While some thought the song was harmless, others, including the 6-year-old's mother, found it racist and offensive.
In a video sent to the boy’s mother, which she subsequently shared online, the child can be seen nodding. The teacher proceeds to sing a parody version of the song: “Happy birthday to you / You live ...
Using the word monkey toward an African American is on the same level as using the N-word, for those who may be unfamiliar ...
Like any parent, Alexa Cayabyab gets sick of hearing the same toy music over and over (and over) again. But the mom says there's one song that stands out. “I catch myself or my partner just cleaning ...
A white teacher in Florida is under fire after she sang a "monkey" birthday song to a six-year-old Black boy at school.
A video showing a teacher singing a version of the “Happy Birthday” song to a Black child that includes the lyrics, “You look like a monkey, and you smell like one too,” is going viral and garnering ...
Desarae Prather, a mother in Florida, is seeking action after receiving footage of a teacher singing a racially insensitive ...
A viral video has sparked outrage after a white teacher called her 6-year-old Black pupil a “monkey who lives in the zoo” in ...
After the class finished singing the traditional “Happy Birthday song” to young Legend, the unnamed Florida Public School teacher kept going with an unofficial version of the song. “You look like a ...