Teacher's aide wore blackface to school as a covid protest. Sort of.

[ShazzieB]

Yes, you read that right. It's actually more complicated than that, but these subject lines don't allow enough characters to spell it out more fully.

What happened was, an actual, real live teacher's aide in Oregon created a major kerfuffle by showing up at school in blackface one day. Her excuse? Being unvaccinated for covid, she was told to practice social distancing while in the classroom, and her tiny white brain reached the conclusion she was experiencing segregation. Yes, I KNOW it doesn't make any sense. But here's a video where she tries to explain herself, and the multiple layers of epic stupidity are a wonder to behold.

Article here: https://www.nbc11news.com/2021/09/24/school-employee-suspended-wearing-blackface-protest-districts-vaccine-policies/

So, this woman thinks that being required to keep her distance from vulnerable children due to being an unvaccinated plague rat is exactly the same thing as Rosa Parks being told to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. Also, she is evidently completely unaware of the offensiveness of a white person wearing blackface. And that is on top of being a vaccine refuser, which presumably means she is also a Trump worshipping conspiracy nut. Like I said, multiple layers of stupidity. And that's not even counting the school administration's stupid policy of allowing unvaccinated staff in classrooms with kids who are too young to be vaccinated.

[brer cat]

1. They are always the victim,

and always have been treated worse than anyone before in history.

[Mme. Defarge]

2. She was fired.

Thank the Lord. And, naturellement, her boss.

[rsdsharp]

7. Good. If I had been her boss she would have been wearing it

as a protest against employment.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Unsurprising

Even if aides are union, as in Illinois, they would have no allies in a case like this dismissal.
And, they could live for 2/3rds of a semester without an aide, so she's probably close to being a luxury. (Unless it's special ed.)
She was already a dispensable employee & she made herself disposable.
Idiotic!

[MineralMan]

3. There is no possible excuse for that blackface wearing.

Aside from that, she is clearly too stupid to be employed in a school in the first place.

[Midnight Writer]

4. I reckon covering your skin with black whatever-the-hell she used is more dangerous than the vaccine

Lost her job, torpedoed her career, made herself a public pariah, and revealed her racism and ignorance for the whole world to see.

Jesus Christ, lady! Just get the fricking shot!

[Mosby]

5. I guess they moved on from wearing yellow stars.

[Ohio Joe]

9. I suspect...

They are not getting rid of the old hatreds, just displaying some others... Branching out so to say.

[gulliver]

6. Schools should not be ideological battlegrounds and political forums

It ruins the public school system to insist on making it about anything but education. Two flags are plenty. Teach other flags and viewpoints in appropriate civics, history, media, and political science courses. Teachers should teach common values of fairness, honesty, respect, and critical thinking; don't get me wrong. But those things should all be taught as universal virtues.

We're losing something very valuable: Responsible authority. Schools, school boards, any authorities, now have to kowtow to 24x7 mob rule by social media. It has to stop. The teacher's aide in question would not have made her dumb statement if she didn't think she could simply tell her bosses at the school to buzz off...the Trumpies would protect her. In a well run school, the Principal would be able to see her walk into the building in black face, walk up to her, and simply order her to remove it.

[Boomerproud]

8. What college gave that buffoon a degree?

[ProfessorGAC]

13. She's An Aide

In Oregon (as in Illinois) one needs only the equivalent of 4 semesters college credit. Don't even need an Associate's degree, just 60 hours of accumulated credits.
She could have gone to a couple different schools over time, never finished anything & still gotten teaching assistant certification.
But, I do get your point. She obviously learned little in her 4 semesters.

[Steelrolled]

14. I don't think you need any college credits to know not to wear blackface.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. No Doubt

I was replying to someone questioning how a college graduated her.
I was just clarifying that she didn't have to have a degree to get that job.
But, you are indisputably correct in your statement.

[Steelrolled]

21. Yeah, it was a joke. But actually I was kinda surprised

you needed any college credits to be a teacher's aide.

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Probably Not In Every State

But, I know the rules in Illinois because my wife was an in-classroom social worker/coteacher for special ed, and I got a sub license after I retired.
Out of curiosity, I looked up those of Oregon, and they match Illinois.
I'd be unsurprised if some states have softer requirements.

[Elessar Zappa]

23. New Mexico

requires an associates degree to be a teacher’s aide. This recent associate’s degree requirement really helped change the classroom for the better. I wish they would do something similar regarding substitutes.

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Subs Here Need A Degree

People with an associates already licensed were grandfathered in, but all new subs need to have a bachelor's degree or higher. When I say new, I mean 10 or more years ago.
And, AA holders can't work more than 30 days (I think) in one district per semester. So, that can't take assignments like 8 week maternity leave.
Somebody like me has no such restrictions, except from the union rules. Nobody can work as a sub more that 120 days in one district. If they need that, they should hire a new full time position.
For me, it doesn't matter because I only do grades 6-12, and only math & science. So, I work in 15 different schools. And, as a retiree, I'm not working 120 days a year anyway.

[Maraya1969]

10. It is starting to sadden me to see so many dumb people. I don't remember this

in the past. Maybe they are just deciding that they should speak up now when in the past they would keep quiet. That might have something to do with the kind dumbass Trump.

[Steelrolled]

15. With social media, camera phones, and cable news

I think it is fair to say that anyone who wears blackface will make the news. This wasn't true 40 years ago where perhaps the superintendent would have a talk with her and that would be the end of it.

[yardwork]

19. I grew up with a whole lot of people this ignorant and entitled.

[cinematicdiversions]

26. Lord knows I did as well

And they are all over the political spectrum.

[Cosmocat]

27. It is pride and arrogance run amuck

and it at all time high levels.

YEARS of right wing brain washing how they are both so great AND such poor victims, and she almost assuredly has some of the new breed toxic American christianity in her, too.

This has been around my entire adult life, going to the early 90s, but it keeps evolving, like the virus, and getting more intense and bombastic over time.

[BlueIdaho]

11. There's a circus with one less clown...

Parents should be thrilled that this vapid little racist is no longer walking the halls of their kids school.

[struggle4progress]

16. 'I don't have any regrets'

... "I did put on some darker color on my skin part that showed and I was going about my morning duties, and as there was opportunity to talk with the staff, I would say something or sometimes other staff would say to me, oh you look beautiful, and I would say oh I'm representing Rosa Parks today regarding segregation," she said ...

https://www.kptv.com/news/i-dont-have-any-regrets-newberg-educator-who-wore-blackface-to-work-explains-why/article_a76639ae-1cf5-11ec-9bca-73523f218551.html

[ProfessorGAC]

18. People Who Get Fired For Cause...

...and cannot now collect unemployment seldom have no regrets.
She'll have them when that first rent or mortgage payment gets delivered.

[struggle4progress]

20. Anti-Vaxxers have only two historical reference points

BY BEN MATHIS-LILLEY
SEPT 21, 20213:22 PM

“Kansas paper published by Republican posts cartoon likening masks order to Holocaust” (The Guardian, July 4, 2020)

• “Anti-mask politician compares herself to civil rights icon Rosa Parks” (Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2021) ...

• “Franklin commissioner compares himself to Rosa Parks in protesting WA mask mandate” (Tri-City Herald, Sept. 1)

• “A GOP senator likened COVID vaccines to the Holocaust, tweeted a swastika and told a Jewish group who complained to ‘learn your history’” (AZ Mirror, Sept. 13) ...

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/why-mask-and-vaccine-opponents-keep-comparing-themselves-to-holocaust-victims-and-rosa-parks.html

[peggysue2]

25. That is some twisted logic!

Also known as a poor excuse for egregious behavior. And no, sorry, I do not believe this woman was unaware of the symbolism, the offensive nature of wearing blackface in 2021.

As is the case for the majority of the antivaxx crowd: They. Just. Don't. Care. Because they believe freedom = Doing Whatever I Want while insisting their view, their behavior is protected under the First Amendment.

So the ultimate message? Screw you!

This is the skewed viewpoint of defiant children who don't know any better bc they're children. It is unacceptable in adults particularly for adults in our schools.

This woman deserves to be fired, permanently, from ever working with children of any age.

Disgraceful and devious postering of the worst kind.