Promposals are supposed to be fun. They are not supposed to be racist."If I was black I'd be picking cotton but I'm white so I'm picking u for prom," read a Clear Fork High School student's sign.CNN affiliate WJW, who obtained a photo of the sign, is not naming the student; he has since received a number of death threats.It's unclear if the sign got him the prom date, but the school superintendent says he's not going to prom.
"What I thought was, how disappointing — this is in 2019 — we are still dealing with this stuff, with racial slurs," Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Superintendent Janice Wyckoff told CNN. She said this is a teachable moment; school administrators have spoken with the student and he has apologized. Although the student's family has declined to make a statement, the superintendent said the student apologized on their social media.
It is not on school grounds, it is outside of their jurisdiction. Sounds like a lawsuit just waiting to happen.
He should be apologizing.
I want to talk with his parents. The apple never falls far from the tree. What the hell are they teaching him?
Why do white people think they can say whatever racist comments then apologize and it’s all ok, if they aren’t actually racist the statement would have never been made in the first place, so this white boy can take his fake apology and stuff it.
Ok
And they say racism is all in the head of African Americans, ' you guys are always playing the race card ' but see what the young man has shown 🤷🤷🤷
Good.... That's how Ohio raises their kids.. And why I won't move home
the inadequate creature that raised this monster should be placed in jail.
😂😂😂
This was an intentional post to cause anger. Let me be clear about this, some whites believe they can hurt Black Americans with words, but it don't work. We know that most whites that are racist, they are the lowest low life there is, even a DOG is better than them.
SHAME ON YOU!!!
She this won't happen if you could punish your children and earn the respect the old way.... if I made a poster like that as a kid I'd get my ass kicked and it would be a justifiable ass kicking.
What kind of stupidity is this? 😲
That's tasteless, for sure. He might have had a better shot with a 'dead baby' joke 😅
This sign showed up years ago, not current news
Why would they ban him for asking sorry so bad.
That was unnecessary
Ya that was definitely a bad choice of words.
Y is it that since trump became president,racism became k,like they think it's cool now to be racist
He ain't sorry. Please.
His parents must be very proud...
For shame .so so sad an sick .
Yes, that's how you get the girl...
Here we go, enemy of the people attacking another child.
This’s kid’s parents have a lot to account for in instilling such racist values into him. Even in this century many teenagers hold these attitudes .......quite frightening!
No comment from the parents so they let him make that sign and take it to school. I pity any child growing up with inherently stupid parents. Trump supporters?
Kids don’t understand what power is. They dont understand power isnt used just to hurt others. They have not seen what power can do when used by loving generous righteous hands to uplift all not just the downtrodden but those who r already ok. There is a real fight 4 good vs bad
huh? wtf
Maybe, he will learn more about history
WHY SAY THOSE VILE THINGS?...JUST TO GET HIS AZZ KICKED, oR SOME INNOCENT WHITE FOLKS...STOP HATEING...Hotep...
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Great parenting there!!!🤮🤮🤮🤮
for now...StayTuned WontBeTelevised
JC...🤦♂️
Since when do Promposals even exist? What happened to the old going to the library and asking your date out softly and intimately hidden by a few shelves. Could even sneak in a quicky..
This is outrageous sad
Vonnie932 Just why? What about prom would make your mind go there? 🤔🤔🤔🤔Oh right...
From someone who grew up in the community and went to this high school... yes, it's wrong.. but almost the entire community is Caucasian. It's a rural farming village. You don't get exposed to different ethnicities until you leave. And some of the community is racist.
Idiot
This is why 16 year olds shouldn't vote. They clearly don't keep up on actual world events considering the wording on that sign pops up every year and every year it is still racially insensitive.
What is 'He' apologizing for? What does he want us to interpret his apology to be for? Is he apologizing because he wanted to go the prom? Help me out.
Racism starts at 🏡; it needs to stop at 🏡....
This is so disgusting! I applaud the school for banning him from prom!
Good.His sign was stupid and racist.
How did he think it was ok in the first place?
Teen couldn’t even come up with his own racist comments... borrowedracism fameseeker racisttrend blametheparentsANDthekid
SandySnoble63 Keeping it classy in Ohio. I heard that this is the same invitation that Roy Moore used last year..
He should also be admonished for his grammar: “if I were black..”.
Come on, kids! What are you thinking?
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Welcome to Trumplandia!
Awwwts!
Hahahaha. That’s great.
I’m sure glad blacks never ever do or say anything about whites Chinese etc. right.
How many times will you post this tweet? Haven’t fanned the racism flames enough. Well will you admit your part?
Pretty jacked up that not only did this guy think up this sentence but he put so much time and creativity into putting it together. Never once through all of that cutting and glueing did he think he was being racist BS Somewhere his mom and dad are seeing this and not surprised
If this was in Virginia, the KKK sheet wearing black face governor would pardon him. The NAACP and Black Lives Matter groups would also pardon him like they did the governor.
Banned from the prom + ass beating would be a bit more apropos
He shouldn’t be, free speech and all that.
Good! Racists don't deserve to have fun.
The biggest race baiters in America. Why even give this pathetic person any type of attention or platform you may ask? Because manufactures and deals in “outrage” and your all buying it. FakeNews
kid should get expelled from school cuz he clearly hasn’t learned anything there
Good
Hey this kid should go get a job with the GrandRapidsPD with Capt. Curtis VanderKooi. He would fit right in....
Parents wake up your children learn from you
Same story posted last night - and a time before that too - cnn has nothing to share good so they keep spreading hate - anti American idiots - hopefully that lawsuit for slandering that white boy teaches them a lesson
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Begs the question are people born racist or natured to be racist?
The kind of vices some black in US have to go through is shocking
CNN at it again. Race baiting trying to make people inflamed. CNN making the problem worse. Stop it CNN. Dont give hate a platform.
Dummies think this is real. Just another leftist liberal trying to prove there's racism everywhere you turn. Think for yourselves sheeple!
Until now, no black person was even thinking of this kid. He had to use a promposal as a platform to display his racist views, in need of attention. I see a future Scumbag, keep your apology to yourself, it's not wanted.
That’s just plain mean and ignorant. This loser should go solo to prom.
Governor Northam’s son.
Must be a liberal dick.
Wtf
Ohio.....sigh. I don’t recognize it anymore..
He can apologize but ultimately this is a life lesson. Actions have consequences. What were you thinking while making this sign? Racism isn’t cute or a joke. Hopefully he learns from this moment.
Do they even grow cotton in Ohio?
Yeah kids need to discouraged and taught lessons that racism is unacceptable before they grow to be hateful souls
Well I mean.... its Ohio. Cant say I'm surprised. Disgusting none the less.
Ok we get it. This story is over 2 weeks old and you continue to share it. Tuck in your agenda to push the racial divide CNN. It’s showing. PS. This kid is a total tool and I hope his ass got suspended and did not get to go to prom.
Aside from the obvious racist tone, there’s also a huge time warp thing he just threw in the mix where he’s black *and* it’s 1865
Just “Making America Great Again “. One klan member at a time.
Trash
It is 2019, this should not be happening 🤬
The kid thought it was funny. He didn’t mean to hurt anyone. Seriously? How is that even possible in 2019?
Yeah bruh it’s racist but who cares. Let the kid go to prom. Not something to get worked up over. I didn’t pick cotton and neither did you. Settle down.
They should get the whole prom thing out of schools.
Can't fix stupid.
Another white supremacist.
Idiot.
Wtf made him think this would be a good idea?
I can't believe anyone would be so oblivious/insensitive as to make that sign. But goldarnit again, CNN, isn't there any actual NEWS to report? I previously jokingly mentioned you reporting on 'school bake sales,' and I was kidding... but here we are.
Democrats and those who teach kids this crap, disgusting.
Sorry can’t fix the wound anymore❗️Sorry is becoming over used &lost its significance &wonderful meaning in this society that it hasn’t reshaped the mind set of many.Sorry is not enough anymore!leadership &society at large from the top down to kids must work on caring&kindness 💝
'Journalism'
Racism in full flow at Trump-land
Yeah, it’s wrong. But, hey, CNN, when are you going to ban Don Lemon?
Hate starts at home.
Serve Him Right. Silence Is Golden Sometimes.
This is the state with the most valuable votes. Incredible!
Where is Smolletts apology? Where are the fake media and congress apologies? BULLSHIT
High schooler received death threats, the school had the proper response but apparently some people think threatening a teenager with death is ok. 🙄
Kinda funny tho... hope she said yes?
Proof that racism is taught and no one is BORN this stupid! His parents must be really proud!
😂 😂 y’all getting all caught up in this funny ass stuff!! Attention seeking
Idiot!!
That’s not an apology. No apology contains language about just joking. That’s straightforward racism that a “teachable moment” isn’t going to erase.
Exact same sign in Austin three weeks ago. Racist Plagiarst
did the guy he asked say yes ?
Seems like a real winner. I’m sure she’ll have a black eye by the time the clock strikes midnight. FairyTaleRomance
Ok, that's straight up racially insensitive.
Apples don’t fall far from their tree.
How did he patiently write that damn thing with colours and didn't realize what's wrong
We need his name pls
This seems odd to me. More research needed.
He gots to be highhhhhhhh!!!
Yeah bro you forsure over thought this one.... what the actual virgin fuck
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂great sense of humor😂😂😂😂. More kid repression.
Where should the line be drawn? It’s hard for people to understand that someone would not know what that phrase meant. The people going around teaching other people what that phrase means are the ones crossing the line. Minors should not be punished for repeating what they heard.
People are still raising kids like this
GraceBernard809 That young man was raised by racist parents. But he should have learned that racism is wrong.
Obviously this kid doesn’t have any caring people around him. He learned that behavior somewhere. It needs to 🛑 The disgusting racist cycle of hate needs to be broken. The children who are our future DO NOT deserve to be treated this way!
And the Democrats want 16 year olds to vote. STRANGE
Stop apologizing for shyt you meant.
The girl said yes though.
How does one not see the problem the moment you think of that phrase?
Sounds like a made offense to me.
He is so wrong! All Whites do cotton Farming not Black! Blacks are on social benefits while whites do cotton fields.
Lmaooooo golden but that's fucked up
There’s more! What’s crazy is some of these pictures are taken at school! The fact that they thinks this is okay, and when confronted they are so sorry, they didn’t mean any harm, or we sorry!
Fake news
What a dummy!
Nothing is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Thats a white person for you ... allways showing his or her white hood.
He took the time to create a damn poster....which means he looked at this shit long enough to keep reading it. The fact that he saw nothing wrong with it says a lot. He learned this shit from home!
Fox News will have him and his parents on and say he did nothing wrong
are you fr with that line
KandyDang So very tired of this 💩💩💩
The dude is clearly a moron, but ask yourselves why this is considered national news? Why did CNN pick this local interest story for national news.
I'm imagining him cutting out all those letters, then gluing them and throughout it all thinking 'This will be great.'
He should take some diversity training and maybe some community service in a minority setting.
Probably should have went with the jam box over his head. Not really sure what he was thinking on this one. Guess he just got romantic jester completely confused with racist jester.
How is this news?
Gross
That high school is tax payer funded and has no authority to ban the student from prom based on his sign. Of course, that's if the whole story isn't bullshit, which is what I'm smelling.
Only because of outcry. Let the monster rot in hell.
needs the snot slapped out of him
This will never end, it's inter-twined within American Society. Ignorance, Arrogance goes hand in hand with the Racists thought behaviour of so many Americans. Here come the excuses and apologies like always until the next placard Shows up with the same damn wording.
Probably a Democrat
great. a poor taste in humor and now CNN tries to bait the country into thinking racism is common. U R ONLY CREATING DIVISION CNN!!!
Gotta be south ohio
For media TRP, it's fashion world wide to show prominently the hate, divisive and reactionary news.If they avoid it, incidences on such ride may come down.
CNN... Cable News Network... Prime time story, country wide.... head news... all over the place... Don't you have anything better to cover in the whole wide world then 'A student at an Ohio high school is apologizing for a racist promposal sign that got him banned from prom' ?
How can peoples minds ever think this is even remotely a good idea? Baffles me.
It just looks like an edgy joke to ruffle some up tight feathers. Believe me, a lot of gen Z won’t give 2 shits about it. It means nothing to them.
SMDH
Wonder if she agreed to go to the prom with him? Does this kid have any adult supervision?
needs the snot slapped out him
Good. Nobody wants a racist ruining a good time.
What made him think this was in any way appropriate?!
He should be banned for something like that. He should be kicked out of school altogether. He’s obviously not learning, anyhow.
Omg. I’m just so ashamed of this country sometimes.
Jeeeeeeeze 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
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Damn, that Bosa family has bigotry all through their blood line.
To all racists:
What did he expect. A hug and a prom date. Sometimes I wonder what educators do all day
CRASS!!!! racial stereotyping on a GRAND SCALE.
This was tong in cheek. Give him a break.
Even 40 years ago that joke would have received crickets for a response.
So cute!
Why is thus even on the news it’s an internal matter
Damn fool. *NEVER* apologize. The lunatic Left won't accept it, so why bother? Speak your mind and stand by your words.
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