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Jitter65

(3,089 posts)
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 03:24 PM Mar 2016

Things are getting really ugly out there. My mixed race grands who never had any problems in their

private school are now being taunted as "losers" and taunts of "go back to Africa" or "go back to Mexico" or "ISIS children." Mainly because whites don't really know their exact ethnicity just that their skin is of color and not white.

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Things are getting really ugly out there. My mixed race grands who never had any problems in their (Original Post) Jitter65 Mar 2016 OP
heartbreaking annabanana Mar 2016 #1
This is terrifying. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #2
I am sorry. We must get out the vote. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2016 #3
Ithink that this is the last dying gasp of "white" America Human101948 Mar 2016 #4
You mean like oh Nazi gernamy? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #5
So what will you and your grandchildren's parents do Monday morning? . . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #6
They are not alone and let them know that others are facing it too. Person 2713 Mar 2016 #7
My grandchildren awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #8
 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
2. This is terrifying.
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 03:32 PM
Mar 2016

I thought the country had sunk about as low as it would go, but, boy, was I wrong...

I'm so sorry your grandkids are getting such a big taste of this hate and ugliness.

I wish I knew what could be done to turn things around. The media seems to be enjoying willfully inciting people.

 

Human101948

(3,457 posts)
4. Ithink that this is the last dying gasp of "white" America
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 03:32 PM
Mar 2016

The losers whose self esteem was based on being "white" and thus better than anyone with darker skin realize they are no longer dominant. They will squawk and agitate for a while and eventually disappear from view.

Journeyman

(15,448 posts)
6. So what will you and your grandchildren's parents do Monday morning? . . .
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 03:40 PM
Mar 2016

Private school, paid tuition -- you potentially have considerably more influence on school policy and response than do those in a public setting. How do you intend to remedy this?

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)
7. They are not alone and let them know that others are facing it too.
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 03:55 PM
Mar 2016

There was a story recently on line about Jewish kids at a basketball being yelled at
And 2or 3 about Hispanic kids at games .

The worst is I do not want my kids to hate whites, one grandmother was white, and we have so many good white friends, so let them know not all white kids are like that either

It has gotten a lot worse this year in general though I think not just with kids

The haters are feeling empowered and empowering their kids of course
They have no shame since society by apathy and the media has decided this is Ok and strengthens this country or some BS and if you call it out you are a PC weakling who hates free speech even if it is a private exchange



 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
8. My grandchildren
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 10:41 PM
Mar 2016

(Ok, technically step) are half white half Mexican American. When Trump first equated Mexicans to rapists and murderers I got worried. It hasn't gotten better.

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