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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMinn. teens share Snapchat message showing noose around black classmate’s neck: ‘Gotta hang ‘em all'
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/minnesota-teens-sent-snapchat-message-showing-noose-around-black-classmates-neck-gotta-hang-em-all/School officials in Minnesota are investigating a social media post that showed a black student with a noose around his neck, captioned, Gotta hang em all.
I feel heartbroken (and) little fearful because, you know, this type of hate represents a lot more than just a picture that was spread around in the school, said the boys uncle, Stephan Witherspoon. It represents a people that have been oppressed for hundreds of years hosed and burned and lynched....
But they each believe the students actions represent a hate crime.
It instills fear in our young, especially our young African American men and women, Witherspoon said.
I feel heartbroken (and) little fearful because, you know, this type of hate represents a lot more than just a picture that was spread around in the school, said the boys uncle, Stephan Witherspoon. It represents a people that have been oppressed for hundreds of years hosed and burned and lynched....
But they each believe the students actions represent a hate crime.
It instills fear in our young, especially our young African American men and women, Witherspoon said.
Doggone racist Southerners!
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Minn. teens share Snapchat message showing noose around black classmate’s neck: ‘Gotta hang ‘em all' (Original Post)
KamaAina
Mar 2015
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TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)1. Makes me happy to be in Texas
2naSalit
(86,764 posts)2. Minnesota is generally a
progressive place but there are some really nasty bigots there too. One told me once that, " '^&%*%*&s' can't handle the cold so we don't have many up here (in MN) and that's why I like it here."
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. There is a T-shirt stating that sentiment vis-a-vis ND
2naSalit
(86,764 posts)4. I'm not surprised.
Parts of Montana are like that too. I live in Montana.