White Dad Apologized to the Black Superintendent He Pushed On Stage, But It Didn't Go As He Expected
theroot.com
“The outreach was really to indicate that he, Matthew, understands his mishap in terms of what he did, what he’s caused. He’s remorseful,” Briggs continued. “I took that as some form of apology, but that’s not something I think at this time amounts to a solid apology, from my perspective.
“I don’t think an apology, an ‘I’m sorry,’ makes this go away because there’s a lot of harm that was caused.” The damning footage from the graduation shows Eddy pushing Briggs aside as his daughter was receiving her diploma, saying “I don’t want her touching him.”
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Or a third.
"Past issues" such as Briggs having the wrong skin colour?
I dunno I’m just quoting. Guy is a nut job either way.
Oh yeah I know you were quoting, I just think it's funny how it's being reported like it was some sort of reasonable disagreement when by all appearances it probably wasn't
Correct, the “beef” they are referring to is “rolling his eyes” I’m talking about
That’s his problem? Disrespectful eye rolling?
Where’s the beef?
Evidently during a board meeting they were discussing the bullying of his daughter, and the superintendent “rolled his eyes” to something he said.
That’s it. That’s the supposed “beef” the guy had. Like it’s not even a good excuse.
Was his daughter being bullied?
It says further down in the article that his daughter was expelled. When they tried to point the daughter was being expelled for same thing the bully’s were doing to her, the super intendant rolled his eyes.
Well, if that part is true, it would be a little frustrating.
He claims that she was. And he claims that she did “the same thing her bullies did”. But we don’t have any other details. Assuming good intent on the part of the administration (in this case, specifically the principal), I would guess that she was actually the instigator. I mean, it could also be that they were athletes or other stuff that can happen in a small district. But given the actions of her father and the observation that the nut doesn’t usually fall far from the tree, I’m guessing she’s the cause.
Sounds like a bully student got bullied back
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But he gave him the satisfaction of looking like an idiot to people all around the world, which I'm guessing is a lot more satisfying that shaking his daughter's hand would have been.
And I gotta wonder wtf goes on in his head to even worry about someone getting "satisfaction" from shaking hands at a ceremony. I'm pretty sure that, if there is any satisfaction involved, it's supposed to be on the student's side where the diploma and handshake are an acknowledgment of the work they did to receive whatever award or certificate the ceremony is about.
And it should have been entirely up to his daughter whether or not she wanted to receive that handshake.
Dumb dad trying to protect daughter from being forced to shake hands with someone that might have caused daughter problems or hurt her
No one was forcing anyone to do anything until the unironically dumb dad forced the superintendent back.
That’s more in line with the “deep seated mental issues” and “making excuses” already mentioned.
Hahahah who believes this poor excuse?!?!!
The dude was shaking everyone's hand and I'm pretty sure it's his job.
Sounds like a bullying situation, but she got expelled and the ones who did it to her didn’t. If that’s the case, it’s annoying that the media made him look like a racist. Or he’s a racist and now making this up.
If she didn't want to shake his hand she could have just grabbed her diploma. There's no requirement for a handshake there. The father didn't want her to shake his hand, and he couldn't convince her not to.
I agree, I don’t condone this guy making a scene like this. I just want to point out that it’s not necessarily a racist action.
It is absolutely not necessarily... But the odds aren't great.
Please explain. Is it just because one of them is white and the other is black? Why do you think the odds are it's racism?
Yeah he's gonna need receipts for that beef
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