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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate when people say this. It is sometimes about income level, and sometimes about race. And sometimes it is about both. I think too many White folks (and I'm White) just cannot admit that race is still an issue in our society. I'm not saying it's everything, but pretending it doesn't matter and telling people to "suck it up" is just insensitive.[/quote]
I think you're just upset with the phrase "suck it up."  Instead of "Suck it up," why don't you just pretend she wrote "Be an adult and deal with the situation"?  It's the same sentiment, just more succinct.[/quote]

Because I think people of color have enough opportunities to "deal with" racism without having to choose schools where their kids will be without many peers like themselves and viewed as "the minority." Why does not wanting this make you less of an "adult"? Seems perfectly understandable to me.[/quote]

What's your opinion of white parents wanting to keep their child from being a significant minority in their schools without many peers like themselves and dealing with the substantial racism that would be  involved in that scenario.  Dare I say, you'd probably cry racism, or tell them to "suck it up."

I am not the PP you are quoting, but I have never seen a white parent on DCUM asking about sending their child to a school where white kids are only 5-10% of the school population. I have seen posts from parents who are scared to send their kids to a school where whites are less than the majority, and I do question that. But there is a huge difference between a child being one of 30-40% and a child being the only one in the class. I don't recommend that experience for any young child - black, white, asian, whatever.

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