I hope this thread has officially reached its end.

As Columbus Day approaches we have now deciphered that "boatload" is a racist term. Wonders never cease I am just about too scared to write on this forum.

Anonymous wrote:I am one of the pp s and I am not actually arguing that the term IS rascist. I am asserting that it strikes ME as rascist ( as well as nasty ) and asking people to stop using it. This is very basic and how they teach kids to communicate in preschool " When you say ---- it makes me feel ------ so please could you not say that"

Obviously a boatload around here missed those lessons

"Boatload" is a racist term. Quite nasty too.

List it!

*and
Not saying it was productive but can that please be a goal?

LOL times a million. A forum that is supposed to be about a neighborhood school is now about bread an calling people snowflakes.

I often feel angry, hurt and disgusted (occasionally happy and encouraged) when reading DCUM on LTES but really all I can do with the past ten posts is laugh.

This is comical beyond belief. But in short can the conversations revert back to productive discussion of the school?

I hope you people don't bully your kids like you bully people on dcum

Basic kindness goes a long way

Anonymous wrote:I am one of the pp s and I am not actually arguing that the term IS rascist. I am asserting that it strikes ME as rascist ( as well as nasty ) and asking people to stop using it. This is very basic and how they teach kids to communicate in preschool " When you say ---- it makes me feel ------ so please could you not say that"

Obviously a boatload around here missed those lessons

So it's not ACTUALLY racist, but because you, personally, "feel" like it's racist, then no one should ever use that term out of respect for your feelings? Is that really what you're trying to say here?

I am one of the pp s and I am not actually arguing that the term IS rascist. I am asserting that it strikes ME as rascist ( as well as nasty ) and asking people to stop using it. This is very basic and how they teach kids to communicate in preschool " When you say ---- it makes me feel ------ so please could you not say that"

Obviously a boatload around here missed those lessons

Anonymous wrote:Wow. I had no idea that snowflake was in any way a racist term (insulting? yes. racist? no.). Good thing I stopped in here to try and learn something about what is going on at our in-bounds school, i guess.

It's not racist. I think it's a stupid term, and the sneering, condescending tone that people use along with it, makes me hate the phrase "special snowflake" with a passion. I wish people would stop using it.

But racist? No. Just because snowflakes are white, it has nothing to do with race. A "snowflake" just means that the parents are helicopters and think their child is special, unique, and fragile. A "special snowflake" child can be black, white, red, or yellow.

Arguing that "snowflake" is a racist term is also like saying "the pot calling the kettle black" is racist.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This string is becoming the stuff of legend. If I sent it to all my mid-western mom friends with kids in public school and forced them to read it I think their heads might explode.

That was very racist. Lets add it to the list!

exploding body parts? that is violent! Do we have a violence police yet? Quick, add it to the list.

Anonymous wrote:This string is becoming the stuff of legend. If I sent it to all my mid-western mom friends with kids in public school and forced them to read it I think their heads might explode.

That was very racist. Lets add it to the list!

This string is becoming the stuff of legend. If I sent it to all my mid-western mom friends with kids in public school and forced them to read it I think their heads might explode.

Wow. I had no idea that snowflake was in any way a racist term (insulting? yes. racist? no.). Good thing I stopped in here to try and learn something about what is going on at our in-bounds school, i guess.

Question? Why so many Brent adults involved in this thread? Shouldn't we leave it open for constructive conversation from people who are in the alleged trenches of Ludlow Taylor? What's your deal?