You have to be kidding me, "So Long Little Piggies"

vulcan · Posted: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:59:41 Post Subject:

They've back down and said the school can call it "Three little pigs" again... but this BS just keeps happening and happening, and I'm one of many people who are just fed up of it... and with stories like this, people wonder why I'm moving to Sweden in a few years?

edvallie · Posted: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:15:58 Post Subject:

mrweasel · Posted: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:26:27 Post Subject:

can't we all just get along?

knight0334 · Posted: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:34:24 Post Subject:

FOX · Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:52:59 Post Subject:

F THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blue|Fusion · Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:14:51 Post Subject:

Wow. This reminds me of my pop culture class yesterday. I had started a quick and brutal debate about the phrase "Africa-American" because everyone in the class kept using it (there's about 5 black kids in there). As we were talking about something, I said "blah blah blah black blah blah blah." Nothing bad, just an answer to something she asked. She corrected me: "You mean African-American." I immediately responded back "No. I mean black." And of course, she replies, "I don't like using that word." And then me and my two buddies next to me had a feel day with her. "So if someone handed you a black pen, what would you describe it as?" And she just looked at us funny. After a few minutes of her and us going back and forth and the room in awe, I finally just say "I refuse to call black people African-American because that is A) too many letters for me to spell out and B) implying that black people are both from Africa and an American Citizen. What about a black person in Britain? They don't call them African-British. What if they're from the Carribean Islands? American-Carribean? No. I'm white. They're black." And after I explained, even the black kids agreed with my position and also told her the same thing.

That was my good deed of the day....week. Smile

knight0334 · Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:17:00 Post Subject:

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:11:01 Post Subject:

It's all pink on the inside......

Blue|Fusion · Posted: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:43:08 Post Subject:

Right, EC. IMHO, it's the minorities causing these issues on themselves. As far as racist white supremacists go, I don't know of any that are among the living. It's the people who are model examples of stereotypes that cause this problem, and that goes beyond race. I have seriously lost so much respect for my generation who seems to be undereducated, protected from anything ranging from a hot cup of McDonalds coffee to their teacher yelling at them for doing something they should get in trouble for. From what I've seen, parents are letting their kids do this. I thought I was mad at my parents for being strict with me, but I am very proud to say I earn my respect and give respect to those who deserve it...and I don't butcher my language...too much Smile