NYT article on LCPS high school re: racism

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I have not made it past page 3 here but I am starting to think the reason so many people on this thread are defending this girl is because deep in their hearts they know they raised/are raising kids who will say this word. They're deflecting! Nice job parents. Funny you never read stories about us Asian Americans having trouble not saying this word, even at young ages. I'm not suggesting there are not racist Asian Americans. The whole TJ issue has shown us there are, but our kids never find themselves just casually throwing out the n-word.

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Anonymous wrote:Black person here. I know that there are words that I simply cannot use. While some gay men may use the "f" word, I know that's not my lane and I can't use it. Period. Some women affectionately call each other "bitches." If I were a man, I would not use that word, no matter whether I've heard it liberally used by women.

I see a lot of whining about using the n word on this thread from conservative, white, older suburbanites. That you are defensive and triggered by the notion that you can't use a word that is a racial epithet when it leaves your lips is a testament to your privilege, and the lack of introspection that goes along with it. And while I'm a VA native, I'm so glad I'm not raising my kids anywhere near Loudon County.

This white woman agress with you. That is exactly who is defending and whining. They want to say the word so bad. How dare they not be allowed to do something. They've never been told "no" in their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s psychopathic and just announced it to the world.

+1. And apparently his family lacks enough common sense to prevent him from putting it all out there on full display to a wider audience. What a pathetic excuse of a young man. It it hadn’t been this girl, no doubt he would have picked another young woman to attack for sport.

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Anonymous wrote:Black person here. I know that there are words that I simply cannot use. While some gay men may use the "f" word, I know that's not my lane and I can't use it. Period. Some women affectionately call each other "bitches." If I were a man, I would not use that word, no matter whether I've heard it liberally used by women.

I see a lot of whining about using the n word on this thread from conservative, white, older suburbanites. That you are defensive and triggered by the notion that you can't use a word that is a racial epithet when it leaves your lips is a testament to your privilege, and the lack of introspection that goes along with it. And while I'm a VA native, I'm so glad I'm not raising my kids anywhere near Loudon County.

This white woman agress with you. That is exactly who is defending and whining. They want to say the word so bad. How dare they not be allowed to do something. They've never been told "no" in their lives.

nobody is saying that. we’re saying the punishment was disproportionate, and the boy came off as more focused on bringing her down personally than addressing racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have not made it past page 3 here but I am starting to think the reason so many people on this thread are defending this girl is because deep in their hearts they know they raised/are raising kids who will say this word. They're deflecting! Nice job parents. Funny you never read stories about us Asian Americans having trouble not saying this word, even at young ages. I'm not suggesting there are not racist Asian Americans. The whole TJ issue has shown us there are, but our kids never find themselves just casually throwing out the n-word.

Please. There was a very public campaign over the summer to try and get Dartmouth to rescind an admission offer to an Asian kid accused of harassing female students while in middle and high school. I’m sure others have been targeted for using the wrong words.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black person here. I know that there are words that I simply cannot use. While some gay men may use the "f" word, I know that's not my lane and I can't use it. Period. Some women affectionately call each other "bitches." If I were a man, I would not use that word, no matter whether I've heard it liberally used by women.

I see a lot of whining about using the n word on this thread from conservative, white, older suburbanites. That you are defensive and triggered by the notion that you can't use a word that is a racial epithet when it leaves your lips is a testament to your privilege, and the lack of introspection that goes along with it. And while I'm a VA native, I'm so glad I'm not raising my kids anywhere near Loudon County.

This white woman agress with you. That is exactly who is defending and whining. They want to say the word so bad. How dare they not be allowed to do something. They've never been told "no" in their lives.

nobody is saying that. we’re saying the punishment was disproportionate, and the boy came off as more focused on bringing her down personally than addressing racism.

He tried to address the racism and was ignored. He was aggrieved and never made whole.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black person here. I know that there are words that I simply cannot use. While some gay men may use the "f" word, I know that's not my lane and I can't use it. Period. Some women affectionately call each other "bitches." If I were a man, I would not use that word, no matter whether I've heard it liberally used by women.

I see a lot of whining about using the n word on this thread from conservative, white, older suburbanites. That you are defensive and triggered by the notion that you can't use a word that is a racial epithet when it leaves your lips is a testament to your privilege, and the lack of introspection that goes along with it. And while I'm a VA native, I'm so glad I'm not raising my kids anywhere near Loudon County.

This white woman agress with you. That is exactly who is defending and whining. They want to say the word so bad. How dare they not be allowed to do something. They've never been told "no" in their lives.

nobody is saying that. we’re saying the punishment was disproportionate, and the boy came off as more focused on bringing her down personally than addressing racism.

Yes, the overwhelming majority are. Every post about rappers using the word and the pages last night dedicated to why are other people not accountable for racist actions absolutely screams being pissed off that you cannot use the n-word. You could argue the punishment without the whatabouts, but that’s not really what people care about here.

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Anonymous wrote:Black person here. I know that there are words that I simply cannot use. While some gay men may use the "f" word, I know that's not my lane and I can't use it. Period. Some women affectionately call each other "bitches." If I were a man, I would not use that word, no matter whether I've heard it liberally used by women.

I see a lot of whining about using the n word on this thread from conservative, white, older suburbanites. That you are defensive and triggered by the notion that you can't use a word that is a racial epithet when it leaves your lips is a testament to your privilege, and the lack of introspection that goes along with it. And while I'm a VA native, I'm so glad I'm not raising my kids anywhere near Loudon County.

This white woman agress with you. That is exactly who is defending and whining. They want to say the word so bad. How dare they not be allowed to do something. They've never been told "no" in their lives.

nobody is saying that. we’re saying the punishment was disproportionate, and the boy came off as more focused on bringing her down personally than addressing racism.

He tried to address the racism and was ignored. He was aggrieved and never made whole.

I actually don’t blame him, same way I don’t blame her. They were both let down by adults.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black person here. I know that there are words that I simply cannot use. While some gay men may use the "f" word, I know that's not my lane and I can't use it. Period. Some women affectionately call each other "bitches." If I were a man, I would not use that word, no matter whether I've heard it liberally used by women.

I see a lot of whining about using the n word on this thread from conservative, white, older suburbanites. That you are defensive and triggered by the notion that you can't use a word that is a racial epithet when it leaves your lips is a testament to your privilege, and the lack of introspection that goes along with it. And while I'm a VA native, I'm so glad I'm not raising my kids anywhere near Loudon County.

This white woman agress with you. That is exactly who is defending and whining. They want to say the word so bad. How dare they not be allowed to do something. They've never been told "no" in their lives.

nobody is saying that. we’re saying the punishment was disproportionate, and the boy came off as more focused on bringing her down personally than addressing racism.

Yes, the overwhelming majority are. Every post about rappers using the word and the pages last night dedicated to why are other people not accountable for racist actions absolutely screams being pissed off that you cannot use the n-word. You could argue the punishment without the whatabouts, but that’s not really what people care about here.

well yes, I do think that rappers and celebrities using the n-word dilutes claims that it can never be used in the same way by white kids. (by same way I mean, not as a slur directed to someone in particular.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black person here. I know that there are words that I simply cannot use. While some gay men may use the "f" word, I know that's not my lane and I can't use it. Period. Some women affectionately call each other "bitches." If I were a man, I would not use that word, no matter whether I've heard it liberally used by women.

I see a lot of whining about using the n word on this thread from conservative, white, older suburbanites. That you are defensive and triggered by the notion that you can't use a word that is a racial epithet when it leaves your lips is a testament to your privilege, and the lack of introspection that goes along with it. And while I'm a VA native, I'm so glad I'm not raising my kids anywhere near Loudon County.

This white woman agress with you. That is exactly who is defending and whining. They want to say the word so bad. How dare they not be allowed to do something. They've never been told "no" in their lives.

nobody is saying that. we’re saying the punishment was disproportionate, and the boy came off as more focused on bringing her down personally than addressing racism.

Yes, the overwhelming majority are. Every post about rappers using the word and the pages last night dedicated to why are other people not accountable for racist actions absolutely screams being pissed off that you cannot use the n-word. You could argue the punishment without the whatabouts, but that’s not really what people care about here.

well yes, I do think that rappers and celebrities using the n-word dilutes claims that it can never be used in the same way by white kids. (by same way I mean, not as a slur directed to someone in particular.)

Then by all means please say it. And let your kids say it too. *shrug* See what happens.

[Anonymous]

Galligan is a little psychopath. Just watch the beginning of this video where he gratuitously tells a different white girl that he doesn’t like her and then says a few seconds later “don’t make me expose you to the entire community” after she responds by calling him “dumb.” He obviously had a list of different kids that he was thinking about taking down by playing the race card.

https://youtu.be/SkSAkJwjY80

He really seems to be enormously vapid and shallow at every level.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fortunately this woman was taught a painful lesson while young and now has the rest of her life to make amends.

Yep. Tough lesson to learn but it was important. Actions have consequences and it’s important for other kids to learn from her behavior.

Who exactly did she harm?

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Anonymous wrote:Y’all are gonna sit here in damn near 2021 and blame your stupid white kids being racist on rap. JUST TEACH THEM NOT TO SAY THE N WORD IT ISNT HARD

You’re right, it is almost 2021. When are you going to start calling out rappers? Ever? Or do they get a pass for some reason?

So to be clear, it is rappers fault your child throws out the n word and every other vulgar word. Your child cannot help what comes out of their mouth. In that same manner, video games and tv are to blame for your child crashing cars, stealing, drinking, cheating and everything else they might do, correct?

Sorry, what? That’s quite a leap, but not unexpected from someone who truly seems unhinged. My kids don’t do any of the above (do yours?). And if they did, of course it would be their fault. But it’s amusing that you so freely condemn some white kid for using the n-word but are perfectly fine with rappers using that and other vile words. No hypocrisy there at all.

Nope trying to blame rappers for what comes out of kids mouth is a leap. The issue isn’t rappers unless they are making kids say the n word. Are kids unable to control what comes out of their mouth or what they do?

Still waiting for you to condemn rappers, their use of the n-word, and their denigration of women. But you refuse to, which means you support them. What a great parent you must be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Y’all are gonna sit here in damn near 2021 and blame your stupid white kids being racist on rap. JUST TEACH THEM NOT TO SAY THE N WORD IT ISNT HARD

You’re right, it is almost 2021. When are you going to start calling out rappers? Ever? Or do they get a pass for some reason?

So to be clear, it is rappers fault your child throws out the n word and every other vulgar word. Your child cannot help what comes out of their mouth. In that same manner, video games and tv are to blame for your child crashing cars, stealing, drinking, cheating and everything else they might do, correct?

Sorry, what? That’s quite a leap, but not unexpected from someone who truly seems unhinged. My kids don’t do any of the above (do yours?). And if they did, of course it would be their fault. But it’s amusing that you so freely condemn some white kid for using the n-word but are perfectly fine with rappers using that and other vile words. No hypocrisy there at all.

The rappers shouldn't be saying it either. But they started off poor and uneducated and they don't realize how crazy it is to call themselves the same dehumanizing slurs that were hurled at their relatives for so long. Alas, people have free will and we can't get them to wrap thier head around how stupid it is, any more than white people can get rednecks to stop marrying thier cousins. But everyone on DCUM is civilized enough to understand why the word shouldn't be said.

There is no way you can condemn the girl yet not *also* condemn anyone else who chooses to speak that way. None.

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Anonymous wrote:The n word is not arbitrary

Black people can say it
White people cant
Because white people use it as a tool of dehumanization and there’s no other way white people can use it

That’s not complicated

So how do you explain white fans of rap music, singing/rapping along with the vile lyrics? Do you blame the fan... or, you know, the WRITER AND PERFORMER OF THE LYRICS?

Look, I think this stupid girl should not have been forced to withdraw from college but you are such a racist dumba55. You blame the fan (and the fan’s stupid parents for not teaching her better.)

you just don’t necessarily have to kick her out of school 4 years later.

Nope. The “racist dumba55” is the moron (you) who can’t bring him or herself to call out rappers who use this vile language in the first place - in addition to explicit language meant to denigrate women and girls. Nothing you say will ever be taken seriously until you start publicly condemning the source of this garbage.

Hint: some clueless 15 yr. old white girl is merely the symptom. Stop being hypocrite and ignoring the root cause.

Yeah that 15 year old is the victim. She can’t control what she says or does.

Never said she was a “victim,” but nice spin.

Oh you like the word clueless better.

Alright then...yeah, that 15 year old is clueless. She can’t control what she says or does.

Sorry, no 15 year old in the age of the internet and YouTube is clueless to this word and it's impact

Then adult rappers definitely aren’t clueless either. Are they?
DP