Whitey Ford
08-24-2021, 07:42 AM
Parents react to images of Black baby doll at Salinas High School
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas High School students created an Instagram account where they posted photos of SHS students posing with a Black baby doll named "Shaniqua." One video showed two students stomping on the baby. The account has since been deactivated, but one Twitter user kept the screenshots and recording to document their actions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAbxArId-PA
Two members of the African American Advisory Committee for the school district say these posts are just a symptom of a larger issue permeating the culture of some schools, including a lack of diversity education.
"Some of the things in those pictures and that was with that doll are stereotypes, direct stereotypes, said Sunil Smith.
https://i.imgur.com/mqqNIxe.jpg
In the comments of several Facebook posts about the incident, parents and residents are calling it "racist." Salinas Union High School District said they are currently investigating.
https://kion546.com/news/2021/08/22/parents-react-to-images-of-black-baby-doll-at-salinas-high-school/
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas High School students created an Instagram account where they posted photos of SHS students posing with a Black baby doll named "Shaniqua." One video showed two students stomping on the baby. The account has since been deactivated, but one Twitter user kept the screenshots and recording to document their actions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAbxArId-PA
Two members of the African American Advisory Committee for the school district say these posts are just a symptom of a larger issue permeating the culture of some schools, including a lack of diversity education.
"Some of the things in those pictures and that was with that doll are stereotypes, direct stereotypes, said Sunil Smith.
https://i.imgur.com/mqqNIxe.jpg
In the comments of several Facebook posts about the incident, parents and residents are calling it "racist." Salinas Union High School District said they are currently investigating.
https://kion546.com/news/2021/08/22/parents-react-to-images-of-black-baby-doll-at-salinas-high-school/