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In reply to the discussion: Texas Teacher Suspended for 'Go Back to Mexico' Comment [View all]EFerrari
(163,986 posts)151. Yes, nativism is a form of racism. n/t
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If you can't deal with difficult kids without racism, don't teach school in Texas. n/t
EFerrari
Feb 2012
#7
uh, no mexican isnt a race but most mexicans are a mix of indigenous american and european, therefor
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#89
"go back to mexico" has for my entire lifetime been a racist statement. a quite common one at that
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#126
Teachers are human. Her comment was a response to his comment and not racist.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#85
I posted this before scrolling down (and seeing your plea to stop laboring this point).
boppers
Feb 2012
#152
I don't think TX provides alternative teaching materials & forms in different languages.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#94
no, the forms in spanish were available in the office, the story says. nt
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#96
Oh, I missed that sentence. It says she tried to tell him to go get it from the office...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#98
im a school teacher and i get the feeling the kid was being a total jackass
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#102
Me, too. If it's not a pattern and onetime frustration comment, give her a pass.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#84
For the irony challenged, that's the same as calling all Latinos "Mexicans". n/t
EFerrari
Feb 2012
#30
I think it is the same, if you're talking about a kid who speaks only French...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#86
the history of anti mexican bigotry in texas and the dirth of comparable francophobia
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#95
I live in TX near where that school district is. There is no anti-Mexican bigotry here...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#99
then congratulations for living in the only town in texas with no anti mexican bigotry
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#101
You're off topic. This is about one remark by one person in response to one remark by
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#120
my favorite thing i when people call me and other mexican americans spanish
arely staircase
Feb 2012
#103
No, he's not right. Using nativist slams on kids entrusted to your care is wrong.
EFerrari
Feb 2012
#26
You are comparing language used by an insider to language used by an outsider.
EFerrari
Feb 2012
#107
Why do you think the school district is legally require to provide alternate books & forms
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#91
Granted, I'm saying the response (poor as it was) need not be fueled by bigotry
TheKentuckian
Feb 2012
#165
This isn't the first occurence of her making a negative comment about Hispanics. n/t
EFerrari
Feb 2012
#19
I am siding with the teacher because she should not be faced with losing her job over one comment.
Riley18
Feb 2012
#41
Aaaahh, it's good to know that every day I can wake up, log into DU and have my faith in.....
PavePusher
Feb 2012
#58
Note that he didn't say "Every Mexican-American kid had gang family members"....
PavePusher
Feb 2012
#83