The "I hate you because you're different from me" attitude is the inner working of a small, ignorant mind revealing its fears and insecurities. Consider the source and dismiss it for what it is; the verbal diarrhea of an idiot.

These people and their stupidity are beneath the rest of us. Don't give them the power to upset you.

I'm sorry for the pain this is causing you and the kids, IMO a lot of this is being brought to a boil by the trump effect and I'm afraid it is not going away soon enough for me.

Jayne; I have no words of wisdom, only want to say that I feel your pain, and admire that you feel so strongly for your students and their predicament.

so those high class degrees mean what, really? is that important in this context? White folks love to attack "hate" but are very reluctant to attack white supremacy.. even deny it exist..

Crying is good as it will reset your brain chemistry, hopefully. The struggle is never over. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. I am observed bigotry. 1964 the schools were desegregated in the US which caused mass resistance by the euro descended. The next generations must step up for liberty or lose it. Liberty & justice for all. Not just for those who mirror our heritage. I am tired of seeing the resilience of bigotry in the human species. So I have become a recluse regarding human interaction. This site is about it as I can not abide the bigots that are reproducing out there.

Very sorry to hear that, and more than sorry to hear that you are upset by it , as you naturally will be. But you must keep the stiff upper lip both for the sake of your students, and because if you allow it to ruin even a small part of your life, then you are letting the racist bullies win a small victory, since they no doubt would like to hurt you for your crime in their eyes of not being racist, nearly as much as they would like to hurt your students.

This is an example of people that have no limits and will openly be racist, it hurts, it undermines the will to do things, and then you know that are the ones that are not openly racist, but will not give a job to a non white unless pressured to do that, or be more resistant to do business. And all this missed opportunities slowly create the racial gap in societies, even after generations.
In my home country the "whites" (most of them just light skin mixed and not full european descendants) have a lot of racism, and then they complain when traveling to europe or USA and being treated as latinos...

Why are they the ones having to leave?

That is adding extreme unfairness to what they have already endured.

Especially if they are so close to the end of the assignment.

The ameriKKKan Racist Approach had been Exported to Other Countries. People act Surprised when I tell My Story that I didn't Learned Meaning of the Word Nigger until I was 27 Years Old. We Live in Such a Sad World... Mankind is Doomed.

I honestly don't understand it either. It's truly mind boggling to me how people can discriminate others based on their skin color. Something that is literally determined by the sun and how close your ancestors were to it. It's an adaptation, nothing more.

I too used to not get it til I went to college n had a few close black friends/band mates, saw how police treat em, shop owners etc. the extra things they have to worry about in rural areas are unreal. The movie Green Book was supposed to be a historical account but people of color still damn near need one to find safe passage in the backwoods parts of our countries.

White people just can’t see/hear/believe how POCs still get treated until they spend enough time in proximity to see it for themselves. Telling educated people they don’t “sound black" is common here too and I can imagine little else that would be as insulting. If someone said that to me I would wind up on the news real fast. When even white people are getting tired of white peoples nonsense...

Try not to internalize your white guilt and beat yourself up but use it to recognize your privilege and use your privilege to speak up for those without. That’s all you can really do that I know of. Create those glares and awkward silences when people assume you’re as provincial as they are and tell an off color joke. Let other white people know how ignorant they sound and that we don’t do that anymore. Another useful tactic when someone starts going down a vaguely racist path of reasoning is to pretend not to know what they’re talking about and keep asking them to explain further until they get uncomfortable and stop. A wide eyed innocent look helps here if you can keep it up.

The type of person that you’re talking about may never be made uncomfortable though. I don’t know what to do about them other than reconsider our position on eugenics. if they’re still that openly racist in this age, I think I’m ok with sterilizing them.

Not surprised at all. Ignorance is everywhere. The kids will develop coping mechanisms to deal with non-blacks, and hopefully they will maintain a balance of seperating the low-lifes from normal people. Fact is, they will always remember those experiences and they should. As opposed to trying to shield them, which never works, a dialogue should be opened up on the subject. Another point, is I personally think it is a terrible idea to have black children in a completely all white/non-black environment. Kids can be terrible and the black/brown kids's scaring far outweighs any academic and intellectual stimulation. I raised 3 daughters and I have a daughter that was exposed to that level of ignorance for a brief time. She is a high achiever now, but she bitterly hates the teacher involved.

Now, I honestly believe things are worse now, than before and that is saying something.

I am trying to understand. In my life today I'm aware that I have done a complete 360 on many things and this issue is one of them. I have a few black friends. My ex of 12 years was Kenyan. My radar picks up on whites talking trash and some of them do it unawares. Some are flat out racists. I'm aware that Julie and Tommy can be as intelligent as anyone else and they should be allowed to be anyone they want to be. Yet, I find ignorant whites arguing on how they would feel if "god had made them a black man." It's insanity! I don't want to cry about this issue or feel any guilt. I do feel badly about it and I avoid anyone who is racist in any way whether they are aware of it or not.