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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Is that time of year again? It is that time
area and graduation coming right. I don't know college? Do theirs? Yet?
People are already speaking of the college. Why I think
they are in high school? Eighth grade, man, kindergarten can
move up.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Ceremony, big seremony is going down right now in life
changing moments.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Last Monday in Louisville at Stewart Academy, they were having
their graduation. Yes, and this kid that was he like
the president, the class previous, somebody he was Valictorim what
was he?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
He was going to give a speech, let's say valid valedictor.
Seems like a smart enough to be wanted to give
a speech.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
And then they kept telling him top yeah, and they
kept telling him to go back and do it again.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
It's not positive enough, it's not positive enough.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
So finally he ends up with the speech and we're
going to play it for you, dropping n F bomb
right there at graduation.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
And he's reasoning, I think, is it gives him full
license to do it?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
What do you want to hear the speech first? Or
the reason why he's giving the speech he's giving.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Boy, let's go with the let's go with the reason.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Okay, so yeah, this Daniel maddingly is not allowed to
give his speech.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Let's just pick it up with wc TV.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
The theme that I was given for the speech was acceptance.
A majority of it was just explaining that I see
that people are going through trauma and going through oppression today.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
And he knows about trauma and oppression himself.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Right, right, do you have anymore?
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, he'll go through it here.
Speaker 5 (01:22):
Daniel also said he wanted to use his own story
a trauma to inspire his peers.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
One of ours in fourth grade, I was sticking to
the living room by my parents and they told me
that they were diagnosed with cancer.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
You know, my parents are dead. And I feel like
people need to know that.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
The trauma that you face, the trauma that you face,
doesn't have to shape you.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, I mean the message is really there, is really there? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Who is telling him not to talk about that?
Speaker 3 (01:54):
He didn't get into it. So he lives with his
uncle now, runcles his guardian now.
Speaker 5 (01:58):
He just told him the speech wasn't positive enough, and
he changed it several times. When he showed up to
graduation Thursday morning and was told he couldn't speak anymore,
Daniel tried one more time to write a speech staff
would approve of. But he had another idea.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
This school is built.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
On racism, session, sexism.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
And homophobia.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
When I heard him, everyone here today to stay out
to yourself, even if it makes the scene. All these
futures told me to speak from my heart for this speech,
and I realized us shouldn't shagging out because I need
to speak from my heart.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
And he did. Yeah, and I had it for you.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
It's picked up someone something shooting their phone so you
can hear him talking up front. But then they realize
that this is getting good. Yeah, quiet down a little bit.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
I came to the graduations planning to give a speech
about my trauma and probably lead me as a person
and black, brown and mixed to you of facing oppression
nowadays and being forced to be your own identity. I
had a speech ready to cheer on and purge and
oppressed youth, which makes up the entire of the school.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
I was told by mister Dawston time, so there's a commonplace.
My speech is too negative, it's too controversion of This school.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Is built on racism, section, sexism, and almohobio. I encourage
you everyone you're saying to stand up for yourself, even
if it makes the city.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
This school is fun.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Who's the teacher that teachers?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
One teacher's name there is indeed trouble so that you
let the kids talk about his thing.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
We can't.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
This pr situation is much worse than we needed.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
He has.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
This was last late last week. I said Monday, but
it was late last week. He had over four hundred
and thirty thousand views of late last week. It's probably
much hard right now.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Well, that's got to feel good on the way out.
You know, let me ask you a question.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
You know, he's a freedom of speech five are you?
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Are you proud of your kid? Is that your kid?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
It's all proud of him if the backstory is true,
and and and I'm and I know that it's true.
And yeah, absolutely, I know that my parents would have
said to do the same thing. You know, they may
have told me to be maybe little class here with
double F.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Bomb there at the age. Even if it makes the scene,
This school is fun.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
That you
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Here's reading
Is that time of year again? It is that time
area and graduation coming right. I don't know college? Do theirs? Yet?
People are already speaking of the college. Why I think
they are in high school? Eighth grade, man, kindergarten can
move up.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Ceremony, big seremony is going down right now in life
changing moments.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Last Monday in Louisville at Stewart Academy, they were having
their graduation. Yes, and this kid that was he like
the president, the class previous, somebody he was Valictorim what
was he?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
He was going to give a speech, let's say valid valedictor.
Seems like a smart enough to be wanted to give
a speech.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
And then they kept telling him top yeah, and they
kept telling him to go back and do it again.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
It's not positive enough, it's not positive enough.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
So finally he ends up with the speech and we're
going to play it for you, dropping n F bomb
right there at graduation.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
And he's reasoning, I think, is it gives him full
license to do it?
Speaker 3 (00:49):
What do you want to hear the speech first? Or
the reason why he's giving the speech he's giving.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Boy, let's go with the let's go with the reason.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Okay, so yeah, this Daniel maddingly is not allowed to
give his speech.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Let's just pick it up with wc TV.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
The theme that I was given for the speech was acceptance.
A majority of it was just explaining that I see
that people are going through trauma and going through oppression today.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
And he knows about trauma and oppression himself.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Right, right, do you have anymore?
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, he'll go through it here.
Speaker 5 (01:22):
Daniel also said he wanted to use his own story
a trauma to inspire his peers.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
One of ours in fourth grade, I was sticking to
the living room by my parents and they told me
that they were diagnosed with cancer.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
You know, my parents are dead. And I feel like
people need to know that.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
The trauma that you face, the trauma that you face,
doesn't have to shape you.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, I mean the message is really there, is really there? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Who is telling him not to talk about that?
Speaker 3 (01:54):
He didn't get into it. So he lives with his
uncle now, runcles his guardian now.
Speaker 5 (01:58):
He just told him the speech wasn't positive enough, and
he changed it several times. When he showed up to
graduation Thursday morning and was told he couldn't speak anymore,
Daniel tried one more time to write a speech staff
would approve of. But he had another idea.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
This school is built.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
On racism, session, sexism.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
And homophobia.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
When I heard him, everyone here today to stay out
to yourself, even if it makes the scene. All these
futures told me to speak from my heart for this speech,
and I realized us shouldn't shagging out because I need
to speak from my heart.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
And he did. Yeah, and I had it for you.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
It's picked up someone something shooting their phone so you
can hear him talking up front. But then they realize
that this is getting good. Yeah, quiet down a little bit.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
I came to the graduations planning to give a speech
about my trauma and probably lead me as a person
and black, brown and mixed to you of facing oppression
nowadays and being forced to be your own identity. I
had a speech ready to cheer on and purge and
oppressed youth, which makes up the entire of the school.
Speaker 5 (02:58):
I was told by mister Dawston time, so there's a commonplace.
My speech is too negative, it's too controversion of This school.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Is built on racism, section, sexism, and almohobio. I encourage
you everyone you're saying to stand up for yourself, even
if it makes the city.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
This school is fun.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Who's the teacher that teachers?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
One teacher's name there is indeed trouble so that you
let the kids talk about his thing.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
We can't.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
This pr situation is much worse than we needed.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
He has.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
This was last late last week. I said Monday, but
it was late last week. He had over four hundred
and thirty thousand views of late last week. It's probably
much hard right now.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Well, that's got to feel good on the way out.
You know, let me ask you a question.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
You know, he's a freedom of speech five are you?
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Are you proud of your kid? Is that your kid?
Speaker 2 (03:49):
It's all proud of him if the backstory is true,
and and and I'm and I know that it's true.
And yeah, absolutely, I know that my parents would have
said to do the same thing. You know, they may
have told me to be maybe little class here with
double F.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Bomb there at the age. Even if it makes the scene,
This school is fun.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
That you
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Here's reading
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