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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

This would be fine except Wilson is not an integrated school and anyone pushing that is full of BS. I say this as Black parent that sent two kids through Wilson. Glad to be done with that place and all of the stressful racial dynamics.

Disgusting if White parents are proud that they send their kids there because its a majority-minority school - it is not some racial kumbaya place and anyone who believes this is nuts. The micro-aggressions that Black teachers and Black high achievers have to deal with, the out-right racism surrounding AP for all and the name change. Just please stop it.

It was a horrible experience in this regard and really made me re-think how racism/bias moves in White liberal circles.[/quote]

But aren’t DC, DCPS and Wilson run by Black people?[/quote]

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