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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You realize the word racist is practically meaningless at this point, right?  It's been used so freely as a means to guilt and label and shut down honest discussion that it's worthless. [/quote]

I agree, and I think that's unfortunate because it robs the accusation of the power it needs to confront true evil racism. [/quote]

again please educate yourself about the meaning of racial discrimination and unconscious bias. Racism does not mean white hoods. It means historical, institutional poverty and lack of access to resources, which is very much compounded in a tiny, gentrifying city like DC with massive racial disparities. Most liberal white folks live in a white bubble and don't have to contfront it, but in DC schools become an unavoidable crucible. Hence you see "liberal" white people literally freaking the f out at the idea that their elementary school could be integrated with a black school (true story, happened just this year on the Hill.)[/quote]

There is truth to this view of society in the United States, but with respect to the issue we're discussing, "the [b]resource" you feel is segregated is very highly educated parents.[/b]  This resource is not owned wholly by white people, but tends to be white considering the makeup of our city.  Indeed, I'd hazard a guess that most if not all very highly educated black parents are not sending their kids to 80% below grade level DCPS schools, either.  This reality negates (almost) completely the charges of racism that are thrown out so casually on this board, but this will not change considering that aggrieved people tend to have a lot of difficulty releasing their anger even in situations where the grievance does not fit.  And further, because this is true, politicians and other appointed authorities who might be able to make changes in DCPS policy have an extra difficult time doing it.[/quote]

Huh, what?  No, the "resource" is neighborhood schools.  Not white people.  Where did you get that?  The situation for educated white and black parents is obviously different vis a vis racism, but if wealthy black parents in large numbers are refusing to use their neighborhood schools, then that continues to be an issue of class and gentrification. Just likely much less hypocritical.  [/quote]

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