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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best thing about the anonymity of this board is that it allows the rich white prestige-obsessed and guilt-driven parents (who work too hard to be good parents) of the DMV to express their true feelings without fear of being outcast.  They talk the talk in public, but this forum shows that in private they don't walk the walk.  [/quote]

I think it shows that everybody is just doing the best they can, and that some people vastly overestimate the time, money, energy, and clout that posters here have.

Without a doubt, stereotyping and judging others is rampant here.[/quote]

Especially the kind of stereotyping and judging PP did.[/quote]

[b]Only in DC is a parent called a racist for sending their child to a school that is 39% white.[/b][/quote]

It absolutely is not that simple.  If Wilson were as black as the other DC high schools, virtually no parent on DCUM would send their kids there.  Banneker is the prime example.  DCUM parents send their kids to Wilson because it has "enough" white students for them to feel comfortable.  Clearly, they're making a race-conscious decision.    [/quote]

I think that's fine.

Unfortunately, that's not good enough for people like the author of this study. It's not ok to seek diversity in an acceptable amount - only going to Banneker (apparently, the holy grail and litmus test of all things segregation) will be enough for a white parent.

I actually think wanting a few kids of the same race as your kid is fine. I don't know why that's a problem or racist. [b]It's still the case that the schools being chosen are quite diverse overall. [/b]There are very few schools which are around 10-15% white, say. They are either 2 or 3 or 0% white, or 30% and up. That's perhaps problematic, but I don't think you have the gotcha you think you do. Some level of same-group seeking is, to me, totally understandable and basically fine, so long as it's not the whole picture. Which it's not, because such decisions are complex.

For me: were there a progressive non-traditional educational model school which was under 5% white, I would definitely still consider it (Truth, or Bard perhaps). Not Banneker.[/quote]

Except you're playing word games.  [b]DCUM parents are choosing the schools that they do not for their "diversity" but because they have enough white students in them.  For DCUM parents its either these school, or private schools.  Race absolutely is a major factor.  It's painfully obvious[/b].[/quote]

There's actually zero evidence that any of this is true. This is just what you fervently want to believe, and we get that. You really, really, really want to call people racist. But if you have any actual evidence for your claims, show us the goods or shut up. [/quote]

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