This article serves as a good example of what non-bigoted people living in rural America have to deal with on a daily basis - this teacher was openly threatened with acts of violence for teaching a class about the impacts of racism. Then the racist parents started threatening her & people started writing, "Die Nigger Die" on the grounds of an ELEMENTARY school. This is the kind of shit I have to deal with EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE, & a huge part of why I hate human beings. These violent bigots are the majority here - religious leaders here spew hate language to their congregations in church services & this is nothing new - this is what I've had to live with my entire life. This poor teacher will probably end up being killed, or her house burned down for daring to support the non-white children in her school system. [yahoo.com]
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Racist people aren't really racist... they just happen to fiercely and blindly hate people of a different race than they are. The only people who are REALLY racist are they people who think differently than they do.
Charles1971
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Oct 27, 2020
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You mean certain rural areas. Not all are alike and in this area the idiot racist, tRumpers are a major minority. They are the ones that hide and keep quiet.
JackPedigo
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Oct 26, 2020
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I mean most rural areas - you're lucky to live in one of the most liberal states in the U.S. But it's nice to know I can maybe move to rural Washington if shit gets too hot to handle in Kentucky.
@Nunya Nah, you won't like it here too cold and it rains all the time. LOL
Nothing new here. Back in the Sixties a teacher in Iowa did a lesson in her elementary school class called Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes, in which she divided the class into two groups to teach about prejudice. She encountered the same kind of treatment in her rural area, but decades later she was honored as a hero.
TomMcGiverin
Level 8
Oct 26, 2020
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I read this earlier today. It truly is so sad how some humans treat other humans. It’s why I prefer dogs over most people.
Redheadedgammy
Level 9
Oct 25, 2020
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I thank you will actually find less bigotry here than in most forums. Hate is not healthy for the hater even though I can see why you feel that way.
Lorajay
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Oct 25, 2020
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Actually, I get trolled here by several bigots who always have something awful to say about almost everything I post.
I'm sure some of my lessons (I taught in a mostly liberal private school after a brief stint in the public system and 5 years with the catholics) would bring on trouble, especially now-a-days.
- I used to have a running joke of cutting on and insulting Texas (sorry @glennlab if you are reading). Anyway, one young ninth grader decided to defend her parents home state and said to me, "If you went there, they would treat you really well." To which I replied, "I've been there, and yes, I was treated great. But, I'm white." My black students nearly lost it laughing.
Beowulfsfriend
Level 9
Oct 25, 2020
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I lived in Atlanta for 20 years, I watched as the New Jim Crowe raised it's ugly face in the "New old South"..I can see what you spoke of happening, again.
Charlene
Level 9
Oct 25, 2020
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Hon, it never went away here. It's just getting publicity all of a sudden with the BLM movement.
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