Reply to Other parent called my kid a slur--how should I respond?

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Other parent called my kid a slur--how should I respond?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Geez, PPs. "Well, I've never heard it, so..." Yeah, are you Latino? I'd never seen a cab not stop for black people before I was with my black friends, either. [/quote]

+1  Some people on DCUM seem to have limited social circles.[/quote]

So interesting that you make these assumptions.  I'm one of the "never heard it" PPs, but have very broad social circles.

I have lived all over the US and have interacted meaningfully with just about every kind of person out there--from the wealthiest families in the world to red-dirt farmers in the rural South, and from Tea Party nutjobs to hard-core La Raza activists.  Never heard it.

Bottom line is that in my experience (an experience shared by my family members of other races/ethnic backgrounds), very, very few people openly use racial slurs.

[/quote]

I'm sorry, do your friends and family of different backgrounds recount every interaction they've had to you? Or did you do a poll before commenting?

The fact no one has mentioned being called "spic" to you doesn't mean they've never been called it, or even that they've never said it; it just means they've never said it or mentioned hearing it [b]in front of you[/b]. Please don't confuse those things.[/quote]

Please don't presume to have insight into the substance of my interactions.  I've heard (or heard about) altogether too many vile, racist comments and acts to be under any illusions.

However, the point here was a very narrow and focused one:  in my experience and the experiences of my friends and family, very few people use the slur "spic" and even fewer would do so directly to a child.

Does anyone here disagree with this?  Do YOU believe that it's common or usual for people to use the slur directly to children?  Have YOU heard or seen this?

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics