Minneapolis High School Thinks “Wigger Day” Was a Good Idea, Black Student Don't
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As part of Red Wing High School’s spirit week, the Minneapolis school for some reason thought
it would be a good idea to have “Wigger Day”,
where students at the predominantly white school
would dress up in their best wigger garb. One black
student didn’t find it so harmless and has filed a
federal class-action lawsuit.
How exactly is Wigger Day celebrated, you might ask?
According to Quera Pruitt’s complaint, students wore
clothes and behaved in a manner that “from their
perspective, mimicked black culture.” It goes on to
explain that “Wigger is a pejorative slang term for a
white person who emulates the mannerisms, language
and fashions associated with African-American culture,”
and that the costumes included oversized sports jerseys,
low-slung pants, baseball hats cocked to the side,
do-rags and gang signs.
And evidently the teachers and administrators were OK
with this. The lawsuit claims that the school’s failure to respond to Pruitt’s mother’s
concerns about the annual event caused the teenager
depression and other forms of emotional distress.
According to the Huffington Post, a statement from
District Superintendent Karen Anderson, a defendant
in the case, “denies the allegations that [the district]
has created a racially hostile environment and looks
forward to meeting these allegations in court.”
Stay classy, Minneapolis.
As part of Red Wing High School’s spirit week, the Minneapolis school for some reason thought
it would be a good idea to have “Wigger Day”,
where students at the predominantly white school
would dress up in their best wigger garb. One black
student didn’t find it so harmless and has filed a
federal class-action lawsuit.
How exactly is Wigger Day celebrated, you might ask?
According to Quera Pruitt’s complaint, students wore
clothes and behaved in a manner that “from their
perspective, mimicked black culture.” It goes on to
explain that “Wigger is a pejorative slang term for a
white person who emulates the mannerisms, language
and fashions associated with African-American culture,”
and that the costumes included oversized sports jerseys,
low-slung pants, baseball hats cocked to the side,
do-rags and gang signs.
And evidently the teachers and administrators were OK
with this. The lawsuit claims that the school’s failure to respond to Pruitt’s mother’s
concerns about the annual event caused the teenager
depression and other forms of emotional distress.
According to the Huffington Post, a statement from
District Superintendent Karen Anderson, a defendant
in the case, “denies the allegations that [the district]
has created a racially hostile environment and looks
forward to meeting these allegations in court.”
Stay classy, Minneapolis.
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