Video of white student explaining US crime shows perfectly how cable news keeps racism alive

[kpete]

Video of ignorant white student explaining US crime shows perfectly how cable news keeps racism alive

“We give them Medicare, and we give them Medicaid, and we give them free schooling,” a teenage girl explains to the class. “And we give them all that free stuff, and then you hear on the news how immigrants are going back over to ISIS to fight against us. When we’re giving them free stuff.”

After being challenged on her beliefs, the girl returns to television news as a defense.

“You hear on the news — pretty much every single person that I hear on the news that has mugged somebody, assaulted somebody, killed somebody. It’s Mexican, Somalia, black.”

“I can pull up at least 10 people that are white right now that have done that,” another student replies.



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[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Stop giving blondes a bad reputation, dumb girl.

[heaven05]

2. sad part about this young woman is

if she just get's lies that's all she can regurgitate. Really when you get down to it all american education requires is, take my information, from whatever source, change the words around and regurgitate. Not find the possible flaw(s)(critical thinking) and offer positive alternatives(more critical thinking needed). I am not trying to offend any enlightened teacher who encourages thinking "outside the box".

I had an english teacher(high school) and a sociology instructor(oh, we battled)(college) whom I respect to this very day. But ingest, regurgitate, all I see and hear today, still.

on edit: at least there is spirited debate going on, that's hopeful. Maybe on day she will hear a truth that will make her turn off foxsnooze or know that her peers and possibly parents are wrong. Hope.

[imthevicar]

3. American Education Fails once again at it's most core Job.

Teaching: 1) Critical Thinking and, 2) Reasoned Response.