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demtenjeep

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25. I teach in a school that is VERY diverse

Reply to whathehell (Reply #17)

Wed Nov 24, 2021, 03:12 PM

Nov 2021

I do not walk around with my "whiteness" every second.

I treat people like I would want to be treated.

I treat my students like I wanted my daughter to be treated.

All my kids call me Mama D because I tell them that in my classroom, they are my babies and always will be

I did not come up with that moniker-they did

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So-much was made that there were too many white people on the jury- [View all] demtenjeep Nov 2021 OP

There has been sooo mich history in the other direction, though. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #1

you are right demtenjeep Nov 2021 #6

Not enough yet 😔 but today justice has triumphed electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #18

Bless your heart. Solomon Nov 2021 #32

You're not wrong. This crime is so heinous. onecaliberal Nov 2021 #2

Same here. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #3

This was pretty open and shut. BradAllison Nov 2021 #4

true-but still demtenjeep Nov 2021 #5

There was also a video BradAllison Nov 2021 #9

Without the video, there wouldn't have been a trial spinbaby Nov 2021 #34

A lot of bias is unconscious. I'm glad it didn't influence spooky3 Nov 2021 #11

This too (the extremes only being properly acted on) electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #20

That Roddy guy looked like someone hit him on the head with a 2X4-- viva la Nov 2021 #21

Supposedly no deals were offered BradAllison Nov 2021 #28

I thought the Rittenhouse case was open and shut. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #44

You use your color every minute of your life iemanja Nov 2021 #7

That doesn't mean your color has to influence your decision in a trial. whathehell Nov 2021 #17

I teach in a school that is VERY diverse demtenjeep Nov 2021 #25

Good.. whathehell Nov 2021 #29

Do you think about the ways in which white privilege influences your life? iemanja Nov 2021 #33

mostly, but that brush is a bit broad. mopinko Nov 2021 #23

Do you think that iemanja Nov 2021 #36

i'm not saying other's dont think i have privilege, mopinko Nov 2021 #48

Not consciously. whathehell Nov 2021 #27

Of course it's not conscious iemanja Nov 2021 #30

Lol..You're sure about that, huh? whathehell Nov 2021 #37

It is automatic iemanja Nov 2021 #39

Yes, so is male privilege.. whathehell Nov 2021 #47

The judge really made the difference in this case. Tommy Carcetti Nov 2021 #8

I am not sure we should break our arms patting ourselves on the back dsc Nov 2021 #10

NO back patting demtenjeep Nov 2021 #12

Wow iemanja Nov 2021 #42

Seriously! greenjar_01 Nov 2021 #13

No kidding. demmiblue Nov 2021 #19

I don't think anyone is doing that... whathehell Nov 2021 #22

Lol padah513 Nov 2021 #45

Correct! whathehell Nov 2021 #46

JFC... Really? CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #14

I'm glad there was at least one black person on the jury, however. viva la Nov 2021 #15

right? barbtries Nov 2021 #16

Those defense attorneys quite openly used the sort of racist rhetoric viva la Nov 2021 #24

it seems they did not. barbtries Nov 2021 #31

At times, it looked as if they were torpedoing their own case Hav Nov 2021 #40

and said that Arbery wasn't a victim iemanja Nov 2021 #41

jeez. barbtries Nov 2021 #43

The defense asked for the removal of a juror (not sure whether it was always the same) Hav Nov 2021 #35

Very good point (n/t) Patton French Nov 2021 #26

Back to the point of your thread iemanja Nov 2021 #38