California school forfeits football season following 'slave auction' prank

[MissMillie]

'Deeply offensive': California school forfeits football season following 'slave auction' prank

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/deeply-offensive-california-school-forfeits-football-season-following-slave-auction-prank/ar-AA12xhZj?ocid=U483DHP&pc=U483&cvid=ec7e2a713ad348abaf669dc972cc2b88

A northern California high school canceled the rest of its football season after the team enacted a racist and offensive prank.

The football team at River Valley High School in Yuba City, Calif., shared a video where team members appeared to act out a "slave auction" with Black teammates.

Yuba City Unified School District Superintendent Doreen Osumni provided a statement to CNN and CBS News calling the prank "deeply offensive." USA TODAY reached out to the school district for comment Monday morning but did not immediately hear back.

"Re-enacting a slave sale as a prank tells us that we have a great deal of work to do with our students so they can distinguish between intent and impact," Osumni wrote. "They may have thought this skit was funny but it is not; it is unacceptable and requires us to look honestly and deeply at issues of systemic racism."

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I don't have any words for this sh*t

[gratuitous]

1. Does this need to be said in 2022? Apparently so

Don't do blackface.

Don't re-enact slave auctions.

Don't re-enact lynchings.

Don't re-enact whippings.

Don't label drinking fountains, restrooms, or other public accommodations.

If you're thinking about doing any of this, DON'T DO IT.

[cbabe]

2. Were black teammates pressured to participate by coach? Can you spell lawsuit?

[Diamond_Dog]

3. And right wingers continue to bleat

There’s no such thing as Critical Race Theory so schools shouldn’t teach it.