Have you ever come across a story that you know you’re supposed to be upset and offended by, but it’s just so damn hilarious that you forget to be disgusted?
School officials in Piedmont, Calif., are apologizing for their plans to organize a “support circle for white students” who might be deep in their “back the blue” feelings over ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murdering George Floyd.
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I know, I know; this is really fucked up and offensive—until you imagine a bunch of gloomy white teens sitting around the room doing their best Tucker Carlson impersonations while crying about systemic anti-blue-ism as other students form a grief circle around them and pass around tissue boxes for them to boo-hoo into.
A day after the white former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty last month of murdering George Floyd, who was Black, the assistant superintendent of the Piedmont Unified School District reached out to students and staff offering the chance to engage in dialogue about the nation-changing trial.
But there was one problem: The “restorative community circles” on offer were all segregated, and the white students, bizarrely, were seemingly treated as if they had personally been victimized by the Chauvin trial.
According to an email obtained by SFGate, the message from assistant superintendent Cheryl Wozniak invited white students to a support group where they could “discuss how the trial, verdict, and experiences related to the George Floyd murder are impacting you.”
