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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Continued question:  my white kids have numerous black teachers. Should I not believe those teachers really care about my kids?  Does this phenomenon work the same way in the other direction?  Or are black teachers and administartors more evolved in how they teach regard children of other races?
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Historically, black people have had to be in a position of care for their white counterparts, even to the detriment of our own families in many cases. The whole phenomenon of a white nanny working for a black family if relatively new. So, I would argue that, no it does not work in the other direction.I would not say that black teachers are more evolved, just that the evolution took place much sooner for black people.[/quote]

Historically that has not been the case for anyone in my lifetime.  Blacks are not in any special, particular or unique position of care of white counterparts in my child's generation, have never been at any time in my generation, never were in my parent's generation, nor in my grandparents' generation - and the same is likely to be true of most people I know - most never had nannies or outside help.  Most of the country, most people outside of places like DC do not have nannies or other outside help - and even going back in history that was true.  Only the wealthy had household help, only the wealthy had slaves.  The vast majority of people in America, 150 years ago, 200 years ago, 250 years ago - didn't.[/quote]

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