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Cello Teacher Receives Racist ‘Thank You’ E-mail From Student’s Mom, Responds By Explaining The Reason Behind ‘Ethnic Stench’
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Everyone deserves to be treated with basic human dignity. It doesn’t matter where you come from, respect should be repaid with respect, and kindness with kindness. Unfortunately, some people have a habit of making insensitive offhand comments that greatly insult others.
Take this one example where a mother wrote a letter to her son’s cello teacher in which she mentioned an “ethnic stench” coming off of his clothes every time he came back home after a lesson.
Well, the teacher was very insulted. She wasn’t afraid to write back to the mother and explain that she was, in fact, ‘ethnic’ and that what the mother said was ‘racist.’ But not only that. The cello teacher then went on to comment about how the child was neglected at home. Read on for the full story.
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A story about a cello teacher getting an insulting letter from a student’s mother went viral online
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Here’s what the teacher’s response was
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The story went viral on the internet. For example, when it was posted on the ‘Insane Parents‘ subreddit, it got more than 49,000 upvotes in less than a day. Meanwhile, the original post on Twitter made by user @sxinxm_ was retweeted over 63,400 times and got more than 281,100 likes on the social media platform.
The tweets started a fiery discussion on the internet. Not only were people talking about racism in the 21st century, but they were also analyzing the topic of child neglect. According to @sxinxm_, the cello student’s parents weren’t feeding him enough. So she reported them to social services.
However, some Twitter users said she made a mistake by mentioning the child’s malnutrition in her email to his mother. According to them, now the parents will be able to cover up their mistake before social services contacts them.
“Don’t be a bystander”
Bored Panda talked to social media influencer Zariya Grant from New Jersey about the entire story and wanted to hear her thoughts about racism in the 21st century. According to Zariya, her first reaction upon reading the mother’s email to the teacher was disgust: “I was kind of disgusted by it. She tried to “sandwich” those remarks between compliments.”
Zariya was also angry that the mother wasn’t feeding the 9-year-old boy “so he could lose weight.”
“As a person of color, I deal with racism quite a lot. Whether it be “sly” remarks or stereotypes, it’s something I and many others deal with.”
“There’s not much advice I can give on how to respond to it besides don’t be a bystander if you see it happening and be strong. Every situation is different. If there’s something that bothers you, say or do something,” Zariya said.
“Don’t be afraid of who you are. Whatever your race or ethnicity, that’s what makes you “you.” Show people how strong you are and find your voice. Little changes can help big problems” the influencer exclaimed. “Racism is an uncomfortable subject for everyone and shouldn’t be taken lightly. If you don’t see the issue with little remarks or big gestures, you’re part of the problem.”
The politics of smell
Masako Fukui from Japan, who has had experience with being made fun of for the smell of the food she eats, writes on ABC News that “it’s virtually impossible to control our immediate responses to pungent odors, and the anatomy of our brains helps to explain this.”
“Other senses are largely processed within the neocortex, the ‘higher’ brain, while the sensory recognition of odors is more thoroughly plumbed into the limbic system, a collection of ‘lower’ brain regions that are critical for emotion and memory.”
“Whatever is tickling the nose hairs has a direct line to the sub-verbal, animalistic self. It’s exactly the amorphous nature of smell that makes it so powerful, and political,” Fukui writes. “For when those odors that repel us are associated with race, the disgust we instinctively sense undermines our attempts to overcome racial prejudices.”
Some people were outraged at the mom’s letter, while others supported the teacher for helping the child
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Jo Choto 5 years ago
"Ethnic stench"? Smelling Indian in public? Is there actually a human being left on earth that thinks it's okay to say that?
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Yep. There's millions of them and certain politicians are normalising it again.
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Gerry Higgins 5 years ago
Isn't lumping all "White People" together as subtly racist is in fact racist on her part.
Scott 5 years ago
I kinda took issue with that too. My husband is black and loves my cooking more than his own mom's. Lumping "white people" together, is racist.
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Carol Emory 5 years ago
I read a book one time of a little white girl that was living with her father and mother in Vietnam. She encountered a little local boy riding a water buffalo. She looked at him and said he smelled of cabbage and rice. He replied that she smelled of beef and butter. Then he offered her a ride on the water buffalo. She accepted and they became good friends. Everyone emits smells that can be a result of their ethnicity, their living situation,...etc. It doesn't make them less or more human than the next person. And after having been in a few East Indian restaurants, I'd love for my kid to smell like that. Maybe everyone will think I know how to cook...lol.
Bunzilla 5 years ago
Exactly. This is what so many people fail to understand. EVERYBODY has their own certain scents. We ourselves don't notice it, due to olfactory fatigue; our nose has become so used to it that our brain automatically filters it out so that we can notice new and unusual scents. It's why people douse themselves in perfume, because they can't smell it anymore; meanwhile, everyone around them is getting headaches because the smell is so strong! Scents that we're more used to being around go unnoticed, while different and 'ethnic' scents are much more noticeable. Every living being stinks in their own unique way, haha.
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Pusfarm 5 years ago
As soon as a "social media influencer" is asked their opinion on anything, the story ends for me. Can't wait for this fad to die!
Richard Wareham 5 years ago
Exactly! Why BP would talk to one of these 'influencers' rather that a professional (in every sense) person is beyond me.
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Jessica 5 years ago
Ok I'm not exactly a fan of the smell of Indian food (it is a sensory overload thing with me). But calling it an "ethnic stench" is beyond unacceptable. Also forcing a kid to skip meals is the worst way to go about controlling their weight it's called preparing healthy meals and teaching fitness
Rissie 4 years ago
Now it looks like cello teacher really doesn't speak to the parents much and 9 year olds aren't the most reliable sources for that information. My kids can look at me like I'm planning on killing them if I forget making popcorn instantly after it was demanded. No but serious, teacher and mom are prejudiced idiots.
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L McN 5 years ago
Uhm, is nobody else going to comment on the instructor also being racist? Sure, we can ALL agree that the mother of that child needs reported to social services AND was racist....and not even subtle about it. But the instructor stated FROM THE START: "White people are so subtly racist." which in itself is a racist comment. THAT PARENT is so racist, and I disagree with the word subtly. But the race of that parent was a moot point, where the instructor made it racist when she made it a point.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
That rain person from the other post would have been much more diplomatic ^-^
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Id row 4 years ago
That mom was all sorts of out of line, but to start off a rant about someone being racist by being racist yourself and thinking that's ok is really messed up. "White people are so racist". The OP has just labeled all white people as racist, which is beyond ironic in a post about racism. Racism by/directed at ANY race is unacceptable. Just because someone doing it is white does not make it ok for you to make racist remarks about them. If the mom was black and the poster had said, "Black people are so racist" it would have gone very poorly for her.
Mari Bryant 4 years ago
The mom was beyond rude and way out of line, BUT she's not much better with her "white people are" blanket statement.
Sheanna Caban 5 years ago
I was living in an apartment some years ago and there was an Indian family that lived below us. The delightful aromas of their dinner would always drift up to our apartment. It always smelled SO FREAKING DELICIOUS that I decided to learn how to cook some Indian recipes....And now my house smells SO FREAKING DELICIOUS too!
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Is there some sort of contest at Panda to see who can make up the most inflammatory b******t?
Rachel Hamrick 4 years ago
What makes her better when she says "White people are subtly racist"? She's just as bad for saying that.
Missus Magoo 5 years ago
This doesn't ring right. So the kids starving apparently but you ignore it until the complaint about your food on his clothes? Plus he breaks down frequently? I think this story smells more than anything of bull.
Suzanne Harris 4 years ago
And then telling her that she called social services, giving her plenty of time to cover it up? This lady is just as off-base as the mother.
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Aramis Starfish 5 years ago
That Mother's email was atrocious and the teachers response brilliant, but what happens for the kid now? I'm worried that this child has lost an ally. 9 is so young to fight for yourself and social service intervention does not always help. Not to mention the obvious connection this teacher and student have with music! I'm concerned that such an ignorant mother will simply disallow her child from continuing rather than apologize and learn. where does that leave the child?
the Gallaher's 5 years ago
The good news from this, if there can be any; is that the son will grow up with a different mindset from that of his mother. So many kids are ruined by the racist, bigoted belief systems of their parents and it can take years or even a generation to actualize harmonious thinking. I applaud the teacher and find all cultures interesting.
Gwyn Plaine 5 years ago
More virtue signalling rubbish. I actually reported a work colleague for asking the room why white people smell of wet dog and was told to "laugh it off" I had no choice seeings that apparently non-whites can't be racist!
Yoyo Chardonnay 5 years ago
Maybe what the mother said was racist, but isn't saying white people are so subtle racist also al little bit racist?🤔
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Gwen Davis-Feldman 4 years ago
"not an issue" "a mindless thought" - The mother is obviously so clueless she fails to see that her 'mindless thought' - IS really the issue. White-skin privilege blinds many to the work necessary for a sane and inclusive culture. I find it sad that the mother clearly has a hard time accepting her son "as is" - no surprise she is unaccepting of aspects of other cultures.
Phoebe Bean 5 years ago
"Stench"?? There's more stench coming from that "mother" 'soul, if she has one....
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
I've told my mother in law an outrageously racist office story once and she went like "whats wrong about that?" I tried to explain it to her by flipping the story the other way round, so it would insult her/ white people and she was mad, of course. But it was different from the original story in her opinion, meaning: when she is insulted its not ok, if its someone else, there is no problem.
Danimal 4 years ago
does anyone actually believe all of these fake conversations and exchanges took place as documented?!
r b 4 years ago
Nope! But it sure makes for a great barn burner! Or perhaps an opportunity to paint all white people with a very broad brush. Ex. the overt comment from the poster and the subsequent covert ones about spices in the responses followed up shortly with a stab at making it political here. Because, you know, all Republicans are racist AND white. Huff post told me so. 🙄
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Patricia Rix 4 years ago
When my youngest girl was little, her bff was an Indian girl. Yes, the girl's hair smelled like different spices than we use, and my little girl sometimes came home from there smelling like different spices, but...! Ignorant to call it "ethnic stench"!
Angelina Fields 4 years ago
terrible... truly embarrassing to read... but, it is kind of racist lumping all white people together as well... reverse racism. as a Caucasian female, I am just as insulted by the email as you are... just remember- we are not all the same..
Naomi Wayker 4 years ago
She is a good one because it woulda been a whole battle . And they would have been called a long time ago
Ashley Kellers 4 years ago
Erm, I get what she's saying but saying "White people" in itself is racist so........
Peter Kelly 5 years ago
Just curious, irrespective of the disgraceful message from the mother (always assuming that the dubious story is true!), as to the weight of the child. If they were obese, as too many are these days, feeding them would not be wise at all, even if they said they were hungry.
Bill 4 years ago
If you are worried about weight starving yourself will just lower your metabolism. Your body is hard wired to avoid starving to death
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Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago
I think this racism has gone a bit too far. The mother obviously dislikes the smell of the food, she is ignorant, thoughtless and many other rude things in using the wording she did, but does this make her racist? NO. If she was she would never have sent her son there in the first place, everyone can not jump on the racism band wagon quick enough these days can they?
Dawn Murphy 4 years ago
Both have committed racism. The parent's email was horrible and absolutely unacceptable. The parent obviously does not communicate with her child as one would think the meals would have been mentioned at some point. The teacher's response is no worse. Clearly, there was a lack of restraint, respect & professionalism when it was decided to share this private conversation with the world. Shame on you both for not being adults and role models to our youths.
Carol Roeder 4 years ago
So glad not all of us have a pea brain like that mom. Sadly, more do than don't I would bet. Hats off to the teacher for her spot on response. She really rocks!
Sophiella Ryan 4 years ago
It is a bit bittersweet for me hearing that she will call child services. It will teach the parent a lesson, but every bad thing that happens to the parent happens to the kid. If he doesn’t end up in foster care, he’ll likely take on the same stresses of his parents. If he’s like any other 9year old, He feels everything other people feel, even if that person doesn’t always care about them
Claire West 4 years ago
Poor kid, if the cello teacher had concerns about his home life then she should have reported it to social services as soon as she became aware of them, not in retaliation for an insult. If the kid does live in an abusive home, by informing the parents that he has confided in his teacher she has potentially made his home life worse.
Avital Pilpel 4 years ago
The belief that non-whites, and blacks in particular, inherently smell bad, was quite common until ca. 1950. I have an anti-racist book from around 1940 whicn quotes an angry letter to a movie theatre owner. The writer of the letter claimed that when the lights went on in the intermission and he saw he was sitting next to a black man, he was "overcome by the stench". "His sense of smell" - adds the anti-racist book dryly - "was obviously not working in the dark".
The Cute Cat 4 years ago
As an Asian with some Indian friends, I can confirm that some Indian person is have a curry odor that came from their food. Not all, but almost like 30%. But they nice people... I never mind of that..
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Rants about racism, starts with racism herself: "White people are so subtly racist." Bigotry 101.
Susanna Vesna 4 years ago
Teaches her muthafucking kid TO PLAY A F*****G CELLO! Who's "Ethnic"?! How about you return all the "Ethnic" stuff your ancestors stole from India to keep in your museums! F*****g c**t!
Full Name 4 years ago
Are you s******g me? This f*****g c**t wrote a literally racist tweet and the focus is on how someone else mentioned an ethnic smell (which is racial, not racist). I'm so sick of how the victim can actually do worse than the perpetrator but it's against white people so it's okay. It's disgusting. If you take a moral stance against racism apply it equally, you racist dickheads.
Steve Cruz 4 years ago
HOORAY FOR MS. ASIF! I'm very sad for the boy being raised by a mother who REEKS OF RACISM.
Bella Langston 4 years ago
So she lost all credibility and revealed her hypocrisy in the first line. Yes, "ethic stench" was- yikes- a woefully poor choice of words. Perhaps, "strong exotic scent" would have conveyed the message without being offense, but some people aren't very articulate. I can absolutely see why she was offended by that, however she was really pretty darn hostile in her response. I kind of thing they're both idiots for different reasons.
Kjorn 5 years ago
no money for food but money for Cello Lesson? i think priorities need to be defined here...
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I believe the teacher said they didn't feed the kid regularly because the parents thought he had a weight problem. He probably didn't. But what do I know, I wasn't there.
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Lynne Hand 4 years ago
Anyone know why that account has been suspended? Might it have been a fake account? 2020-01-06...a1-png.jpg 
Dragana Dovedan 4 years ago
There is one particular set of people called Gipsies who have natural stench no matter if they bathe regularly or not and no matter what they eat. They always smell awful, like grease that has been on sun for weeks. I am not racist, but I can't stand a smell of a Gipsy, no one can, every single person says they reek and they don't like their life style. I don't know where Gipsies came from or who are their ancestors, but they are lazy garbage in this world for real.
Lynne Hand 4 years ago
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James Gallegos 4 years ago
The mom can pay for cello lessons but can't feed her own child? Also cuz he needs to lose weight? But who knows about that one, it might be true. He might be a bit overweight for his age. But the teacher must not think so since she's feeding him.
Morgan Rathjen 4 years ago
if the child was overweight and had reasonable parents, they wouldn’t make him skip meals and have him hungry, they would try to feed him healthier foods or something. racism like the mother’s in this situation is awful on so many levels and in no way is it right,
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Liam Walsh 4 years ago
I have honestly never smelt anything from any of my colleagues - always a mix of ethnicities. Clothes will sometimes smell of cooking if the whole house ends up smelling of cooking. That can be anyone though. A friend would fry things a lot and her clothes sometimes smelt of fried food... wasn't spicy just a fried fat smell. She didn't have a good extractor fan or open windows when cooking though. So, that hasn't been my experience of Indian people ever.
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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
That's just as racist as any other bigot. You can't fight hate with hate, that's what Trump does and it's so divisive.
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Daria B 5 years ago
Well, I hope what I'm going to say is going to serve as some sort of consolation for you. It's the ethnic majorities that are subtly and often involuntary racist, not specifically "white people". (Who are these so called "white people" anyway...?) And, more than anything ---> just because we have a few idiots like this one here, it doesn't make the whole population racist.
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Jo Choto 5 years ago
"Ethnic stench"? Smelling Indian in public? Is there actually a human being left on earth that thinks it's okay to say that?
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Yep. There's millions of them and certain politicians are normalising it again.
Load More Replies... Gerry Higgins 5 years ago
Isn't lumping all "White People" together as subtly racist is in fact racist on her part.
Scott 5 years ago
I kinda took issue with that too. My husband is black and loves my cooking more than his own mom's. Lumping "white people" together, is racist.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 5 years ago
I read a book one time of a little white girl that was living with her father and mother in Vietnam. She encountered a little local boy riding a water buffalo. She looked at him and said he smelled of cabbage and rice. He replied that she smelled of beef and butter. Then he offered her a ride on the water buffalo. She accepted and they became good friends. Everyone emits smells that can be a result of their ethnicity, their living situation,...etc. It doesn't make them less or more human than the next person. And after having been in a few East Indian restaurants, I'd love for my kid to smell like that. Maybe everyone will think I know how to cook...lol.
Bunzilla 5 years ago
Exactly. This is what so many people fail to understand. EVERYBODY has their own certain scents. We ourselves don't notice it, due to olfactory fatigue; our nose has become so used to it that our brain automatically filters it out so that we can notice new and unusual scents. It's why people douse themselves in perfume, because they can't smell it anymore; meanwhile, everyone around them is getting headaches because the smell is so strong! Scents that we're more used to being around go unnoticed, while different and 'ethnic' scents are much more noticeable. Every living being stinks in their own unique way, haha.
Load More Replies... Pusfarm 5 years ago
As soon as a "social media influencer" is asked their opinion on anything, the story ends for me. Can't wait for this fad to die!
Richard Wareham 5 years ago
Exactly! Why BP would talk to one of these 'influencers' rather that a professional (in every sense) person is beyond me.
Load More Replies... Jessica 5 years ago
Ok I'm not exactly a fan of the smell of Indian food (it is a sensory overload thing with me). But calling it an "ethnic stench" is beyond unacceptable. Also forcing a kid to skip meals is the worst way to go about controlling their weight it's called preparing healthy meals and teaching fitness
Rissie 4 years ago
Now it looks like cello teacher really doesn't speak to the parents much and 9 year olds aren't the most reliable sources for that information. My kids can look at me like I'm planning on killing them if I forget making popcorn instantly after it was demanded. No but serious, teacher and mom are prejudiced idiots.
Load More Replies... L McN 5 years ago
Uhm, is nobody else going to comment on the instructor also being racist? Sure, we can ALL agree that the mother of that child needs reported to social services AND was racist....and not even subtle about it. But the instructor stated FROM THE START: "White people are so subtly racist." which in itself is a racist comment. THAT PARENT is so racist, and I disagree with the word subtly. But the race of that parent was a moot point, where the instructor made it racist when she made it a point.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
That rain person from the other post would have been much more diplomatic ^-^
Load More Replies... Id row 4 years ago
That mom was all sorts of out of line, but to start off a rant about someone being racist by being racist yourself and thinking that's ok is really messed up. "White people are so racist". The OP has just labeled all white people as racist, which is beyond ironic in a post about racism. Racism by/directed at ANY race is unacceptable. Just because someone doing it is white does not make it ok for you to make racist remarks about them. If the mom was black and the poster had said, "Black people are so racist" it would have gone very poorly for her.
Mari Bryant 4 years ago
The mom was beyond rude and way out of line, BUT she's not much better with her "white people are" blanket statement.
Sheanna Caban 5 years ago
I was living in an apartment some years ago and there was an Indian family that lived below us. The delightful aromas of their dinner would always drift up to our apartment. It always smelled SO FREAKING DELICIOUS that I decided to learn how to cook some Indian recipes....And now my house smells SO FREAKING DELICIOUS too!
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Is there some sort of contest at Panda to see who can make up the most inflammatory b******t?
Rachel Hamrick 4 years ago
What makes her better when she says "White people are subtly racist"? She's just as bad for saying that.
Missus Magoo 5 years ago
This doesn't ring right. So the kids starving apparently but you ignore it until the complaint about your food on his clothes? Plus he breaks down frequently? I think this story smells more than anything of bull.
Suzanne Harris 4 years ago
And then telling her that she called social services, giving her plenty of time to cover it up? This lady is just as off-base as the mother.
Load More Replies... Aramis Starfish 5 years ago
That Mother's email was atrocious and the teachers response brilliant, but what happens for the kid now? I'm worried that this child has lost an ally. 9 is so young to fight for yourself and social service intervention does not always help. Not to mention the obvious connection this teacher and student have with music! I'm concerned that such an ignorant mother will simply disallow her child from continuing rather than apologize and learn. where does that leave the child?
the Gallaher's 5 years ago
The good news from this, if there can be any; is that the son will grow up with a different mindset from that of his mother. So many kids are ruined by the racist, bigoted belief systems of their parents and it can take years or even a generation to actualize harmonious thinking. I applaud the teacher and find all cultures interesting.
Gwyn Plaine 5 years ago
More virtue signalling rubbish. I actually reported a work colleague for asking the room why white people smell of wet dog and was told to "laugh it off" I had no choice seeings that apparently non-whites can't be racist!
Yoyo Chardonnay 5 years ago
Maybe what the mother said was racist, but isn't saying white people are so subtle racist also al little bit racist?🤔
Load More Replies... Gwen Davis-Feldman 4 years ago
"not an issue" "a mindless thought" - The mother is obviously so clueless she fails to see that her 'mindless thought' - IS really the issue. White-skin privilege blinds many to the work necessary for a sane and inclusive culture. I find it sad that the mother clearly has a hard time accepting her son "as is" - no surprise she is unaccepting of aspects of other cultures.
Phoebe Bean 5 years ago
"Stench"?? There's more stench coming from that "mother" 'soul, if she has one....
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
I've told my mother in law an outrageously racist office story once and she went like "whats wrong about that?" I tried to explain it to her by flipping the story the other way round, so it would insult her/ white people and she was mad, of course. But it was different from the original story in her opinion, meaning: when she is insulted its not ok, if its someone else, there is no problem.
Danimal 4 years ago
does anyone actually believe all of these fake conversations and exchanges took place as documented?!
r b 4 years ago
Nope! But it sure makes for a great barn burner! Or perhaps an opportunity to paint all white people with a very broad brush. Ex. the overt comment from the poster and the subsequent covert ones about spices in the responses followed up shortly with a stab at making it political here. Because, you know, all Republicans are racist AND white. Huff post told me so. 🙄
Load More Replies... Patricia Rix 4 years ago
When my youngest girl was little, her bff was an Indian girl. Yes, the girl's hair smelled like different spices than we use, and my little girl sometimes came home from there smelling like different spices, but...! Ignorant to call it "ethnic stench"!
Angelina Fields 4 years ago
terrible... truly embarrassing to read... but, it is kind of racist lumping all white people together as well... reverse racism. as a Caucasian female, I am just as insulted by the email as you are... just remember- we are not all the same..
Naomi Wayker 4 years ago
She is a good one because it woulda been a whole battle . And they would have been called a long time ago
Ashley Kellers 4 years ago
Erm, I get what she's saying but saying "White people" in itself is racist so........
Peter Kelly 5 years ago
Just curious, irrespective of the disgraceful message from the mother (always assuming that the dubious story is true!), as to the weight of the child. If they were obese, as too many are these days, feeding them would not be wise at all, even if they said they were hungry.
Bill 4 years ago
If you are worried about weight starving yourself will just lower your metabolism. Your body is hard wired to avoid starving to death
Load More Replies... Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago
I think this racism has gone a bit too far. The mother obviously dislikes the smell of the food, she is ignorant, thoughtless and many other rude things in using the wording she did, but does this make her racist? NO. If she was she would never have sent her son there in the first place, everyone can not jump on the racism band wagon quick enough these days can they?
Dawn Murphy 4 years ago
Both have committed racism. The parent's email was horrible and absolutely unacceptable. The parent obviously does not communicate with her child as one would think the meals would have been mentioned at some point. The teacher's response is no worse. Clearly, there was a lack of restraint, respect & professionalism when it was decided to share this private conversation with the world. Shame on you both for not being adults and role models to our youths.
Carol Roeder 4 years ago
So glad not all of us have a pea brain like that mom. Sadly, more do than don't I would bet. Hats off to the teacher for her spot on response. She really rocks!
Sophiella Ryan 4 years ago
It is a bit bittersweet for me hearing that she will call child services. It will teach the parent a lesson, but every bad thing that happens to the parent happens to the kid. If he doesn’t end up in foster care, he’ll likely take on the same stresses of his parents. If he’s like any other 9year old, He feels everything other people feel, even if that person doesn’t always care about them
Claire West 4 years ago
Poor kid, if the cello teacher had concerns about his home life then she should have reported it to social services as soon as she became aware of them, not in retaliation for an insult. If the kid does live in an abusive home, by informing the parents that he has confided in his teacher she has potentially made his home life worse.
Avital Pilpel 4 years ago
The belief that non-whites, and blacks in particular, inherently smell bad, was quite common until ca. 1950. I have an anti-racist book from around 1940 whicn quotes an angry letter to a movie theatre owner. The writer of the letter claimed that when the lights went on in the intermission and he saw he was sitting next to a black man, he was "overcome by the stench". "His sense of smell" - adds the anti-racist book dryly - "was obviously not working in the dark".
The Cute Cat 4 years ago
As an Asian with some Indian friends, I can confirm that some Indian person is have a curry odor that came from their food. Not all, but almost like 30%. But they nice people... I never mind of that..
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Rants about racism, starts with racism herself: "White people are so subtly racist." Bigotry 101.
Susanna Vesna 4 years ago
Teaches her muthafucking kid TO PLAY A F*****G CELLO! Who's "Ethnic"?! How about you return all the "Ethnic" stuff your ancestors stole from India to keep in your museums! F*****g c**t!
Full Name 4 years ago
Are you s******g me? This f*****g c**t wrote a literally racist tweet and the focus is on how someone else mentioned an ethnic smell (which is racial, not racist). I'm so sick of how the victim can actually do worse than the perpetrator but it's against white people so it's okay. It's disgusting. If you take a moral stance against racism apply it equally, you racist dickheads.
Steve Cruz 4 years ago
HOORAY FOR MS. ASIF! I'm very sad for the boy being raised by a mother who REEKS OF RACISM.
Bella Langston 4 years ago
So she lost all credibility and revealed her hypocrisy in the first line. Yes, "ethic stench" was- yikes- a woefully poor choice of words. Perhaps, "strong exotic scent" would have conveyed the message without being offense, but some people aren't very articulate. I can absolutely see why she was offended by that, however she was really pretty darn hostile in her response. I kind of thing they're both idiots for different reasons.
Kjorn 5 years ago
no money for food but money for Cello Lesson? i think priorities need to be defined here...
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I believe the teacher said they didn't feed the kid regularly because the parents thought he had a weight problem. He probably didn't. But what do I know, I wasn't there.
Load More Replies... Lynne Hand 4 years ago
Anyone know why that account has been suspended? Might it have been a fake account? 2020-01-06...a1-png.jpg
Dragana Dovedan 4 years ago
There is one particular set of people called Gipsies who have natural stench no matter if they bathe regularly or not and no matter what they eat. They always smell awful, like grease that has been on sun for weeks. I am not racist, but I can't stand a smell of a Gipsy, no one can, every single person says they reek and they don't like their life style. I don't know where Gipsies came from or who are their ancestors, but they are lazy garbage in this world for real.
Lynne Hand 4 years ago
Does anyone know why this account has been suspended? 2020-01-06...42-png.jpg
James Gallegos 4 years ago
The mom can pay for cello lessons but can't feed her own child? Also cuz he needs to lose weight? But who knows about that one, it might be true. He might be a bit overweight for his age. But the teacher must not think so since she's feeding him.
Morgan Rathjen 4 years ago
if the child was overweight and had reasonable parents, they wouldn’t make him skip meals and have him hungry, they would try to feed him healthier foods or something. racism like the mother’s in this situation is awful on so many levels and in no way is it right,
Load More Replies... Liam Walsh 4 years ago
I have honestly never smelt anything from any of my colleagues - always a mix of ethnicities. Clothes will sometimes smell of cooking if the whole house ends up smelling of cooking. That can be anyone though. A friend would fry things a lot and her clothes sometimes smelt of fried food... wasn't spicy just a fried fat smell. She didn't have a good extractor fan or open windows when cooking though. So, that hasn't been my experience of Indian people ever.
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
That's just as racist as any other bigot. You can't fight hate with hate, that's what Trump does and it's so divisive.
Load More Replies... Daria B 5 years ago
Well, I hope what I'm going to say is going to serve as some sort of consolation for you. It's the ethnic majorities that are subtly and often involuntary racist, not specifically "white people". (Who are these so called "white people" anyway...?) And, more than anything ---> just because we have a few idiots like this one here, it doesn't make the whole population racist.
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