By Kirsten Shaw
Dear Class of 2015,
I’m not an angry person normally but I would like to bring attention to lunch today! I’m Native American from my mom’s side and today I saw a prom asking that far crossed the line. I don’t know the name of the asker, but all I know is that he wore a fake costume Native American headdress and it was sickening. I normally am quiet and don’t speak up much only around my close friend circle but honestly what the group did today was far beyond horrifying. I understand you may be uneducated (unless you took class with the same history teacher I have who is an amazing advocate for Native Americans) but this does not mean you can just be racist. I’m utterly disappointed and especially during a week with no hate and bullying. I felt bullied at a distance and sick to my stomach. You can laugh and make jokes if you want but that’s not going to change my feelings towards the people who were inconsiderate. I just hope you all can learn from it and learn that this isn’t right and that if any other race was attacked silently like this you also would be angered.