Gay Kentucky 8th Grader Calls Out His School’s ‘Racism’ & ‘Homophobia’ in Viral Graduation Speech
The student said his school environment was oppressive and the speech later drew 1.1 million Facebook views, according to the family’s post.
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Gay Kentucky 8th grader calls out his school’s ‘racism’ & ‘homophobia’ in viral graduation speech
"This school is f***ing ridiculous,” Daniel Mattingly said as he concluded his speech at Stuart Academy in Louisville.
“F**king ridiculous”: Gay 8th grader blasts school for perpetuating oppression during grad speech
A gay eighth grader in Kentucky has made waves on social media for his graduation speech eviscerating his school for failing to protect marginalized students. Daniel Mattingly, who recently graduated from Stuart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, was selected to give a speech at the ceremony because of his position on the student council. He told Wave News that school administrators assigned him the theme of “acceptance,” and that his original spe…
At the Stuart Middle School in Kentucky, a graduation speech caused a stir. Eight-year-old Daniel Mattingly, who lost both parents to cancer, had to change his speech because it was "too negative".
Kentucky Student’s Graduation Speech Calling Out ‘Homophobia’ and ‘Racism’ Sparks Viral Debate
A Kentucky middle school graduation took an unexpected turn after one student used his moment at the podium to publicly criticize his school in front of classmates, teachers and families, and the internet has not stopped talking about it since. Daniel Mattingly, an eighth grader at Stuart Academy in Louisville, became the center of a viral social media storm after footage from the ceremony spread online. In the now widely shared clip, Daniel acc…
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