A VERY Important Day

[Mermaid Rillia]

Worst. Teacher. Everrrr!

I really loath closed minded people. I think everyone should have the chance to be accepted.

[Bellasea]

Me too! My step-dad's family is a bunch of racist rednecks. I can't stand attending any family function, for all I hear is rude, insensitive comment after comment.

[Ayla of Duluth]

I'm racist too, -holds up a swat shield for protection- but I'm only racist against uneducated people. And it's not uneducated as in "you don't have a college degree" kind of thing. See, my city used to be really nice. You could walk through my city and never have a worry in the world. But lately it's become overrun by druggies. We have a Last Place on Earth store here and one day the police raided it. (they sell synthetic drugs for those of you who don't have a last place in your town.) ever since the raid, druggies from all over the city have swarmed the downtown area. The city isn't safe anymore. People have dropped out of school and spent all their money on these drugs. I'm sure you know how it goes. I could go on forever, but long story short I'm racist against the black people in my town because they make the entire city dangerous and unpleasant. And I know people hate racists, but when you're taking your 68 year old parents out to dinner and you drive by a group of black kids who are sitting on the corner and basically pretending to have sex with the air, you can't help but feel disgusted by their lack of maturity. I know I shouldn't be going around telling people stuff like that, but I feel comfy here. I should probably also mention that I grew up in a completely racist family, but at least I'm not completely racist.

[Mermaid Dottie]

With all Races, there are good people, and there are bad people. I think stereotypes just make stereotypes worse. A lot of it is culture, too. Ex. I went to school with a lot of hispanic kids. some were really nice. Then again, a lot of them were stupid immature jerkwads or sassy, uptight, trashy biznatches. The Dudes feel like they need to dominate the women because that is what has been drilled into their cultural memory. Not Happy. Even one of the sweetest mexican guys I know feels the need to be "the Pants" in his marriage, and it's sad that he doesn't realize that it's hurting his wife.

[Alveric]

It's not the race it's the upbringing. That's why it's important to judge (if you have to judge at all) by the individual not the group.

[Ayla of Duluth]

Yeah. After I posted that I started thinking about how racist might not be the right word for it. Maturist? Lol I don't know. But I have a general distaste for all the icky people.

[Kanti]

The fact that we need a day for this sort of thing is sad ): People should be aware that things like
this happen and that it's completely wrong. They should be aware of this everyday. It's sad sometimes
to know things like that happen and society is so oblivious to it.

Also about that teacher, how sad is that? Having essentially a potential role model for kids acting like
a 5 year old and calling out a day that's supposed to RESPECT people. I can't believe there's a TEACHER
like that influencing kids. Sad to know a lot of teachers aren't such great role models -__-
Why can't we regulate teachers when it comes to this stuff but we sure as hell can sue them, fire them, and
lay them off when it comes to things like teaching evolution -__-

[Spindrift]

I'm sorry that you didn't have a pleasant experience for your day of silence event. The high school I went to hosted one as well, but no one ever got ridiculed for it or made fun of. Everyone was instead very supportive.
Maybe it's a cultural problem.

[Ayla of Duluth]

Could be. The school I go to is an adult learning center. People come here to get their GEDs or make up credits that they need to graduate. It's basically a school for dropouts. The people in this area are young and undiciplined. We're basically in the ghetto. When I used to go to a regular school, we never had problems with harassment.

[Mermaid Dottie]

Awe, Dang WW... That's awful. I'm sorry you have to go to school with morons and delinquents, but Good on you for valuing your education enough to put up with that.