lilithu
The Devil's Advocate
Do you really believe that when a white kid is called a "cracker" by a black kid that it has the same emotional affect as when a black kid is called a n*gger by a white kid?smoky*mountain*starlight said:I think it depends on the school. Racist comment are a part of everyday life at my school. What really gets to me, though, is that racial slurs against black kids are punished, but when a white kid is called a cracker or white trash by a black kid, it goes completely unpunished. I do believe the punishment, whatever it may be, should be the same for everybody.
I agree that racial slurs should be discouraged no matter who is saying what to whom, but this idea of "equal treatment" fails to take into account that things are not equal. History is not equal. Power is not equal.