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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I hate having these types of discussions in front of mixed company[/b] because things are thrown out there without the proper nuance to explain the complexity of situations like this.

I find it weird that everyone has automatically assumed that this is a group of xenophobic mean girls. There could be a lot more to this situation that isn’t being mentioned here or even to the parent.

In terms of advice. I’d strongly recommend you help your daughter find black community even if it exists outside of her school. I’ve seen the consequences of children not being able to find that community later in life and it can sometimes be really hard for them.[/quote]

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But let's be real, no one really wants to be frank in these conversations and, amongst other issues, admit how exclusionary our community can really be.[/quote]
Honestly every community can be very exclusionary and in the grand scheme of things I’d rate the black community pretty low in terms of how exclusionary it can be.[/quote]

But we're not talking about any other community right now. Responses like that are exactly why no one is every really honest about what's really going on. Someone mentions a problem in our home and the response is, "well, so and so's home does it but worse." Oh okay, that's helpful. [/quote]

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