An award given to a pre-K student in Mississippi left his mother asking questions. Shemekia Ellis voiced concerns when her son brought home the “Monkey Award … for entertaining others.” Her son received other awards, too, but the one comparing him to a monkey is something Ellis did not expect. “He was excited about the award, but he had no idea what he was holding,” Ellis told WMC. “It’s unacceptable for me.”
Ellis met with school district officials who told her what happened was unacceptable. They said her child’s teacher didn’t know the history behind Blacks being compared to monkeys. “She said the teacher stated that she gave him the award for his energy,” Ellis said. “But the award doesn’t say anything about energy. It says entertainment.” Ellis said the principal told her school leaders had a meeting before the ceremony cautioning them to be sensitive about the awards given to students. “I’m still not happy about it. I’m angry because I don’t understand why my son got the monkey award when he had received an award that he completed pre-K,” Ellis said.
Ellis said she was told award ceremonies like this one will not happen anymore. Now she just wants an apology from the district. “These teachers have messed up,” Ellis said. “They were wrong. The superintendent knew they were wrong. The principal knew they were wrong. They need to be held accountable for what they have done.”
They never confirmed that her son wasn't a monkey.
Brandon Cooper
why are they so sensitive about monkeys if they don't know, deep down on the inside, that they look like monkeys (gorillas, specifically)
Zachary James
Niggers really are just a pathetic race.
Mason Martinez
Lol
Carter White
Court filings indicate that Shaniqua's son is in fact a monkey but no record of his classmates being entertained by his chimp outs were admitted as evidence thus far
When I was a kid, I thought racism meant not thinking of blacks as any different. As an adult, racism is knowing that blacks have lower IQ, higher crime, and uglier monkey features, and it being taboo to say these things because of some misguided female pity genes and peer pressure.
Alexander Diaz
She must be proud of him, but it's a bit strange he still lives at home even after turning 25.
Caleb Ortiz
Absolutely harambe
Brayden Jackson
>Is it a black school in a black neighborhood with black teachers?
Apparently the pre-k instructor has started a new series of awards not based on animals, but instead is based on planets. Her son recently returned home with an "Uranus" award.
Anyone else notice how its not Braylen's father who is upset???
Daniel Myers
>They said her child’s teacher didn’t know the history behind Blacks being compared to monkeys
This is a perfect example of how the cycle of oppression is passed down from one generation to the next and supported by a system that reinforces this feeling of oppression by apologizing for every perceived microagression. It's as if schools today are actually reinforcing these feelings of oppression and inadequacies to bring legitimacy to an over-correction.
Time to fuck you racist up. Blacks, unlike how current academia would have you believe, are actually the youngest race. In 1628, then Sultan, Acum Inyabak, took a spiritual journey to the middle of the desert because the moon told them so. There, they came across an oasis with some monkeys chilling there. They were super horny from not bringing any women, so they decided to fuck the monkeys. Little did they know that the monkeys actually got impregnated and this would eventually give us the modern nigger. Racism is one thing, but you're literally bullying children.
