Student paper pulled over racist article

Associated Press ^ | Thu Nov 23 | AP

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LOS ANGELES - A high school is apologizing after an anonymous article was published in the school paper comparing rowdy black students at a fast food restaurant to "a pack of monkeys."

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Carson High School officials withdrew copies of this month's newspaper, letters of apology were sent home to parents, and principal Kenneth Keener apologized over the public address system.

The article, which was titled "Looks like the circus is in town," appeared on the editorial page of the issue distributed Tuesday. It appeared under the column title "Rambling Rogue," which is written anonymously each month by one of the paper's top editors.

The piece described raucous and impolite behavior at a nearby Taco Bell: "When I go to Taco Bell, I want to go to a restaurant, NOT A ZOO! Stop acting like animals... behave and clean up after yourself." The writer said most of the crowd was black and described the students as stupid, rude, immature and insensitive.

The newspaper's student editor, Alex De Vera, and faculty adviser Gregory Vieira agreed to pull the papers. They said the article escaped their normal vetting because the page was late and only two people saw the piece in advance — its writer and the page editor.

The school is not releasing the name of the author, and Vieira refused to discuss any possible disciplinary actions.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

What if "Anonymous" is Black?

[gb63]

I went on up to the Audubon Zoo
And they only asked for you
They all asked for you
Well, even inquired about you

I went on up to the Audu'mon Zoo
And they all asked for you
The monkey's asked
The tiger's asked
And the elephant asked f'you, too

Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters

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here's another one: lame duck

[torchthemummy]

The piece described raucous and impolite behavior at a nearby Taco Bell: "When I go to Taco Bell, I want to go to a restaurant, NOT A ZOO! Stop acting like animals... behave and clean up after yourself." The writer said most of the crowd was black and described the students as stupid, rude, immature and insensitive.

My AP alarm was instantly set off. Notice how the first sentence actually quotes the editorial itself then in the second sentence merely describes what was said. Therefore one cannot even read the direct quote with the "monkey" reference and, therefore, cannot see the written accusations in their full context. Could it be that the writer stated something to the effect of, "...while most were black all were acting like a bunch of monkeys."?

[brain bleeds red]

My AP alarm was instantly set off. Notice how the first sentence actually quotes the editorial itself then in the second sentence merely describes what was said. Therefore one cannot even read the direct quote with the "monkey" reference and, therefore, cannot see the written accusations in their full context. Could it be that the writer stated something to the effect of, "...while most were black all were acting like a bunch of monkeys."?

This is the key point. If the AP is actually calling for "disciplinary actions", they should at least have the guts to show us the line equating blacks to monkeys.

But they don't. Which suggests to me a manufactured controversy. Such cowards.

[sonic109]

They are easily offended because the truth hurts.