Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I complimented a child once. He was amazingly smart and articulate for his age. He was also black. Which automatically made me a racist. It's fine. If you choose to hate, keep on hating.
I complimented a teacher once. She was amazingly smart and articulate for a teacher.
See? Understand why this is wrong?
Sorry but no. Why is it wrong?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I complimented a child once. He was amazingly smart and articulate for his age. He was also black. Which automatically made me a racist. It's fine. If you choose to hate, keep on hating.
I complimented a teacher once. She was amazingly smart and articulate for a teacher.
See? Understand why this is wrong?
Anonymous wrote:I complimented a child once. He was amazingly smart and articulate for his age. He was also black. Which automatically made me a racist. It's fine. If you choose to hate, keep on hating.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I understand what you are saying OP. It's like when people hear an African American professional athlete give an interview and say "wow, he is so well-spoken."
I understand what you're saying, too, OP. And you were there, and we weren't. Maybe it was a compliment unrelated to the race of the teacher. Maybe it wasn't.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I understand what you are saying OP. It's like when people hear an African American professional athlete give an interview and say "wow, he is so well-spoken."
Well that is because most speak in Ebonics and not English. So yes, when I just heard McCoy on Sunday night talk, I was thoroughly impressed. It is nice to hear.
That said, an educated elementary school teacher is different. They are all professional no matter what their skin color.
Anonymous wrote:"Most speak in Ebonics?" Did I just read that? Case closed. Decision in favor of OP.
I am an Ivy-educated, professional AA teacher, and I can't tell you how many times I have received some form of a "compliment" that was actually a slight. These compliments were intended to keep me in my place and re-emphasize a social hierarchy that has been in place for centuries. Make no mistake about that.
Anonymous wrote:"Most speak in Ebonics?" Did I just read that? Case closed. Decision in favor of OP.
I am an Ivy-educated, professional AA teacher, and I can't tell you how many times I have received some form of a "compliment" that was actually a slight. These compliments were intended to keep me in my place and re-emphasize a social hierarchy that has been in place for centuries. Make no mistake about that.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I understand what you are saying OP. It's like when people hear an African American professional athlete give an interview and say "wow, he is so well-spoken."
Well that is because most speak in Ebonics and not English. So yes, when I just heard McCoy on Sunday night talk, I was thoroughly impressed. It is nice to hear.
That said, an educated elementary school teacher is different. They are all professional no matter what their skin color.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with OP's post? I don't see anything wrong with it.
People who benefit from white supremacist ideologies are more offended at being seen as racist than they are of actually being racist.
Therefore, it is more productive to stick nails through your eyes than to have these sorts of discussions.
May I suggest an anger management class?
Why would you do that? How was pp post angry? Weird.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with OP's post? I don't see anything wrong with it.
People who benefit from white supremacist ideologies are more offended at being seen as racist than they are of actually being racist.
Therefore, it is more productive to stick nails through your eyes than to have these sorts of discussions.
May I suggest an anger management class?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with OP's post? I don't see anything wrong with it.
People who benefit from white supremacist ideologies are more offended at being seen as racist than they are of actually being racist.
Therefore, it is more productive to stick nails through your eyes than to have these sorts of discussions.
Anonymous wrote:I understand what you are saying OP. It's like when people hear an African American professional athlete give an interview and say "wow, he is so well-spoken."
People who benefit from white supremacist ideologies are more offended at being seen as racist than they are of actually being racist.