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Compton school board member calls Trayvon a ‘fa**ot black dude’

by theGrio | May 4, 2012 at 12:00 PM
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Skyy Fisher, a Compton Unified school board member, referred to Trayvon Martin as a “fa**ot black dude” during a podcast interview with KTLA. This remark has sparked outrage in the Compton community. The interview was originally about an alleged sexual relationship between a middle school teacher and a student. It is not clear yet if he knew that he was being recorded or not, but Fisher’s opening line in the interview is “Oh my f**king God!” The Huffington Post reports:

A Compton Unified school board member called deceased Florida teen Trayvon Martin a “fa**ot black dude” and school Superintendent Karen Frison a “bitch” during a recent podcast interview, and the statements are drawing outrage and disbelief from parents and the school community in Compton, Calif.

LISTEN: Skyy Fisher interviewed on KTLA

Board member Skyy Fisher’s comments are captured in the YouTube video above. It starts with the hosts of Pigzradio replaying a KTLA interview with Fisher, in which he comments in an official capacity about an alleged sexual relationship between a Davis Middle School teacher and a student.

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