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I am sorry to hear this happened to you. Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #1
I'm fine but thanks for your condolences. iemitsu Jul 2013 #6
When you build your lesson plan, be sure to consider integrating the HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #8
Thank you for the suggestion. iemitsu Jul 2013 #19
One that may not be as "harsh" as that experiement, is "Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes." Behind the Aegis Jul 2013 #29
Thank you. I've used Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes too. iemitsu Jul 2013 #33
Pls explain brush Jul 2013 #69
I'm caucasian, just a regular, avarage white guy, and I've been called that Papagoose Jul 2013 #100
Sorry that happen to you brush Jul 2013 #107
That is horrible, Papagoose. iemitsu Jul 2013 #150
Damn. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? trof Jul 2013 #162
I live in Polk County, Georgia Papagoose Jul 2013 #164
I'm not mixed race but I was wearing a batiked shirt. iemitsu Jul 2013 #149
It is fashionable for the young to be mean, to bully, to be snide. MADem Jul 2013 #2
Hell, bullying and snideness have become fashionable on this very website. villager Jul 2013 #4
I agree, you are absolutely right on that!!! meti57b Jul 2013 #68
It's embedded in the larger culture. LWolf Jul 2013 #86
Yes, it's a shame in many ways, isn't it? MADem Jul 2013 #104
The name calling and snide attacks are puzzling, to some degree villager Jul 2013 #113
The old "battle lines being drawn, nobody's right, if everybody's wrong!" MADem Jul 2013 #114
Well, something *is* definitely happening here.... villager Jul 2013 #117
I agree. We're in a period of change right now. Who knows what the future will bring? nt MADem Jul 2013 #123
If lovin' you is wrong, I don't wanna be right? AAO Jul 2013 #140
I like that tune much better! nt MADem Jul 2013 #142
It just dawned on me what your reference was to! DOH! AAO Jul 2013 #143
Hee hee! nt MADem Jul 2013 #146
You describe the teenagers I know, especially the boys. iemitsu Jul 2013 #7
Yes. The meaner they are, the more they need some guidance, attention, notice. MADem Jul 2013 #14
Your description fits my experience. iemitsu Jul 2013 #16
I am a teacher also and I like your idea of a lesson. JimboBillyBubbaBob Jul 2013 #70
I'd say you have a couple of Ph.D's in the topic!!! nt MADem Jul 2013 #106
Weird. I really don't recall either myself or my friends Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #53
Me neither...then again, I will acknowledge that my upbringing was atypical. MADem Jul 2013 #103
I loved my father for instilling in me, liberal values. AAO Jul 2013 #141
fad? heaven05 Jul 2013 #75
Was the person who committed that crime a teenager? MADem Jul 2013 #101
Yeah heaven05 Jul 2013 #124
Why are you yelling at me? MADem Jul 2013 #126
phhhffft heaven05 Jul 2013 #128
You are apparently operating under a misapprehension as to my ethnicity. MADem Jul 2013 #130
doesn't heaven05 Jul 2013 #131
You're plainly confusing me with someone else, and I don't want to indulge your MADem Jul 2013 #132
I don't know what to say Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #3
Thanks for your compassion. iemitsu Jul 2013 #11
+10000 heaven05 Jul 2013 #76
I have had bottles thrown at me from cars as Downwinder Jul 2013 #5
That sucks, iemitsu Jul 2013 #12
Nope. The only thing that comes in glass bottles these days is beer. Downwinder Jul 2013 #31
A bottle is better than bumper. iemitsu Jul 2013 #34
It is nice to have options though I am not really sure Downwinder Jul 2013 #39
One kid alone is unlikely to do this; a group of kids- LeftinOH Jul 2013 #77
Nasty little pigs. Give it the thought it deserves, then let it go. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #9
Thanks, they were acting like nasty little pigs. iemitsu Jul 2013 #13
The Republicans ran the last election as if White Rule was on the ballot... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #10
Yes. Open racism was popularized under W Bush iemitsu Jul 2013 #15
I was going to post something about Nixon's Southern strategy and Reagan's welfare queen nxylas Jul 2013 #25
That's what I see too. iemitsu Jul 2013 #27
You have to admit. Thanks to the web this period in history is being well documented.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #30
The documenting is good. iemitsu Jul 2013 #36
Makes it harder for them to deny it. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #95
At work last week Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #17
My day wasn't ruined. iemitsu Jul 2013 #21
Some people only feel good about themselves if they demean others. TexasTowelie Jul 2013 #18
Yeah, and those some people, who iemitsu Jul 2013 #22
That's horrific. Sadly I think it means your neighborhood is deterioating. joshcryer Jul 2013 #20
Well, my story pales alongside the nasty encounters iemitsu Jul 2013 #24
I've since moved, thanks! joshcryer Jul 2013 #32
I'm glad you moved. iemitsu Jul 2013 #35
That story actually warms my heart. joshcryer Jul 2013 #38
Holy crap sakabatou Jul 2013 #120
I'm a white female and ever since I can remember I've hated to be around a group of boys or men Raine Jul 2013 #23
All the behaviors you describe are unacceptable iemitsu Jul 2013 #26
That's the whole point: it is intended to be intrusive and threatening, NOT flattering. nt tblue37 Jul 2013 #91
As odd as it sounds, Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #46
That cultural stain . . . brush Jul 2013 #71
Oh, heavens, I hate groups of men/boys, too. Being a young female around such groups Nay Jul 2013 #63
I'm 53 and a grandmother now. LWolf Jul 2013 #88
probably not the first or last time they will do it JI7 Jul 2013 #28
I don't get the thrill of being nasty toward strangers. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #37
There is much wisdom in your post. iemitsu Jul 2013 #155
De nada. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #160
I am so sorry this happened to you. LiberalLoner Jul 2013 #40
I never understood that nastiness towards strangers either belcffub Jul 2013 #41
How awful. So much hatefulness and stupidity. Two weeks after I was born, lunamagica Jul 2013 #42
You've got some nerve, watering your own garden Orrex Jul 2013 #43
I just avoid eye contact with people - too many drama queens. closeupready Jul 2013 #44
Why are some people nasty to strangers? Two reasons I can think of right of. raccoon Jul 2013 #45
You fail to account for motive, though. closeupready Jul 2013 #56
Motive: Just meanness. nt raccoon Jul 2013 #67
Hoddang. I'm so sorry a ratty bunch of kids tried to steal your day HillWilliam Jul 2013 #47
so sorry you had to endure this steve2470 Jul 2013 #48
This reminds me of an incident several years back justiceischeap Jul 2013 #49
oh heaven05 Jul 2013 #79
Yeah, it's never comfortable to see that look of hatred aimed at you for justiceischeap Jul 2013 #81
yep heaven05 Jul 2013 #84
I find that it is fairly typical of the young hfojvt Jul 2013 #92
They suffer from an acute case of Javaman Jul 2013 #50
I'm so sorry treestar Jul 2013 #51
societal degradation Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #52
been heaven05 Jul 2013 #80
it has become cool to be as racist again dembotoz Jul 2013 #54
The teenagers displayed some very bad behavior. However, I doubt that it was directed at ladjf Jul 2013 #55
I love your response... to teach!!!! robinlynne Jul 2013 #57
I drive a prius ctsnowman Jul 2013 #58
The word "n****r" is in common use by many young people now in large part to .... Botany Jul 2013 #59
Kick Scurrilous Jul 2013 #60
Lord of the Flies JEB Jul 2013 #61
I guess the media, the courts and vocal racists have all Sheepshank Jul 2013 #62
Sorry this happened, glad you are a teacher, hope you are allowed enough time/leeway to introduce KittyWampus Jul 2013 #64
Hey, your not in the special minorities club until someone slurs us! Here's your toaster!! ;) nt cecilfirefox Jul 2013 #65
I'm proud to finally be a member of that club. iemitsu Jul 2013 #153
Shit heads! one_voice Jul 2013 #66
The reason you don't get "the thril of being nasty to strangers" is that .... marble falls Jul 2013 #72
Well... AlbertCat Jul 2013 #73
Wow. narnian60 Jul 2013 #115
I'm no martyr AlbertCat Jul 2013 #133
that's heaven05 Jul 2013 #74
"I don't get the thrill of being nasty toward strangers" abelenkpe Jul 2013 #78
I used to take long walks along the back roads Flatulo Jul 2013 #82
I'm sorry this happened to you, iemitsu. Apophis Jul 2013 #83
It sucks that life is still like that in small town America. iemitsu Jul 2013 #156
Great that you will use this to foster discussion in class. Another good piece that gets kids LuckyLib Jul 2013 #85
Not sure why random nastiness is so unsettling - wtmusic Jul 2013 #87
ashamed to be white ellennelle Jul 2013 #89
sometimes the "childish internet mentality" acts out in real life... Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #90
Those kids think it's OK since respect, tolerance, and consideration for others are foreign to them AndyA Jul 2013 #93
I was raised to be very respect toward the elders... TRoN33 Jul 2013 #94
shame that happened Chaco Dundee Jul 2013 #96
As a friend of mine once pointed out... ewagner Jul 2013 #97
Teenagers, possibly drunk, do find a thrill in being hateful Warpy Jul 2013 #98
Inexcusable...and cowardly DissidentVoice Jul 2013 #99
I am so sorry this happened. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #102
I'm so sorry this happened to you. myrna minx Jul 2013 #105
Cultural entropy. Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #108
When I was 11, our adult male neighbor looked my mom in the eye and called her a dirty Jew. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #109
Dirty Jap Generic Other Jul 2013 #148
car full of losers Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #110
I'm so sorry this happened to you LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #111
K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #112
As you said, age is a factor, too. hamsterjill Jul 2013 #116
Shame you had to put up with that crap. Have you ever watched The Dome ? BlueJazz Jul 2013 #118
Sorry this happened to you. William769 Jul 2013 #119
America is mean. roamer65 Jul 2013 #121
Two things I just want to share: chervilant Jul 2013 #122
Once, about 20 years ago, I attended an educational conference iemitsu Jul 2013 #152
abuse ` kardonb Jul 2013 #125
Dear iemitsu, johnnyreb Jul 2013 #127
Thank you Johnnyreb. iemitsu Jul 2013 #157
you heaven05 Jul 2013 #129
PLEASE video or record your lessons around this event... stlsaxman Jul 2013 #134
i can imagine the father of many of the kids such as the ones you mentioned coming busterbrown Jul 2013 #135
Sorry this happened to you. kairos12 Jul 2013 #136
good for you for wanting help their ignorance. Blue Palasky Jul 2013 #137
They were The Wizard Jul 2013 #138
Talk about making lemonade! AAO Jul 2013 #139
I doubt very seriously any of those boys will be in your history class.. sorry to say. YOHABLO Jul 2013 #144
I'm horrified tavalon Jul 2013 #145
I like your phrase,"... a leaking wound is preferable to pretending iemitsu Jul 2013 #158
Racism seems to be very regional in the United States DontTreadOnMe Jul 2013 #147
I live in NYC and I'm a native New Yorker. vaberella Jul 2013 #151
Don't mean to hijack this important topic but.. great white snark Jul 2013 #161
Hey GWS! How are you?! vaberella Jul 2013 #163
Damn. I'm so sorry that happened. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #154
Horrible! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2013 #159
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