Being Black While Kissing Your White Wife

[Thermal]

I don't know what the obsession with "saying his name" is. I'm pretty sure that the problem is not that the complainant said his name out loud, but that he was, as we like to say on this board, addressing the arguer rather than the argument. His entire speech was addressing Mr Whitfield - it really isn't important how many times he "said his name" out loud, the whole thing was personal, and that was the problem.

Maybe we can move on from how many times he "said his name"?

Tell Dr Whitfield that. It's his complaint, and in those words.

 

[plague311]

Maybe we can move on from how many times he "said his name"?

The point of bringing up that Clark said his name multiple times was to point out what you had stated before, that it appears the man is personalizing the argument by repeatedly "calling out" Whitfield. Despite repeatedly calling Whitfield out, which was against the rules, the board didn't seem to follow their own policy and stop it.

ETA: Let alone, Whitfield was being "called out" for something that wasn't actually happening in reality.

 

[Thermal]

How do you figure the board is pissed? What has the board said?

Something about them publicly saying Whitfield "gave false information to the press" rang a bell.

 

[Matthew Best]

Tell Dr Whitfield that. It's his complaint, and in those words.

Admittedly I'm reading between the lines.

 

[Matthew Best]

Something about them publicly saying Whitfield "gave false information to the press" rang a bell.

Wasn't that "the district" who accused him of that? Not the board? I think there's a distinction, but it's not terribly clear from the story.

 

[plague311]

Something about them publicly saying Whitfield "gave false information to the press" rang a bell.

That all appears to be from the Superintendent. Which is why, now, Dr. Whitfield gets to rebut those accusations. If I'm understanding it all, the district (which I'm learning is mostly the superintendent) will have to bring the details to light. The actual boardmembers are only reading the accusations against Whitfield that he will have to address.

 

[Thermal]

Wasn't that "the district" who accused him of that? Not the board? I think there's a distinction, but it's not terribly clear from the story.

You may be right, and it was a district spokesperson speaking at the Board meeting. Not sure how much they would see themselves as "on the same side" in this.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

I'm guessing this WaPo editorial that calls his firing a "win for white power" is going to help with the school district's PR problem.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/22/win-white-power-school-board-meeting-grapevine-tex/

 

[Warp12]

I'm guessing this WaPo editorial that calls his firing a "win for white power" is going to help with the school district's PR problem.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/22/win-white-power-school-board-meeting-grapevine-tex/

“I was locked out from my school accounts. They took my keys and told me to have no contact with any students,” Whitfield told me. His profile and picture were removed from the school website, and he wasn’t permitted contact with colleagues. “I couldn’t even wish my best friend a happy birthday.”

Yeah, I don't think this guy is milking this at all. "Win for White Power"? Sounds more like a win for the district, if they can ditch this "victim". No worries, perhaps he will get a book deal or podcast for his efforts.

 

[plague311]

"Win for White Power"?

So your answer is "yes, it was" then?

 

[Matthew Best]

If anybody is still interested in this case, there's an interview with Mr Whitfield in The Guardian today:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...al-caught-in-a-critical-race-theory-firestorm

The good news is that, although he's on "administrative leave", he is still being paid $125,000 a year until 2023, so that's nice.

 

[plague311]

If anybody is still interested in this case, there's an interview with Mr Whitfield in The Guardian today:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...al-caught-in-a-critical-race-theory-firestorm

The good news is that, although he's on "administrative leave", he is still being paid $125,000 a year until 2023, so that's nice.

As far as dealing with consequences goes, $125k for doing nothing at all would certainly ease the pain.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

As far as dealing with consequences goes, $125k for doing nothing at all would certainly ease the pain.

Only if he can get another job.

 

[plague311]

Only if he can get another job.

Looks like he's got about 2 years to figure it out, and I would bet dimes to donuts that he'll have more than a few job offers, should he go looking.

He's very qualified for his position.

 

[Thermal]

Looks like he's got about 2 years to figure it out, and I would bet dimes to donuts that he'll have more than a few job offers, should he go looking.

He's very qualified for his position.

True, and his cred has surely gone up in some circles as much as it has gone down in others. The question is, can he find another district that is willing to take the risk of receiving the unwanted attention he may bring to the party? He very publicly slammed his employers, internationally even.

 

[plague311]

True, and his cred has surely gone up in some circles as much as it has gone down in others. The question is, can he find another district that is willing to take the risk of receiving the unwanted attention he may bring to the party? He very publicly slammed his employers, internationally even.

I have absolutely no doubts he'll get something.

The fact is he SHOULD have called out his employers as they were in the wrong. Will it be in the same neighborhood he's in now? No, probably not, but $200k gives you a lot of moving options. It would be different if he actually did something wrong, but as far as I can tell, there's nothing he did that warrants the treatment he received. It was just CRT panic.

 

[Thermal]

I have absolutely no doubts he'll get something.

The fact is he SHOULD have called out his employers as they were in the wrong. Will it be in the same neighborhood he's in now? No, probably not, but $200k gives you a lot of moving options. It would be different if he actually did something wrong, but as far as I can tell, there's nothing he did that warrants the treatment he received. It was just CRT panic.

I agree entirely on the CRT thing. but he did slam his employers as racists over the photos, which I think was out of line (although it was kind of an aside while he was pissed about the other treatment he was getting). The stuff about insubordination and something about deleting emails is still a little fuzzy, but I'm guessing it was tied in with his immediate and justified anger over the CRT kerfluffle.