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[quote=Anonymous]I would say with respect to 14 year olds, you need to nip that talk in the bud.  They know what is appropriate and what is not.  They are not 5.  What they also know is what is cool and what is not.  Negative statements about other kids' sexual orientation, race, relative wealth, are all very much not part of teen kids vernacular any more.  That is one of the very big changes over the last 15 years or so.

I would add, we moved into an area a couple of years ago that is very politically conservative with lots of church going families.  So much so that a  pretty common introduction when adults meet is to identify where you attend church.  There are, for sure, lots and lots of MAGA hat owners here, and everyone I have met here, parents and kids, would be very offended if they heard teenagers using sexist, racist or homophobic language.

It is no great campaign or anything -- the kids just do not use that language, or think negatively, about each other for race, sexual orientation or wealth (very mixed economically school).  Do they all love each other?  Of course not.  There are still jerks and cheats, and all the rest.  But, not dealing with race or sex stuff.  So -- progress.

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