Troll boosters for schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous
Being a troll is being negative for the sake of being negative. "Booster troll" is an oxymoron.

Sort of. Most of the booster trolls here are negative on anyone who has concerns or questions about their school.

They have a common refrain: not every school is a good fit for every student.

That's a booster troll and they are pretty easy to spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous
Being a troll is being negative for the sake of being negative. "Booster troll" is an oxymoron.

Sort of. Most of the booster trolls here are negative on anyone who has concerns or questions about their school.

They have a common refrain: not every school is a good fit for every student.

That's a booster troll and they are pretty easy to spot.

It's one thing to have legitimate questions but it's another thing to wrap an attack in a question or to try and sow bogus controversy about a school, in which case don't be surprised when someone steps up to debunk and clarify. And, who better to clear the air than someone who actually has firsthand knowledge of the school. A second hand opinion will fall short of first-hand knowledge every time.

And, by the way, NO, not every school is a good fit for every student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:which is fine bc in VA they have access to GT when they do blossom at their own developmentally appropriate rate

honey, your snowflake will never get into GT. Why are you in the DC thread?

Would it be OK to retaliate to these kind of posts by using the N word???...

Just wondering why I, who am not American and very sympathetic to left leaning causes in general, have to take this abuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:which is fine bc in VA they have access to GT when they do blossom at their own developmentally appropriate rate

honey, your snowflake will never get into GT. Why are you in the DC thread?

Would it be OK to retaliate to these kind of posts by using the N word???...

Just wondering why I, who am not American and very sympathetic to left leaning causes in general, have to take this abuse.

Learn what the term snowflake means before you respond again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:which is fine bc in VA they have access to GT when they do blossom at their own developmentally appropriate rate

honey, your snowflake will never get into GT. Why are you in the DC thread?

Would it be OK to retaliate to these kind of posts by using the N word???...

Just wondering why I, who am not American and very sympathetic to left leaning causes in general, have to take this abuse.

Learn what the term snowflake means before you respond again

Stand by my previous comment. Lumping people in "dehumanizing" categories is wrong. Even snowflake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:which is fine bc in VA they have access to GT when they do blossom at their own developmentally appropriate rate

honey, your snowflake will never get into GT. Why are you in the DC thread?

Would it be OK to retaliate to these kind of posts by using the N word???...

Just wondering why I, who am not American and very sympathetic to left leaning causes in general, have to take this abuse.

Learn what the term snowflake means before you respond again

Maybe it was too much of a jump for the underdevelped poster's brain

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:which is fine bc in VA they have access to GT when they do blossom at their own developmentally appropriate rate

honey, your snowflake will never get into GT. Why are you in the DC thread?

Would it be OK to retaliate to these kind of posts by using the N word???...

Just wondering why I, who am not American and very sympathetic to left leaning causes in general, have to take this abuse.

I don't use term, but I don't think it refers to ethnicity. I take it to be referncing an attitude that your child is singular and would melt away if conditions weren't just right for his/her survival.

And I get the offense felt by some parents who feel their child's needs aren't being met, but DCPS has a whole host of other responsibilities to families that do and should come before GT--and they're struggling with those as it is. If you think VA schools are superior, then it's fair to consider your comments here as trolling.

[Anonymous]

Like it or not, the "snowflake" term DOES hit many people as being a racist anti-white slur because it has often been used in that way. Please don't try and deflect or sugarcoat it - because that only makes it worse. Just stop using it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous
Being a troll is being negative for the sake of being negative. "Booster troll" is an oxymoron.


Sort of. Most of the booster trolls here are negative on anyone who has concerns or questions about their school.

They have a common refrain: not every school is a good fit for every student.

That's a booster troll and they are pretty easy to spot.


It's one thing to have legitimate questions but it's another thing to wrap an attack in a question or to try and sow bogus controversy about a school, in which case don't be surprised when someone steps up to debunk and clarify. And, who better to clear the air than someone who actually has firsthand knowledge of the school. A second hand opinion will fall short of first-hand knowledge every time.

And, by the way, NO, not every school is a good fit for every student.

Case in point. I forgot to add that booster trolls like to act like they can judge what is or is not a legitimate question. Not to mention the paranoid assumption that anyone asking a question is trying to "sow bogus controversy" that needs a booster to "debunk and clarify" or better yet, "clear the air".

Yes, the troll boosters are a real, live thing and they are obvious in their trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's your definition? One's who make up things, ones who over exaggerates, the know it all’s so forth and so on. Especially the ones who want you to take the bait and see what type of responses or reactions they will get.

So let's see: We're in a forum where parents are seeking insight and opnion on schools. As expected, some parents are going to have extremely positive views. You turn this into a phenom that no one else has identified or is bothered with, and ask a question to elicit a negative reaction. When that doesn't work, you start a thread, replying repeatedly to your own post with plenty of know-it-all conjecture about what makes trolls extremely annoying.

But you're not a troll.

Kicking myself for taking your bait and responding but hoping it will keep others from doing the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like it or not, the "snowflake" term DOES hit many people as being a racist anti-white slur because it has often been used in that way. Please don't try and deflect or sugarcoat it - because that only makes it worse. Just stop using it.

Oh please, Since when is snowflake a racist anti-white slur? I never hear Asians, AAs or Latinos use that term, Only white women (high SES for that matter) looking to start pissing contests with each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like it or not, the "snowflake" term DOES hit many people as being a racist anti-white slur because it has often been used in that way. Please don't try and deflect or sugarcoat it - because that only makes it worse. Just stop using it.

Oh please, Since when is snowflake a racist anti-white slur? I never hear Asians, AAs or Latinos use that term, Only white women (high SES for that matter) looking to start pissing contests with each other.

I think you're wrong. We all have different experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like it or not, the "snowflake" term DOES hit many people as being a racist anti-white slur because it has often been used in that way. Please don't try and deflect or sugarcoat it - because that only makes it worse. Just stop using it.

Oh please, Since when is snowflake a racist anti-white slur? I never hear Asians, AAs or Latinos use that term, Only white women (high SES for that matter) looking to start pissing contests with each other.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like it or not, the "snowflake" term DOES hit many people as being a racist anti-white slur because it has often been used in that way. Please don't try and deflect or sugarcoat it - because that only makes it worse. Just stop using it.

Oh please, Since when is snowflake a racist anti-white slur? I never hear Asians, AAs or Latinos use that term, Only white women (high SES for that matter) looking to start pissing contests with each other.

+1

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[Anonymous]

I think all this sniping at each other is just what the OP wanted to generate. Can we please just stop it?