|
I've heard the expression "yard apes" before and am aware of the racial connotation -- I don't think it's terribly rare, although maybe it's an older term that people don't use much any more -- thankfully.
Renee Holcombe, formerly an associate vice president for student services with a staff of about 40, told employees in two separate briefings last week that the school's aid for the mostly black hurricane victims staying at the Palmetto Expo Center would include sending yellow buses to pick up the "yard apes," said Barton and senior vice president Ben Dillard.
Seriously, if you are stupid enough to refer to people as "yard apes" even if you don't know the racial connotations during an EMPLOYEE BRIEFING, you're really too stupid to be working for the schools. Since when is it okay to call children ANY name while addressing employees in a relatively formal capacity?
__________________
A hiney bird is a bird that flies in perfectly executed, concentric circles until it eventually flies up its own behind and poof! disappears forever....
-Ken Harrelson
|