After a video of mockery on social media, the Ministry of National Education justifies itself

“There is a problem with the video”, “April Fool’s Day”.“,”delete“… Since Tuesday, August 29, an official video clip published by the Ministry of National Education has been subjected to numerous criticisms on social networks, especially on X, formerly Twitter.

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In this clip was produced to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights March on Washington led by Martin Luther King, the day that “i have a dreamMiddle school students explain in English their dream: equality, protecting the planet…

“Competition Winners”

However, many voices were raised about the lack of diversity among the young teenagers shown in the video dedicated to the pastor who dedicated his life to fighting apartheid: the schoolchildren filmed are in fact all white. Aside from the diversity of the young speakers, there are several reactions to the substance of the remarks made, as nothing mentions equality between black and white people, or racist people more broadly.

Faced with so many critical comments and “bad hype”, the ministry was forced to point out in a second tweet that those students in attendance had won the competition.Dedicated to the creative practice of English.

“The students featured in this video are the 2023 winners of The More I Say competition, which encourages the creative practice of English in middle school. In memory of Martin Luther King on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his famous speech of August 28, 1963, they were invited to deliver a short speech inspired by Martin Luther King’s speech, beginning with “I Have a Dream”defines the Ministry of Gabriel Atal, without convincing netizens.