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Christopher Rougier, a ninth-grade student in Rio Rancho, N.M., was dressed as Santa for a holiday party when his teacher told him to remove the hat because of the color of his skin, the student's father said.
Michael Rougier said the teacher told his son during the event on Thursday that he couldn't be Santa because the teen is black and Santa is white.
Jaellma
I know folks must be saying this can't be real. Santa is a fictional character and can be played out as anything, anyone, any race. I've even seen a green Grinch Santa. I mean, come on...
Christopher Rougier, a ninth-grade student in Rio Rancho, N.M., was dressed as Santa for a holiday party when his teacher told him to remove the hat because of the color of his skin, the student's father said.
Michael Rougier said the teacher told his son during the event on Thursday that he couldn't be Santa because the teen is black and Santa is white.
The kid is autistic, and as such, can't really defend himself against bigoted or close-minded abuse.
First Megyn Kelly, now this nonsense
Jaellma
reply to post by OneManArmy
Speak for yourself, buddy. I have an autistic son and I know how hard it is for him to deal with people and life, in general.
This story smacks of injustice and if you can't deal with it, then don't comment. Go get drunk yourself and be merry!
Jaellma
The kid is autistic, and as such, can't really defend himself against bigoted or close-minded abuse.
Jaellma
reply to post by OneManArmy
Speak for yourself, buddy. I have an autistic son and I know how hard it is for him to deal with people and life, in general.
This story smacks of injustice and if you can't deal with it, then don't comment. Go get drunk yourself and be merry!
Kids should Not wear hats in class. Thats rule 1.
Teacher told the truth.. Santa is Not Black, therefore a black man wearing a santa hat looks silly.
Santa Claus is a Dutch corruption of Saint Nikolaos, a fourth-century saint from the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia in what is now Turkey. He was also known as Nikolaos Thaumaturge, the master magician.
Eastern Orthodox icons of St. Nicholas (the Latin form of the name) often depict him as dark-skinned, to show his Mediterranean origins.
Nothing racist about this at all.
smurfy
Jaellma
reply to post by OneManArmy
Speak for yourself, buddy. I have an autistic son and I know how hard it is for him to deal with people and life, in general.
This story smacks of injustice and if you can't deal with it, then don't comment. Go get drunk yourself and be merry!
And I have three, I guess OMA doesn't get it that this was an institutional affair with other impressionable kids standing by, and more so the class teacher 'should have' special skills to deal with special needs children. The teacher acted like a very bad word, and is a bully cheerleader.
For Jesus's sake, dedicated people spend their whole lives trying to educate the rest of us on people with special needs, and you get one feckup in a priviledged position, putting bias on a new generation of kids. His apology is meaningless, unless he goes back to that class and tells them he was utterly wrong.edit on 17-12-2013 by smurfy because: (no reason given)