'How likely is LaPrincess to inherit LaShamanda's big bootie?'
School pulls racist science question after outcry
A science question asking whether a woman named LaShamanda would pass on her 'big bootie' to her daughter has been removed from lessons after parents said it was racist.
Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, featured a genetics question in which students were asked to work out the likelihood of a child - LaPrincess - getting 'her mama's big bootie'.
Outraged parents question seized upon the question's language, which they said uses racial stereotypes and belittles black people, causing school authorities to withdraw it from tests.
The question, reported by
WBTV, was designed to tests whether the students could understand the difference between a dominant trait, which parents are likely to pass on, and a recessive one, which they are not.
It begins: 'LaShamanda has a heterozygous big bootie, the dominant trait. Her man Fontavius has a small bootie which is recessive. They get married and have a baby named LaPrincess.'
After asking students to show their workings, two questions were asked:
- 'What is the probability that LaPrincess will inherit her momma's big bootie?'
- 'If LaShamanda and Fontavius have another child, what is the probability that it will have a big bootie?'
One parent complained, calling the language inappropriate and that she was “completely stunned.” She said her daughter felt uncomfortable with the question.
“It’s racist, absolutely. Stereotypical, absolutely,” a local man responded to WBTV.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials said in a written statement the worksheet didn’t appear to be created by the school system and has been removed from circulation. They also said teachers have been asked to stop using it.
cacs really this childish?
Even if this is true, SOMEBODY still created it....and they need to identify and deal with that person, not just remove the question.....
