# Racist English major, Art major is Racist **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120 "2021-04-30T19:23:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/1 "2021-04-30T19:23:48Z")
[Story here.](https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/parents-and-former-students-of-big-lake-high-school-react-to-backlash-over-promposal/89-772d9146-8cfe-4e82-8264-7d594b3a0c17) Small town Minnesota high school “promposal” goes viral and not in a good way. Teen writes his invitation to his girlfriend on poster board. Looks like it was done by a preschooler. The wording is so stupid that even if you take out the racist stuff it’s still stupid. Teen girl is so impressed she poses for a pic with him holding the sign, possibly in the school parking lot. You have to see the picture to get the full effect. School announces there is no racism in Big Lake. And so it goes… ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/2 "2021-04-30T19:27:55Z")
> “The fact that you’re here doing this report perpetuates that fear, it perpetuates the racism,” said Geri who has children who attend Big Lake. She went on to say, "this is not a racist town, this is not a racist school. This is at the heart of the people who made that choice. They are, as all of us are, responsible for our own actions.” Ah yes, racism is caused by people reporting on racists. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/3 "2021-04-30T19:37:11Z")
I got access denied for the link in the OP (from the UK). Just in case this is a more general problem for non-US, I found this, which appears to be the same story - have I got this right @mordecaiB? > **[Black Students In Big Lake Hope Racist Prom Proposal Incident Won't Be 'Swept...](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/black-students-in-big-lake-hope-racist-prom-proposal-incident-wont-be-swept-under-the-rug/)** > > A picture of a racist sign asking someone to prom in Big Lake is getting a lot of attention – and it's prompted Black students in the district to share their experiences of prejudice. j ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/4 "2021-04-30T19:37:38Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Ah yes, racism is caused by people reporting on racists. Well you need to properly point out the problem. Stop reporting about racism and -boom - no more racists! It’s like science. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/5 "2021-04-30T19:42:35Z")
Sorry about that link. Yes that’s the story. That also has a clip with comments from a bi-racial family that’s worth a watch. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/6 "2021-04-30T19:57:33Z")
I think it was Trevor Noah who said this: Racists don’t mind being racist; it’s being called racist they don’t like. p.s. Didn’t this happen before? ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/7 "2021-04-30T20:11:28Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > p.s. Didn’t this happen before? Yeah, these shithead racists can’t even come up with original racist signs. Fuckers. [https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/seahawks/article/Issaquah-high-school-racism-incident-column-13748600.php](https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/seahawks/article/Issaquah-high-school-racism-incident-column-13748600.php) > **[Clear Fork teen's 'cotton picking' prom proposal prompts backlash](https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2019/05/01/clear-fork-teens-cotton-picking-promposal-prompts-social-media-backlash/3644166002/)** > > In the post, a poster reads, "If I was black I'd be picking cotton, but I'm white so I'm picking U for prom?" Read the superintendent's comments: ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/8 "2021-04-30T20:24:55Z")
Jesus! It’s exactly the same thing. I wonder how many more of these are out there? No way these three came up with that sign out of the blue. Is it a play off of a saying that wasn’t racist to start with? I guess nothing is new under the sun. I notice there doesn’t seem to be any follow up to these two stories, the only consequences I see is that one of the guys was “talked” to. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/9 "2021-04-30T20:34:09Z")
What does the topic title have to do with the article? ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/10 "2021-04-30T20:35:07Z")
There’s always someone. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/11 "2021-04-30T20:36:57Z")
That’s what I’ve been wondering. I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/12 "2021-04-30T20:46:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > What does the topic title have to do with the article? > [@mordecaiB](#): > > There’s always someone. I share their confusion. This is about some high school student, and I see no mention that they plan to major in English or Art in college. “Racist high schooler is racist” would make more sense as a title to me. From the title, I expected this to be about some sort of racist art project made in college. I assume it’s a joke about how badly written the sign is, but I don’t quite get it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/13 "2021-04-30T20:54:38Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Ah yes, racism is caused by people reporting on racists. [Republicans…](https://www.bestplaces.net/voting/city/minnesota/big_lake) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/14 "2021-04-30T20:57:59Z")
Apparently a meme. I thought this was an old story and googled–the same phrase has been used at least three other times. > **[7 Promposals That Were Racist As Hell - Blavity](https://blavity.com/7-promposals-that-were-racist-as-hell?category1=news)** > > Prom season can be one of the happiest (and most stressful) times of a high schooler's life. While we can expect some proverbial bragging about being the best dressed, having the coolest ride or scoring a celebrity date for the evening, these... ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/15 "2021-04-30T21:01:11Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Is it a play off of a saying that wasn’t racist to start with? I want to say I’ve heard “Blacks pick cotton, whites pick X” before, but I don’t remember where. It may have been some previous news article or it may have been a stand-up routine. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/16 "2021-04-30T21:07:42Z")
A quick Google image search comes up with at least 8 examples: [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/A6GJC15.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/OSfdFPo) ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/17 "2021-04-30T21:13:30Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Well you need to properly point out the problem. Stop reporting about racism and -boom - no more racists! It’s like science. Sounds like Trump’s COVID philosophy. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/18 "2021-04-30T21:19:29Z")
> [@Kelly Bundy](#): > > [The mind wobbles](https://memegenerator.net/instance/68467876/kellykelly-the-mind-wobbles). ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/19 "2021-04-30T21:22:56Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > A quick Google image search comes up with at least 8 examples: Huh. Looks like, when I went looking for a more generally available link for the story, I was really lucky to find the _right_ story. j ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120/20 "2021-04-30T22:05:49Z")
[Here](https://www.google.com/search?q=Black+cotton+prom&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2yZDB7KbwAhVmdt8KHXnBDNkQ_AUIBygC&biw=432&bih=782) is the search. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racist-english-major-art-major-is-racist/941120.md?page=2)