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Florida teacher cheerfully lynches black doll in the classroom (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday OP
Whoa. Karen in Florida, this is so so sad. CoopersDad Thursday #1
Well, given I just nearly got myself arrested when someone failed to stop for a goose & gosling hlthe2b Thursday #2
"God is Great" ???? milestogo Thursday #3
She's gone Zorro Thursday #4
Good! TY. I was just going to post I hope she's fired.... electric_blue68 Thursday #10
hopefully permanently. mopinko Thursday #13
THIS electric_blue68 Thursday #17
Her name? malaise Thursday #5
After watching the American Masters documentary on the life of W.E.B DuBois, I cannot stand to watch. ariadne0614 Thursday #6
When the students questioned her about it, she laughed and said she had done so "to get their attention." sop Thursday #7
Geeeeebbzzzzz. electric_blue68 Thursday #16
She's probably JustAnotherGen Thursday #8
She's part of the Trump Klux Klan. America First--in hoods. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Grim Chieftain Thursday #11
Totally evil Grim Chieftain Thursday #12
Hopefully she'll never teach again! Unfortunately she may sonewhere else electric_blue68 Thursday #15
...... Speechless at first. Hideous! And, yes, I've known they 're out there; especially in the open now since drumphf electric_blue68 Thursday #14
Shame on her. mr715 Thursday #18
She's not unique at all. spudspud Thursday #19
What the actual fuck is wrong with people today? COL Mustard Thursday #20
WTAF???? a kennedy Thursday #21
If she's been teaching for 40 years the damage is done n/t Cheezoholic Thursday #22
Or.... ProfessorGAC Thursday #25
A lawsuit isn't appropriate because the school dealt with the problem Warpy Thursday #23
Outrageous. Fire her worthless ass immediately!!! oasis Thursday #24
Time to cheerfully show her the egress. marble falls Thursday #26
MAGAS now have permission to act out, B.See Thursday #27

CoopersDad

(3,376 posts)
1. Whoa. Karen in Florida, this is so so sad.
Thu May 21, 2026, 01:49 PM
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I'm sure Trump approves.

Maybe she'll qualify for a couple million in reparations.

/sarcasm

hlthe2b

(114,735 posts)
2. Well, given I just nearly got myself arrested when someone failed to stop for a goose & gosling
Thu May 21, 2026, 01:53 PM
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crossing the street early this morning, I probably should NOT respond to this. As to my earlier inciting event: It is an area full of geese and ducks and people know to slow down (state law) and stop but this little arrogant shit head decided he didn't need to. I blocked him a little ways later and gave him a rather intimidating "talking to"... (Yes, I know that was stupid as he could have had a damned gun, but at least he acted "sheepish"... I can back down the biggest, meanest out there when I am really pissed--and in the "right." )

So, reading this makes me similarly want to reach through the virtual screen and teach that teacher a lesson--albeit she may be so racist it would not matter. But this is beyond horrific. I hope something happens to remove her (I can't watch the video right now, but am reacting to the opening screen and headline)..

mopinko

(73,976 posts)
13. hopefully permanently.
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:04 PM
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yank her credentials.
welcome to early retirement. hope you’ve saved up.

ariadne0614

(2,202 posts)
6. After watching the American Masters documentary on the life of W.E.B DuBois, I cannot stand to watch.
Thu May 21, 2026, 02:21 PM
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I feared an emotional breakdown, and watching the videos of this monster might put me over the edge. How much longer will this go on?

She should be forced to watch this from beginning to end, in a classroom with black high school students who know what she did, and then respond to their questions.

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/w-e-b-du-bois-documentary/34807/

sop

(19,389 posts)
7. When the students questioned her about it, she laughed and said she had done so "to get their attention."
Thu May 21, 2026, 02:26 PM
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Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Response to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Grim Chieftain

(2,082 posts)
12. Totally evil
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:02 PM
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As a lifelong educator, I hope she is shamed to oblivion. What a horrific thing to do.

electric_blue68

(27,369 posts)
14. ...... Speechless at first. Hideous! And, yes, I've known they 're out there; especially in the open now since drumphf
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:05 PM
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gave them his racist "permission" back in his first term.
😥

"Very fine people on both sides"....

Infuriating! Between teary-eyed and angry!

mr715

(4,202 posts)
18. Shame on her.
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:12 PM
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Shame on the school that hired her, the coffee she drinks, and the God she worships.

I hope she eventually realizes how sick and twisted she is and regrets her disgusting, vile, and childish actions.

Teachers should be held to the highest standard. As such, failures like she should be nailed to the wall.

spudspud

(671 posts)
19. She's not unique at all.
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:56 PM
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A lot of these racists have been teachers for a very long time. Can only imagine the damage they've done to kids, especially black kids, over the years.

COL Mustard

(8,401 posts)
20. What the actual fuck is wrong with people today?
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:56 PM
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What in hell's name was this woman thinking? And she's an art teacher? JFC let me SMDH. I really don't understand this crap anymore.

ProfessorGAC

(77,324 posts)
25. Or....
Thu May 21, 2026, 04:33 PM
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....the kids have been tuning her out for 39 years & the damage has been limited.
I sure hope so.
As a sub since I retired from my real job, I know kids can tune out on a teacher with a bad reputation.

Warpy

(114,695 posts)
23. A lawsuit isn't appropriate because the school dealt with the problem
Thu May 21, 2026, 04:29 PM
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and I doubt that child will need therapy, he's too young to have heard "Strange Fruit" or to have any memory of anyone who was lynched by a white mob. It's all theory to him and it might be the first exposure he's had to that particularly ugly bit of US history instead of the sugar coated crap in his school books. Maybe she needs to invest in a copy of "Lies My Teacher Told Me," maybe spark the kid's interest in history.

I imagine that was Ms. Savage's last day as a teacher. She's old enough for early ocial Security and I know I wouldn't have been able to last that long in a middle school without blowing some kind of fit, although lynching a baby doll wouldn't be my fit of choice because no, just no.

B.See

(8,897 posts)
27. MAGAS now have permission to act out,
Thu May 21, 2026, 07:01 PM
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courtesy of the Bigot in Chief.

No problem, They'll raise a million bucks for her and Trump will give her a medal.

The South shall reich again.

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