No, it's not all about the song or the TikTok. That's been explained repeatedly and literally no one except the "how can you call them evil" brigade has used the word evil. I'll never believe that people this disingenuous are actually seeking a better society. A large number of kids walked out about unequal treatment, and all you care about is whether the jactions of the white TikTokker are getting the most generous possible interpretation on DCUM. |
Except kids got suspended for it. Here's the song and video for reference [youtube] https://youtu.be/mOYZaiDZ7BM[/youtube] |
people can unintentionally do hurtful things sure. amends may be very much in order here. but intent still matters because otherwise one lives in a world where one has to constantly walk on eggshells which cuts against wanting a diverse public school community to genuinely be friends with and learn from one another. the underlying issue is that this thread was presumably started to villainize this particular incident and the students involved. i dont know the students involved, but high school students are not adults and may deserve a measure of grace where everyone does not immediately jump to the worst possible conclusion. |
They were referred to as "vicious racists" upthread. |
There was a lot of attacking in this thread before anyone mentioned that the walkout was actually about unequal treatment. |
Yes! This is such a thoughtful take. The kids can both be wrong and NOT be racist. They can learn, and evolve. |
I had no idea. We used to dance to this song (clean version) in college in early 2000s. |
+1 I thought this song was making fun of country bumkins and the South. I'm non-white and grew up in the Northeast. |
NP but this parent is letting their kid ‘get away’ with something by expressing his experiences with the school? He can have a different experience and opinion. All non white kids at the school are not a monolith. It didn’t say he was sweeping feelings under the rug. He is entitled to his experience at the school. |