Six high school students in Moody, A.L. are in hot water after posting a photo of themselves standing over a Black student with the caption, “We got us one.”
The six white students claim they took the photo in recognition of Moody High School’s “‘spirit activity,’ where students had to dress in ways that represented different destinations throughout the country,” the school’s principal, Christopher Walters, told Teen Vogue.
An Instagram user that uses the handle @agirlhasnopresident reported the photo to the school’s administration after acquiring it from a one of its students. According to a Twitter user named @cassidylew7, the so-called spirit day is referred to as “redneck day.”
A parent of one of the students named Carrie Wilkinson responded @agirlhasnopresident’s post by sliding in the comments and defending her “not a racist” son.
“My son isn’t a racist and neither are these boys in this picture,” Wilkinson wrote.
“I’m pissed at my son and his poor choice. People are human they make mistakes. Like you’ve never done anything wrong in your life.”
Another IG user joined the conversation and tried to set Wilkinson straight.
“The post speaks for itself? Nothing was taken out of context your son intended for people to take it as they put it. If that’s how you raised him to “joke” like that then…”
Wilkinson responded once again, saying, “My son didn’t intend for it to be anything but fun and games. It wasn’t even his idea It was their black friend nick’s idea…”
The conversation went on from there as another user jumped in to say, “So this photo will follow these idiots for the rest of their lives. Try to get a scholarship, a decent job…this photo is following these idiots forever. If the black kid suggested it why in the heck did the fools agree to take the photo?”
The white students are being held accountable, but many people want to know why the Black student ever agreed to engage?
