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Old 12-19-2010, 11:43 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp View Post
A violation of human dignity? Spare me the melodramatics. It was an ignorant remark by a kid. The coach didn't like how it was handled and he broke the rules.

Your statement was racist, especially since you didn't provide any statistical information to back up your statement but even if you did provide stats it doesn't make your statement any less racist. Suggesting that a white kid is better able to handle the situation because he's got a brighter future due to his ethnicity is just plain racist. I'd guess that's why you're attempting so hard to fight "violations of human dignity".

And just because I don't attempt to use every polysyllable word I know to act like I'm smart, doesn't mean I don't put thought into my posts. I prefer to focus on the content instead of attempting to baffle people with BS.
Then focus on the content, please.

I was going to pull up some statistics for you, but I guess that wouldn't make it any less racist... I won't bother than. I will explain to you the point of my statement one last time from a slightly modified perspective:

When an individual can identify with mainstream culture, one that grants us conditions by which their socioeconomic status flourishes, any identification of that whether decent or derogatory, has less of an effect. Or, on the flipside, any identification of that person's characteristics exacerbates their association to a particular identity when it is not supported by the general conditions of that culture. It is oppressive, and demands a response. If that response were aggressive, the child would have fought the other child. If passive, they incorporate the comment into their identity and manifest it through various coping mechanisms. These can be positive, or negative.

Whether or not it was an ignorant remark by that child, I don't believe we can absolve him from his duty to treat others with respect.

I leave this thought with you. Mull over it, try to identify the implications, and refute it if you feel it is appropriate. Then, take your leave from this thread. If you don't feel the OMHA was out of line in their response to the coach's actions, don't bother sending Mr. Ropchan a letter.

If you're having trouble with polysyllabic words (which you use, outside of "the", "a", "my", etc...), I suggest:

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