This is the extreme right's answer to make believe CRT? Disgusting.
A school district in Missouri drew wide condemnation online after social media users shared posts of a math problem that referenced author and poet Maya Angelou’s sexual abuse and sex work.
“CRAP BEING TAUGHT (TO) OUR KIDS – SICK!” a Facebook user
wrote April 18 in a post that was shared more than 250 times in two days. Other versions of the image racked up thousands of additional shares across
Facebook and
Twitter.
Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
The image shows two algebra problems attached to trivia questions based on Angelou’s life.
The first question asks students to fill in the blank to the following prompt: “Angelou was sexually abused by her mother’s ______ at age 8, which shaped her career choices and motivation for writing.” The second says, “Trying to support her son as a single mother, she worked as a pimp, prostitute and ______.”