A cello teacher, Ms. Asif, received the rudest, most unhinged email from a student's mother and posted it on Twitter.

After a mother noticed her children's clothing had an "ethnic stench" when he returned home from cello lessons, she decided to email her child's teacher and now we have no choice but to call her Stench Sandy now.

First of all, what exactly is an "ethnic stench?" Anything cooked with a single spice? The word "stench" is so objectively offensive she didn't even try to soften the landing here.

https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1210980491874185216?s=20

Of course, the original email went viral and the plot started to thicken. Ms. Asif explained that the reason she cooks for her student is because he is always hungry during his lessons, most likely because his mother often skips his meals to put her child on a diet.

https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1210983032787746816?s=20

People were immediately baffled:

I can't get over "ethnic stench" my God, this is the title to the angsty poetry of first gen kids immersed in whiteness because our parents thought this was the path of least resistance for us--

ETHNIC STENCH: A MEMOIR
— Octavia Butler knew... (@NotNikyatu) December 28, 2019

Please report them. This is abuse.
— Elizabeth ∆ (@ButWhyLiz) December 28, 2019

What do certain people have against turmeric I swear to god
— Layla (@alyal_allay) December 28, 2019

Wtf??... And then you'll see them ordering from their local Indian🤦🏻‍♀️
— Handesh 🇧🇩 (@aneesa2604) December 28, 2019

how did anyone even think that that was remotely acceptable to think/say/EMAIL to another human
— saffron geena tomlinson (@saffron_geena) December 28, 2019

"mindless" is exactly what her email is - nothing subtle about her racism.
— Maury Rempel - Tax billionaires & make 'em cry. (@mauryrempel) December 28, 2019

Ms. Asif then expertly and professionally responded to Stench Sandy with a grace this mother definitely didn't deserve.

https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1210993315430174720?s=20

And she kept everyone updated on what happened next:

https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211648339860606977?s=20 https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211648813833838594?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211649803542827008?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211650947547570177?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211652005418192896?s=20 https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211652796434522112?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211653741830705152?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211654905812922368?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211656078217355264?s=20 https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211657151237804032?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211658607630139393?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211659986411106304?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211661379435945984?s=20 https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211662721105707008?s=20https://twitter.com/sxinxm_/status/1211663396384464897?s=20

She received overwhelming support:

Check. Sis, let us know what she do next x pic.twitter.com/NVBcdBovyP
— . (@therealpetraamp) December 28, 2019

I was initially cheering at your response, then at the end I felt sad for the kid. 😔 You're incredibly kind & generous for feeding him, his mother should be thanking you.
— Sam Hulick (@SamHulick) December 28, 2019

Spot on and to the point!! Glad you were able write that letter. I’ve been teaching 26 years, one of five Black teachers in 7 elementary schools. These subtle racist statements from parents & fellow colleagues over the years add more stress to the job. It needs to be called out. pic.twitter.com/8mVK4uNsM8
— BovaryCee ♋️🌻🙋🏾‍♀️ (@BovarysComplnt) December 28, 2019

This is how that in person exchange needs to go down 😂 pic.twitter.com/2lvJKwSya6
— FACTS Machine (@STFUkj) December 28, 2019

Blinking at the original email pic.twitter.com/UW1o3uBKzO
— Iesha Small (Dawn Butler fan) (@ieshasmall) December 28, 2019

2019: Kill them with kindness.

2020: Obliterate them with decency.
— Raul Pudd (@DanielMadison78) December 28, 2019

This is such a disappointing story to happen in 2019, but it's brave and helpful that Ms. Asif shared her experience as it could hopefully change some ignorant opinions. Good luck to Antonio and his kind and incredibly patient teacher, keep playing music and making incredible food!

Woman shares story about confronting cello student's racist mother after email about 'ethnic stench.'