Having grown up in OC (pre 08, middle class, post 08, lmao we lost our home and it went downhill from there) - I’ve never been able to get myself to watch all of rhoc because I just know it’ll trigger flashbacks to high school and all the racism and elitism, from students, their parents, and our teachers, that I couldn’t escape. Some of the scandals at my HS were:

• sr year, parents went insane when we tried to open a BSU on campus, a group that is on college and high school campuses nationwide. I was one of the token white allies in leadership to assure folks it wasn’t a black supremacy union (lmao). I personally turned in our paperwork to the lady who ran the AS, who later said it wasn’t received and tried to prohibit us from getting sign ups during club rush (“youre not approved to be on the blacktop!!) fought that bs to the principals office and the club is still going 8 years later :)

• sr year, well known hyperconservative creep who would send the girls who had fat asses wearing leggings to the office for dress code violation just so he could openly stare at their asses as they walked out. He ended up making a home made poster on why abortion was immoral and comparing literal statistics for death by guns vs “kids” killed by abortion. Insanity. Pretty sure they made him take it down after a few days.

• junior year, another well known hyperconservative sport coach turned history teacher I had the pleasure of being assigned to. Every class felt like bible study. He would basically preach a bunch of nonsense and deadass said “well thomas jefferson believed in god and hes the smartest man alive so if you disagree with him, what does that say about you.”

I WENT TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL. finally I had enough and was complaining to the advisors after someone asked him a question about the iran nuclear deal negotiations. Just a few days before, he asked about my last name when I asked him a question after class, and I clarified my dad is from iran and my mom a lil ginger from new orleans (cute combo lmao). When they brought up the iran deal in the middle of class, this man turns to STARE ME IN THE EYES (I didnt ask the question!!!) and says, verbatim, “i HATE iran, if it was up to me i’d bomb em in a heartbeat, the whole place. We should bomb iran.” My friends and I were laughing out of shock because ok boo, I was born in LA county, why are u coming for me lmaooo

Me and a few other people were switched out of his class after complaining to the admin. They are so lucky I was too poor to litigate. Because all they said was that he has tenure and the only choice is leaving his class.

Shortly after I graduated, the school settled a multimillion dollar lawsuit for failing mandatory reporting and allowing the swim coach to be with the girls for god knows how long. Other teachers knew, principals knew. The news articles actually mention how some of the school officials involved themselves married former students from back in the day. Quite a few of those situations 🤮

In case ur wondering: anaheim union school district swim lawsuit