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delisen

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2. Dr. Friedman too dumb to know mic was on?

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:46 AM

19 hrs ago

I am sure she can “be trained” to check this!

Seriously, I think this attitude is what many people are sensing when they talk about elitism

I have observed that bias exists against poor or less privileged white students also.

Class consciousness continues to hold us back as a country.

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Professor didnt know her mic was on..said about a black student "They're too dumb to know they're in a bad school" [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago OP

How do they know her comment was meant to be malaise 19 hrs ago #1

Dr. Friedman too dumb to know mic was on? delisen 19 hrs ago #2

Allyson Friedman certainly knows a bad teacher when she sees one. Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #3

She teaches at a college and no doubt has Black students Bettie 18 hrs ago #4

Hunter is not a bad college...it has been around for years...fire the racist. Demsrule86 15 hrs ago #5

She was referring to the middle school..the focus of the zoom call BlueWaveNeverEnd 13 hrs ago #8

Hunter College High School Mz Pip 12 hrs ago #9

Brilliant totally not dumb professor Friedman Mysterian 15 hrs ago #6

This story was a journey Sympthsical 15 hrs ago #7

Apparently went on to satly that the students would only get jobs as cleaners BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #11

Rate my professor RoseTrellis 12 hrs ago #10

I can imagine BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #12

Huh? DET 10 hrs ago #13

So the professor assumed that the student was dumb ecstatic 8 hrs ago #14