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by: iCarr Active Indicator LED Icon 1 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:13am  
Band students suspended after rivals fruit basket accused of being racially motivatedMonday, October 19, 2015 10:29PM HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Atascocita High School band members are in trouble over a gift they gave their rival school before the varsity football game on Friday. The gift is supposed to encourage good sportsmanship. Humble ISD, instead, said it was racist.Seven band members presented their gift to their counterparts in the Summer Creek High School band on the field before the game. Along with candy and a decorated bucket for Halloween was a small watermelon, coconut, pineapple and watermelon gum.Eyewitness News spoke to two of the band members and their parents. The students said they never dreamed it would be considered racist."We didn't do anything wrong," said Carolina Andaverde, who plays the flute. "We wouldn't do that because we know better than that. Our parents raised us better.""I'm mixed (race). I don't take offense to that. How can someone else take offense?" asked senior Alyssa Taylor.They've been told they'll be punished which might include suspension and no more band."It's just not fair, not fair. They're good kids with good heads on their shoulders," said Hector Andaverde, Carolina's father.Humble ISD statement:"It is a tradition for student representatives of competing schools to exchange gifts on the field at varsity football games. On Friday, students from one school presented students from the other school with a watermelon, a pineapple, a coconut, and watermelon gum. Today, school administrators conducted an investigation and after considering the totality of the circumstances, determined that the gift was inappropriate and lacked good sportsmanship. Atascocita High School will not tolerate racial insensitivity."The district wouldn't disclose punishment citing privacy laws."We weren't being racist towards them (Summer Creek). If they took it that way, we're sorry. We didn't mean any harm," Andaverde said.http://abc13.com/news/band-students-suspended-over-fruit-basket-flap/1041385/ 4951
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HotterThanYou Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:20am  
My question is: What do they normally give? 4951
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choclab Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:23am  
Awesome 4951
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allymansfield Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:24am  
This is just getting out of control. 4951
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Katzen Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:26am  
From the ABC 13 article, about 5 main comments down a student claiming to be one that received the 'gift' states:"My name is Madysen, I'm a student that goes to Summer Creek and one of the students that received the gifts while participating in the Good Sportmanship League on Friday night. Usually we begin by giving our names and shaking hands. However, in this case no names were given no hands were shook, the first thing Atascocita said when they walked up was, "We got y'all some watermelon." I'm also of black and white race. At first I did not take this offensively due to being confused to what was actually being said and taking place. It was until later that I understood what they may or may not have been trying to say. Summer Creek, a school of predominant African American race shouldn't take things like this lightly. We've been to rival volleyball games with Atascocita where they made, "Where's your daddy?", "Welfare.", and "Where's your real hair?" Into chants. This isn't the first offense of Atascocita High School has acted more or less offensively. I know many amazing people at Atascocita, and it is a great school. I just believe thinking twice wouldn't hurt about what you say or do that may offend so many people."From the ADC website there is a long thread that has a posting from a student claiming to be from AHS saying SCHS gave a basket with popcorn and crackers. So seems the exchange went both ways.  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:33am  
I saw the comment from the young lady at Summer Creek.  Sounds like this may have been a straw that broke the camel's back type of situation.  If so this is very irresponsible reporting, just a small piece of the situation to generate outrage.  Give us the whole story.For the record, I still think we have an over reaction, unless this was really an ongoing thing and everyone had been given the "last chance, one more incident and you're done" speech and should have known better.What was worse was when that HS football team a while back had a team tradition to smash a watermelon after each game, then when they played a predominantly black school, the were suddenly all horrible racists. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/390957/football-coach-fired-because-eating-watermelon-racist-katherine-timpf 4951
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Bearfin Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:43am  
I think it's racist to assume just because it's a watermelon that it's racists. My opinion. 4951
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ForeCPA90 Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 9:45am  
I think it's racist to assume just because it's a watermelon that it's racists. My opinion.
 
@Bearfin: Agreed, I shall now be offended and assume it is directed at me if I ever see someone of a different race eating mayonnaise. 
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soxs mom Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 10:41am  
Who puts a coconut in a fresh fruit basket?  4951
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Chrisinkingwood Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 10:50am  
Whole lot of copying and pasting going on here! 4951
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sweetie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 Forum Moderator
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 11:19am  
Why would a pineapple be considered a racist fruit ? 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 11:19am  
Who puts a coconut in a fresh fruit basket? 
 
@soxs mom:
 
I would, and watermelon gum is my favorite. If they don't want it, we'll take it.
 
All this racist stuff is off the charts.
 
WELCOME TO AMERICA. ..
The land of the free. Someone somewhere will offend you while your busy offending someone. So don't be offended.
 
Everyone has the power to make it stop. Just stop doing it or participating in it.
Start promoting what you love instead of seeking what you hate. 4951
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iCarr Active Indicator LED Icon 1 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 11:21am  
it's the news not an editorial. quit stalking me I thought You had me on ignore... 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 11:25am  
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~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 11:31am  
Just ridiculous. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Oct 20, '15 11:35am  
Why would a pineapple be considered a racist fruit ?
 
@sweetie: Evidently, it's in the urban dictionary....my mind went numb reading the ADC thread.Of course, I think almost every food has meaning in the urban dictionary.
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