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Interesting, that's where my wife went to school (we don't live in NC anymore). It sounds kind of ridiculous, but I have heard stories about kids being overtly racist in a school setting, which is apparently okay now.
It's not okay now, I just think it's being reported more now. "Kid writes N word in bathroom stall at local high school" wasn't a story a story a year ago, but now that the national conversation is focusing around Trump, and racism, and xenophobia, those stories get published and broadcast. bfv below linked a story from Minnesota, where I live, and I don't think that is acceptable by any means. The vast majority of people don't. We would have never heard that story a year ago, but if we were to look at all middle and high school bathrooms, I'm sure we could find plenty of edgy kids who wrote the N word on something, or drew a swastika, etc. It's entirely wrong, no disagreement there. I just think it's another one of those things that's going to be over-reported now.I have heard stories about kids being overtly racist in a school setting, which is apparently okay now.
So we shouldn't call people out for this kind of thing?I just think it's another one of those things that's going to be over-reported now.
Said nothing of the sort. I was only replying to the "Apparently this is okay now" comment, like kids never did this shit before. It's not "okay now", because it was being investigated and being taken VERY seriously by the school. It was just that sentiment of "Well Trump is president I guess it's okay to be racist now" type part that is kind of annoying, you know? Yeah, call it out. Everyone should. I do. It was just that passive aggressive part of the comment that gets to me. NO, of course this isn't okay. That being said, because of the whole race issues being in the media thing, it's going to be over reported. So no, it's not okay, and people should call them out. My comment was not condoning these actions and I'm sorry if that wasn't clear. When I'm using a stall at a bar, me seeing the words "faggot" or "nigger" written on the wall generally don't make national news. THAT is what I was getting at.
When I was growing up in cali hate speech against whites was both common, "ok" and accepted and it was always funny to see the flight between the two protected race groups play out as both were engaged in racists graffiti against eachother but could not be touched because they were protected minorities.
This is a nice change from all the ugly things I'm seeing coming out of NC right now.
These are not political concerns. This election has emboldened bigots and bullies, and that could (has) spread to create concerns for students.
There were billions spent in this election. Parents didn't need to tell there children anything. It was impossible, even for a kindergartner, to escape it all.
There is something awesome about the perspective of a 6th grader. Innocent, idealistic and yet intelligent enough to have an informed decision.
It's a fascinating look at what sticks in the developing mind of a child, and where that information comes from. What do they believe? What do they remember? What beliefs do they hold that are counter to their parents? These are fascinating questions from about 5th through 12th grade, as the individual emerges and forms in the child's mind. That's why. Children and their development are fucking fascinating.
Because NPR has a constitutional right to share whatever they want. You also have a right to own you own position. No one is forcing you to listen to NPR. But NPR is run by people, and preople are sensitive to their environment. Where am I going with this? (I promise it isn't a conspiracy theory) I'm confident I own the least popular opinion in light of all of this: the political party system has become an all-out power trip. Subversive tactics are drawn upon constantly through the media to elevate a political position over the other. Race, sex, all the topics in the air right now are all fair game in their pusruit of power. Of course Donald Trump isn't free from accepting these accusations, but, as the constitutionalist position I hold to, neither is Hillary Clinton. Do not think for one minute that just because Hillary Clinton isn't spewing attacks on twitter, she is not swinging the exact same stick. Take a look at where the money is going, there you will see the positions at play in this game. The Republican party no doubt has strong roots in racism. Our forefathers had slaves. We are all guilty of being a part of a dark history of humanity. History has shown that humanity repeats itself... The civil rights movement brought closure to the political debate through federally recognized laws governing all citizens of the country. Are there still racist bigots and mysoganists in our country? Of course. Is that the message of the Trump movement? Well... A lot of confused people would say so. But sensing the vaccuum in their position right now - I am immediately going to bring up the position I held long before this day came: MEDIA BUBBLE You may see it as a stretch, but I legitimately believe the trickle down effect of our infastructure for transfering value (including information) on centralized data centers does not do enough justice to the principles of our declaration of independence. I'm not running on away with an idea now, though it may seem. Data centers aren't the root of the problem, but the social media revolution is entering a phase now where it is showing dangerous symptoms of tech. bubble-mania...ESPECIALLY considering the framework for the transfer of information. Being politically correct has become the new 'norm.' Is there a side effect to 10+ years of building off a network rewarding whoever gets the most attention?!? Social media has shown, for example in the case of the arab spring, what power it has. With great power comes great responsibility. I've lost friends, people I love dearly, because of my disinclination to agree with their position in this election due to this working theory of mine. That is a sign of a red flag, when honest people I know see me as an enemy because I don't agree with them. I am not a sage of political wisdom unlike a host of individuals around me in real life, but I have studied the modern political movements enough to see a think tank enriching an age old argument to elevate their position. And, to "go high" - You MUST acknowledge both sides for being guilty of these tactics. Only time will tell of the side effects of the polarity that is enabled by multiple parties around every corner these days.