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02-07-2006, 11:48 PM
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Re: Teacher calls black student a N***a.
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So it's okay for the students to say it, but not okay for the teachers? [/ QUOTE ] *stupid post of the day* bwana |
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02-07-2006, 11:51 PM
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Re: Teacher calls black student a N***a.
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i assume the teacher is black? [/ QUOTE ] hell no watch the video, that is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, oh and completely wrong and racist. |
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02-08-2006, 12:00 AM
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Re: Teacher calls black student a N***a.
FWIW I work with a population to whom the word 'nigga' is a pronoun. I hear it and get called it countless times daily. (I'm white).
I have used a pretty similar tactic with youth who don't know when to stop, especially if they use it in a patently ridiculous situation (like at a gringo like me). For instance, if a kid is complaining about a rule being enforced. "Yo, this nigga tryin to play me, tellin me I gotta go in my room." (referring to me.) I might ask him, "Which nigga are you talking about?" or "What nigga is that?" in a very 'white' voice. Most of them get the point and stop. Some of them are so used to hearing everyone - including white people - use it that they don't even notice, or don't say anything. However I wouldn't use it directly towards a kid or to directly describe a specific kid. The connotation of racism is too strong. I think if you're trying to claim it's a teaching tool or a commentary on the overuse of the word, you have to make sure it's obviously absurd and can't be mistaken for an actual racial epithet. So, this teacher exhibited pretty poor judgement in a number of ways. While I don't think he sounds like too bad of a guy, he did something stupid and got about what you would expect. NT |
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02-08-2006, 12:10 AM
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Re: Teacher calls black student a N***a.
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[ QUOTE ] So it's okay for the students to say it, but not okay for the teachers? [/ QUOTE ] This is true not only in this situation, but in general. It's such a double standard. [/ QUOTE ] I hope you got that star for your earlier post in this thread. And I hope you get another one for this one. If you want so badly to call people nigga just head over to 139th in Harlem and repeat after me, "What up, my niggas?" Trip report please. NT |
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#18
02-08-2006, 12:17 AM
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Re: Teacher calls black student a N***a.
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hope you got that star for your earlier post in this thread. And I hope you get another one for this one. If you want so badly to call people nigga just head over to 139th in Harlem and repeat after me, "What up, my niggas?" [/ QUOTE ] I'm not arguing that saying the N word is okay or appropriate. It clearly is a terrible thing to say and the teacher should be terminated. My point is that many of the people who are up in arms about saying the N word or racial things in general are the very ones who say them themselves. That is where the double standard is. |
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02-08-2006, 12:18 AM
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Re: Teacher calls black student a N***a.
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[ QUOTE ] So it's okay for the students to say it, but not okay for the teachers? [/ QUOTE ] This is true not only in this situation, but in general. It's such a double standard. [/ QUOTE ] yeah, this is what we call a double standard. just as it would be better for kids to call each other moron, ass - hole, mother- [censored] and [censored]-head . you wouldnt expect a teacher to call a student by one of these names. bwana |
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02-08-2006, 12:22 AM
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Re: Teacher calls black student a N***a.
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It's such a double standard. [/ QUOTE ] Are you still talking about the standard of a teacher versus the standard of a student, or something else? |
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