I am in a Masters of Education program and a teacher was talking about her student and said w/disgust "this big black kid, ran up to me and asked me to grade his paper"
I felt it was uncalled for. She saw nothing wrong. What do you think?
2006-10-17 09:28:46 · 16 answers · asked by yumyum69 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
She could have used better words...but i don't think she meant to be racist or something.....she would have said the same thing for maybe a white kid...except replace black with white!!
And how does it matter anyway...whatever anybody says...you know who you are and what you mean to God...so don't bother what people say.
Black or White or brown or yellow....we are all made by the same God...the creator!...thats the truth. As humans we have given names to colors....and colors to our names!!....but at the bottom we all are the same.
If you think she was racist...pray for her. Be nice to her and show her that no race in the world is lesser than any other...we all are one....the human race!!
take care and smile along =o)
2006-10-17 09:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by megh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you have been equally offended if she'd said, "This big blonde kid," with the same tone of disgust? It's not clear whether the teacher was upset over the kid's race or upset over his running up to her, asking her to grade his paper, but, either way, I feel sorry for him, because the teacher, I'm sure, squashed his enthuseasm.
2006-10-17 09:33:36 · answer #2 · answered by Shannon 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In an optimal word, noone would see colour, but one could argue that she described the person in the broadest of terms, he's large, his skin happens to be black, and well, he's a kid that asked her to grade his paper. In and of itself, I don't see that big of a problem with it.
It does depend though on *why* she was disgusted. For it to be wrong, you have to assume that she was disgusted *because* he was black. From the statement, I'd be more inclined to believe it was more a case of intimidation or possibly the loss of one's free time.
To be honest, I think its the line between "political correctness" and "sanity" that I think we may have gone a little too far over.
When I walk in to a restaurant and my friends haven't arrived yet, I say there's two 6' tall 200 lb Serbian brothers coming as well as a 6' tall, 250 lb. asian who tends to dress in sandals coming. Is it wrong? Maybe, maybe not. All I know is, before I did that, there was confusion. Now, they always get through real easy and the server always knows where to send them.
To each his own. Just my two Canadian beavers.
2006-10-17 09:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends - does the teacher have a room full of black kids and one happens to be big. did she say it with disgust because the kid was rude and maybe not because he was black or big. is the teacher a midget? i would not make such a statement. I am surprised an educator would.
2006-10-17 09:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know whether it was racist. I don't know whether she was disgusted by the kid's size, color, the fact that he ran, the fact that he bothered her, or all of the above. However, somebody is bound to see it as racist. A teacher's language must be beyond suspicion.
2006-10-17 09:35:36 · answer #5 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as bad as more obvious, blantant ones, but yes, it does show an implicit racist bias. Would she have thought to say: "This big WHITE kid ran up to me . . ."? If not, the implication is that there was a racist feeling of bigotry behind the comment and as such is considered by some to be un-PC.
2006-10-17 09:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On one hand, yes, the teacher made a point of saying the kid was black.
On the other hand, all this PC crap is getting way out of hand. There are far bigger problems to worry about.
2006-10-17 09:37:04 · answer #7 · answered by The One True Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like a racist comment,but the teacher took the comment to the most negative he could without obviously being procecuted for it.
So, he/she might have wanted too.
2006-10-17 09:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it was meant as a racist statement, but it would help to know the context in which it was spoken. That would let us know what she was disgusted about.
2006-10-17 09:38:49 · answer #9 · answered by momcat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably think it is uncalled for because you are black. what should she have called him? "a big racially challenged kid?"
2006-10-17 09:32:44 · answer #10 · answered by Big Rudy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋