Museum Apologizes For Tour Guide Rubbing Black Children's Heads

[matcom]

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Getty Center officials apologized Monday for an incident in which a volunteer tour guide at the art museum last month rubbed two black students' heads and, in a discussion about textures, described their hair as rough.

Parents and teachers said the students, who were on a field trip to the Brentwood center, thought that they were being ridiculed and that the docent was invoking racial stereotypes.

Referring to the incident as "unfortunate and unintentional," Getty officials pledged to provide more sensitivity training for staff.

On Monday, museum officials met with representatives of the Los Angeles Unified School District and teachers, parents and activists

http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-me-getty20jul20.story

[NuckinFutz]

1. Some people are just too touchy....n/t

[olddem43]

2. No, there's a very old racist joke/saying about rubbing

a ( )'s head for luck.