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    Busted Racist 'promposal' sign prompts outrage on social media

    By Jessica Campisi - The Hill


    A “promposal” picture from students at a California high school sparked outrage on social media due to a sign with a racist message.

    In the photo, which was posted on Twitter and Instagram, a boy and a girl who go to Palos Verdes High School hold a sign, and the boy reportedly asked the girl to go to prom with him, according to the Los Angeles Times.

    The sign says, “Bianca You are racist, but I would give anything for you to go with me to prom.”

    While most of the words on the sign appear to be written with markers or pens, six letters are capitalized and in a different color and font — and together, they spell the N-word.

    Students and parents denounced the photo on social media, and some have asked for the school to investigate.

    On Twitter, one user — who says she’s a student at Palos Verdes High School — wrote, “I'm calling on my school to take action against this vile display of racism.”

    In a statement posted on the school’s website, Principal Allan Tyner says he’ll meet with all students on Wednesday in light of the incident.

    “Today I will be meeting with all students, class by class. We will review appropriate behavior and how the use of hurtful racial slurs like the one used on this recent picture posted on social media is unacceptable,” the statement reads. “I know that this one unfortunate event does not represent us as a school community.”

    The statement continues, “Racist words and racist acts have no place in our school community. We will rise above this, learn from this, and be a better school community because of it.”

    In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Tyner added that the school has contacted the two students in the photo, as well as their families, and that "we are forming a response and anticipate severe consequences.”

    The school plans to hold its prom on Saturday night, according to its website.

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    Or juts remind the kids that posting jokes like that on social media can have life consequences and move on.
    I wanted to be a Monk, but I never got the chants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RBP View Post
    Or juts remind the kids that posting jokes like that on social media can have life consequences and move on.
    Not in the age of social justice

    BURN THEM!!!!

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    I don't understand the purpose of the picture. Are they trying to make their own lives more difficult?

    #nooffense but in parts of America people shoot people for that kind of shit

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    what's noof fense?

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    I wanted to be a Monk, but I never got the chants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    what's noof fense?
    It's the twitter idiotic hashtag format with vowels

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    I don't understand the purpose of the picture. Are they trying to make their own lives more difficult?

    #nooffense but in parts of America people shoot people for that kind of shit
    Bruce Willis was fine.

    I wanted to be a Monk, but I never got the chants.

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    Naw these are young students in Cali. I thought certain parts of the world moved past outwardly displaying their racism.

    And California is plum full of black folk who might want to remind these two that the Watts Riots and OJ weren't that long ago

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    What can the school do about it? It wasn't on school property... Poor taste, but still free speech.

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    Fun Fact: if they were black kids, nobody would care

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    It's just an odd sign. I feel like it must be some sort of inside joke. Nobody is given a chance to explain, much less the benefit of the doubt on social media...

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