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In a message dated 5/1/02 12:30:27 PM, joylyn@... writes:
<< but what is your definition of "at risk?"
I'm assuming the teacher is white, but what
is the race of the child? Is it OK for the
child to have contact with a racist person if
the child is of the same race, but it would
be wrong if the child was black or another
race? Isn't that idea racist? >>
We are friends with an African American family. The dad is pretty
prejudiced. The mom and dad met at a meeting of the Afro-American Student
Union in the early 1970's, in college. The dad can thereby assume the mother
will not be too stunned by a fairly separatist attitude.
Unfortunately for him, they moved to Albuquerque, and the kids have all white
friends so far.
Would it be okay for another Black family to hang around with them? (I think
it's okay for us to, but I know it's not as pleasant for the dad as we'd all
like for it to be, that his kids like me and mine so much.) Should only
other prejudiced people hang around with him?
I think we're softening him up. (Not just our family, but Albuquerque in
general--before they had lived in NYC, Detroit and Houston, that I can
remember.)
Sandra
<< but what is your definition of "at risk?"
I'm assuming the teacher is white, but what
is the race of the child? Is it OK for the
child to have contact with a racist person if
the child is of the same race, but it would
be wrong if the child was black or another
race? Isn't that idea racist? >>
We are friends with an African American family. The dad is pretty
prejudiced. The mom and dad met at a meeting of the Afro-American Student
Union in the early 1970's, in college. The dad can thereby assume the mother
will not be too stunned by a fairly separatist attitude.
Unfortunately for him, they moved to Albuquerque, and the kids have all white
friends so far.
Would it be okay for another Black family to hang around with them? (I think
it's okay for us to, but I know it's not as pleasant for the dad as we'd all
like for it to be, that his kids like me and mine so much.) Should only
other prejudiced people hang around with him?
I think we're softening him up. (Not just our family, but Albuquerque in
general--before they had lived in NYC, Detroit and Houston, that I can
remember.)
Sandra
Scott P. Cook
Sandra -
Your story reminded me of a guy I dated seriously shortly before I met
my husband. He was black, but had no dialect whatsoever, and
continually experienced surprise from people he'd spoken to on the phone
when he showed up in person and was black. The reason for he and his
brother's nonexistent dialect was that his mother had told both boys
when they were children that they must work on speaking with a more
"white" dialect so they would be discriminated against less as adults by
white people. Funny thing about this was that both boys grew up to
marry white women, and then their mom was furious that they married
outside their race! I always thought that was pretty funny. Be careful
what you wish for! G
Laurel in Burke, VA
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From: SandraDodd@... [mailto:SandraDodd@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] What would you do? Was: Questions about
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In a message dated 5/1/02 12:30:27 PM, joylyn@... writes:
<< but what is your definition of "at risk?"
I'm assuming the teacher is white, but what
is the race of the child? Is it OK for the
child to have contact with a racist person if
the child is of the same race, but it would
be wrong if the child was black or another
race? Isn't that idea racist? >>
We are friends with an African American family. The dad is pretty
prejudiced. The mom and dad met at a meeting of the Afro-American
Student
Union in the early 1970's, in college. The dad can thereby assume the
mother
will not be too stunned by a fairly separatist attitude.
Unfortunately for him, they moved to Albuquerque, and the kids have all
white
friends so far.
Would it be okay for another Black family to hang around with them? (I
think
it's okay for us to, but I know it's not as pleasant for the dad as we'd
all
like for it to be, that his kids like me and mine so much.) Should only
other prejudiced people hang around with him?
I think we're softening him up. (Not just our family, but Albuquerque
in
general--before they had lived in NYC, Detroit and Houston, that I can
remember.)
Sandra
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Your story reminded me of a guy I dated seriously shortly before I met
my husband. He was black, but had no dialect whatsoever, and
continually experienced surprise from people he'd spoken to on the phone
when he showed up in person and was black. The reason for he and his
brother's nonexistent dialect was that his mother had told both boys
when they were children that they must work on speaking with a more
"white" dialect so they would be discriminated against less as adults by
white people. Funny thing about this was that both boys grew up to
marry white women, and then their mom was furious that they married
outside their race! I always thought that was pretty funny. Be careful
what you wish for! G
Laurel in Burke, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: SandraDodd@... [mailto:SandraDodd@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] What would you do? Was: Questions about
this list and Un...
In a message dated 5/1/02 12:30:27 PM, joylyn@... writes:
<< but what is your definition of "at risk?"
I'm assuming the teacher is white, but what
is the race of the child? Is it OK for the
child to have contact with a racist person if
the child is of the same race, but it would
be wrong if the child was black or another
race? Isn't that idea racist? >>
We are friends with an African American family. The dad is pretty
prejudiced. The mom and dad met at a meeting of the Afro-American
Student
Union in the early 1970's, in college. The dad can thereby assume the
mother
will not be too stunned by a fairly separatist attitude.
Unfortunately for him, they moved to Albuquerque, and the kids have all
white
friends so far.
Would it be okay for another Black family to hang around with them? (I
think
it's okay for us to, but I know it's not as pleasant for the dad as we'd
all
like for it to be, that his kids like me and mine so much.) Should only
other prejudiced people hang around with him?
I think we're softening him up. (Not just our family, but Albuquerque
in
general--before they had lived in NYC, Detroit and Houston, that I can
remember.)
Sandra
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