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Hunter College prof caught on hot mic making 'blatantly racist' comment on zoom call

Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:08 am
Posted by L.A.
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:08 am
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A New York City university professor has sparked widespread fury after she was caught on a hot mic making a crass comment about Black students – which education officials branded “blatantly racist.”

Allyson Friedman, an associate professor at Hunter College, sparked controversy when she interjected a Black eighth-grade student’s tirade about the potential shutdown of her school during a Community Education Council meeting on Feb. 10.

“They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school,” Friedman reportedly said while her mic was live, according to the New York Times.

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This post was edited on 2/23/26 at 10:10 am
Posted by Camp Randall
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:09 am to
How is that “blatantly racist”?

There was no mention of race at all.

Edit: Ok clicked on the article. She gone.
This post was edited on 2/23/26 at 10:11 am
Posted by 9Fiddy
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:10 am to
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They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school


What’s racist about that?
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:11 am to
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“They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school,”


on the surface that doesn't seem racist, ole piss people are the same
Posted by Miketheseventh
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:11 am to
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Black eighth-grade
Posted by Camp Randall
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:12 am to
“If you train a Black person well enough, they’ll know to use the back,” she said. “You don’t have to tell them anymore.”

She made the mistake of trying to participate in the discussion and will now pay for it.
This post was edited on 2/23/26 at 10:15 am
Posted by idlewatcher
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:15 am to
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“However, I recognize these comments caused harm and pain, while that was not my intent I do truly apologize.”


cancel culture about to get one of their own
Posted by 777Tiger
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:19 am to
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“If you train a Black person well enough, they’ll know to use the back,” she said. “You don’t have to tell them anymore.”

She made the mistake of trying to participate in the discussion and will now pay for it.


just skimmed over the article but wasn't she paraphrasing the author of a book written in 1933? I wonder what the context of the discussion was?
Posted by facher08
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:19 am to
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She made the mistake of trying to participate in the discussion and will now pay for it.


I don't think this was a discussion. The article says she got caught on a hot mic.
Posted by Kraut Dawg
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:22 am to
The two with pronouns in their names appear to be the most aghast. Ole Noah just sitting back waiting on the bad weather to begin.

Posted by Dissident Aggressor
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:24 am to
textbook JAP…
Posted by Long Ball Larry
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:25 am to
Kristin found it funny
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:25 am to
Kristin gonna catch strays for not being appropriately aghast, and instead laughing at it.
Posted by Longhorn Actual
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:32 am to
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“They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school,”


"It's okay to call them dumb." - Gavin Newsome
Posted by i am dan
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:33 am to
If only they would all say what they really believed... they would agree with her.
This post was edited on 2/23/26 at 10:34 am
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:36 am to
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If only they would all say what they really believed... they would agree with her.


yep, and this would never go over, but if they would understand that most stereotypes are rooted in a bit of reality and pointing out facts isn't necessarily being racist
This post was edited on 2/23/26 at 10:39 am
Posted by Zendog
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:36 am to
both she hers were aghast
Posted by junkfunky
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:36 am to
That screenshot is great. Only the pronoun nazis visibly reacted.
Posted by BR Tiger
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:37 am to
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Kristin gonna catch strays for not being appropriately aghast, and instead laughing at it.


My favorite is Laney. Almost a “better you than me” look. Or “I can’t believe and existed person could be that much of a dimbass to say that out loud.”
This post was edited on 2/23/26 at 10:39 am
Posted by MorbidTheClown
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 10:38 am to
‘I’m one of y’all. I scored a 960 on the SAT and I can’t read.’
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