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re: “Monkey” award given to black pre-k student. Mom is pissed.

Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:18 am to
Posted by MikeBRLA
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2005
17197 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:18 am to
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Today I learned you can’t sing “monkeys on the bed” no mo.


You laugh, but I know a guy that was fired for saying “y’all are having more fun than a barrel of monkeys”……and for those not old enough to remember “barrel of monkeys” is a kids game.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
92192 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:20 am to
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and for those not old enough to remember “barrel of monkeys” is a kids game.



the term is a lot older than that game whippersnapper
Posted by LSUnation78
Northshore
Member since Aug 2012
14223 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:21 am to
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Unfortunately actual intent is the least important part of allegations of racism


Uh what?

It’s precisely the most important part.
Posted by CoyoteSong
Colorado
Member since Aug 2021
2603 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:21 am to
Who cares. Stop being so sensitive and woke. He should be proud of his award.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24238 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:21 am to
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“I’m still not happy about it. I’m angry because I don’t understand why my son got the monkey award when he had received an award that he completed pre-K,” Ellis said.

It's fricking Pre-K, not an Ivy League school. She needs to chill.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134604 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:23 am to
Why is it so wrong to compare kids to monkeys. I call Mine monkeys all the time
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
40909 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:23 am to
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
20128 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:23 am to
My buddy, whose parents are both veterinarians, has a large enclosure with six monkeys on his farm up north of Sun. In his words, they are "little assholes." So there is that.

They constantly break out of the enclosure, break into his house (they learned to turn a door knob, and they will steal his personal shite and take it back to the enclosure. It's a running battle between him and the monkeys.
Posted by Yellerhammer5
Member since Oct 2012
11016 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:24 am to
Is her middle name really “showstopper?”
Posted by YouAre8Up
in a house
Member since Mar 2011
12792 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:24 am to
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68544 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:25 am to
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I agree; in the name of equality, take the award away and give it to a white kid

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Don Lemon would lose his shite.


Melts would be like a tsunami
Posted by WDE24
Member since Oct 2010
54853 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:25 am to
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received an award that he completed pre-K
This is the most bothersome part of the story for me. Do we need awards for “completing” pre-K?
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
131526 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:25 am to
I got that award in kindergarten as well
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
60561 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:25 am to
Mom should be more concerned about whether or not her son is prepared for kindergarten rather than some stupid cutesy award
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
32520 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:26 am to
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Today I learned you can’t sing “monkeys on the bed” no mo.


I read this story to my nieces and nephews and call them monkeys all the time. They love it.

People fricking overreact and want to be victims about EVERYTHING. It's pathetic.

Guarantee you the school will bend the knee to this lady. No fricking doubt.
This post was edited on 6/3/22 at 9:36 am
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
92192 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:26 am to
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I got that award in kindergarten as well



me too, my mom went ape shite
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
71030 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:26 am to
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“He was excited about the award, but he had no idea what he was holding,”


I'm pretty sure the 4-5 year old had a better handle on the situation than his "showstopper" mother. I'm sure she'll "correct" his happy go lucky attitude over the next several years to make sure he carries on the tradition.
Posted by HogBalls
Member since Nov 2014
9161 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:27 am to
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Shemekia needs to get paid!!!

This
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87305 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:27 am to
Son is doing well with his peers and is well liked in his class

Attention seeking mom spoils it for him

Pathetic

Also, kid is going to rake one day (obviously)
Posted by Adam4LSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2008
13763 posts
Posted on 6/3/22 at 9:29 am to
Wish the school would publicly tell her to shut the frick up. More people need to be told to shut the frick up..the world would be more peaceful

They also need to give her the clown award
This post was edited on 6/3/22 at 9:30 am
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