.

All white students are identified by name in the photograph in the Waxahachie High School yearbook distributed Friday.

The teen identified as "Black Girl" is the only black student in the photo.

"I was embarrassed," said the student, Shadoyia Jones. "I was disappointed that they didn't catch the error."

Waxahachie school district spokeswoman Candace Ahlfinger said the district and the school board issued an immediate apology when the caption was reported.

Ahlfinger said the caption apparently was intended as a placeholder until the yearbook staff could identify the student.

She told the Waxahachie Daily Light that the label was a poor choice, but it was not meant maliciously nor meant to be printed.

"If it was a placeholder, why would you put that?" Jones asked. "Anything else would have worked for me but that."

Ahlfinger said the district is having the four pages affected by the mistake reprinted as soon as possible.

skorpion317 · 05-26-2005, 10:06 AM

misterjuice · 05-26-2005, 10:20 AM

cuz she's black!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CrAsH · 05-26-2005, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Koll

She told the Waxahachie Daily Light that the label was a poor choice, but it was not meant maliciously nor meant to be printed.

"If it was a placeholder, why would you put that?" Jones asked. "Anything else would have worked for me but that."

maybe they didnt know her name and since she was the only 1 is kindof fitting.although that is kinda mean and funny at the same time.

skorpion317 · 05-26-2005, 11:22 AM

she's upset that she was labeled what she is. anyone see a problem here?

this is gonna get blown out of proportion, jesse jackson and al sharpton are gonna have a field day with it, and the girl is gonna sue the school district and get millions of dollars. All because she's offended by what she is.

Little G · 05-26-2005, 12:23 PM

I think it was just a placeholder until they could determine her name, which they never did. I wonder whose mistake it was.

Tru2Chevy · 05-26-2005, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Little G

I think it was just a placeholder until they could determine her name, which they never did. Â*I wonder whose mistake it was.

Yea...even the most racist texans couldn't possibly think that the one black girl in the picture wouldn't notice that her name was black girl.....

- Justin

CrAsH · 05-26-2005, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by skorpion317

she's upset that she was labeled what she is. anyone see a problem here?

this is gonna get blown out of proportion, jesse jackson and al sharpton are gonna have a field day with it, and the girl is gonna sue the school district and get millions of dollars. All because she's offended by what she is.

my advice is pull a MJ bleech the skin..

JPiZZiJP · 05-26-2005, 01:28 PM

I will rue the day when someone labels me as "ASIAN BOI" MUAHAHAHAHA

~Joe

Fasterthanyou · 05-26-2005, 02:30 PM

Would she have liked "darky" better?

I'd be pissed off personally that they didn't know my name more than what caption they used. If it was a basketball team and I was the only white guy on the team, I wouldn't be offended by having "white guy" as my place holder!

DieselKickYoAss4Sure · 05-26-2005, 04:29 PM

lol now thats gonna piss the black community off.

Slow Z · 05-27-2005, 12:19 AM

wow, what a buncha stupid mother ****ers (and I mean the people posting in this thread - not the people who put "Black Girl" in the yearbook)

jims69camaro · 05-27-2005, 05:23 AM

Tru2Chevy · 05-27-2005, 08:35 AM

Grow up.....

- Justin