“The outreach was really to indicate that he, Matthew, understands his mishap in terms of what he did, what he’s caused. He’s remorseful,” Briggs continued. “I took that as some form of apology, but that’s not something I think at this time amounts to a solid apology, from my perspective.

“I don’t think an apology, an ‘I’m sorry,’ makes this go away because there’s a lot of harm that was caused.” The damning footage from the graduation shows Eddy pushing Briggs aside as his daughter was receiving her diploma, saying “I don’t want her touching him.”

  • Pandantic [they/them]
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    16 months ago

    I agree, I don’t condone this guy making a scene like this. I just want to point out that it’s not necessarily a racist action.

    • @linearchaos
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      16 months ago

      It is absolutely not necessarily… But the odds aren’t great.

      • @I_Has_A_Hat
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        16 months ago

        Please explain. Is it just because one of them is white and the other is black? Why do you think the odds are it’s racism?