An apology from Bodie Brizendine, principal at Manhattan's elite Spence School, over a video shown to students mocking white women was rejected by parents
Parents at an elite $57,000-a-year all-girls private school in Manhattan rejected an apology from its principal over a video shown to students mocking white women.
In a letter sent by a parent to Spence School Principal Bodie Brizendine as well as its school board, the unidentified parent expressed disappointment at the school's response to the incident, and took aim at its board, saying it was not doing enough to curtail its teachers' woke agenda.
The letter was widely backed by other parents at the school, according to the New York Post.
'While I was upset after hearing what happened at Spence, the email from Bodie that followed really pushed me over the edge,' the letter read.
'Further, that the board has not weighed in on this matter gives the impression that the board shares the opinion that racism is indeed acceptable as long as it fits within the climate of the times,' the parent continued.
The Spence School, a $57,000-a-year Manhattan all-girls school, sent out an email apologizing for the showing of an episode of Ziwe Fumudoh's Showtime show, Ziwe, but parents at the school said its administration was not doing enough to curtail its teachers' woke agenda
One parent, Gabriela Baron, who is Cuban American, was angered by the 'racism' of the video
The posh $57,000-a-year private school, which counts stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington among its alumni, found itself in hot water last month after a video of Ziwe Fumudoh's Showtime show, Ziwe, was shown to students in which she speaks to author Fran Lebowitz, telling her: 'I believe that you are not concerned with how annoying white women can be.'
The incident sparked a fierce backlash from parents with some, including Cuban-American Gabriela Baron, complaining in a letter that the video was 'blatantly racist' and said she was removing her daughter from the academy.
In her apology email Brizendine wrote: 'We take this seriously; it is never acceptable to ridicule anyone at any time.
Students were reportedly shown a clip from Ziwe Fumudoh's satirical show
The 29-year-old comedienne's season premiere featured author Fran Lebowitz
Ziwe told Lebowitz: 'I believe that you are not concerned with how annoying white women can be'
'This video is not part of the Spence curriculum. Our teacher and the School acknowledge that sharing a satirical video that made fun of white women was a significant mistake.
'We are sorry for any harm this has caused to anyone in our community.'
The anonymous parent, however, was not having it.
'Choosing to label the video as "satirical" and that it "made fun of" and "ridicules" is a gross understatement,' they wrote. 'That you "fully
