msskiv
asks
"Roots of Racism" : Think about being the only white person in a class/on a team/in a social situation among all blacks; how would you feel?
Spiderman63
says
I've been in that situation before and it really depends on the people they are. If I know all the people than I would be ok.
msskiv
says
can you know all the people in a school? what if you went to Freddie Thomas/East/Jefferson?
NintendoVG13
says
I have been in this situation with Other Mike and it was really ok. I would really want to go to one of those schools for a day.
Matsui21
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It is probably very hard when you have no friends.
msskiv
says
probably..where'd you go, mike? what was the situation?
BrianR
says
Its a little akward at first, but if your comfortable around them, and get along, then its the same thing sitting with anyone else.
RayQ
says
I know it makes me feel really uncomfortable and out of place but I get used to it and I accept it.
dohmar
says
id probably never feel totally comfortable, with that many kids that were raised in an almost different culture u might say, itd be awkward
mtobey
says
I think it depends on the type of kids in that group whether it's black people that fit societies standards or the ones who haven't found it
mtobey
says
in themselves to speak just as properly as the rest of the educated Americans in our society.
dohmar
says
just cuz theyre black speaking like theyre uneducated becomes the problem u might face?
MaryJane9
says
yeah I think I'd fel pretty out of place at first, but not because they happen to have different colored skin. I think I'd be more
MaryJane9
says
uncomfortable with the fact that they're a part of a different culture that I'm not used to. Unless I grew up in that community w/ all
JessLikeToast
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MaryJane9
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black people, I don't think it would affect me that much though cuz that would be all I knew and whatt I've grown up to kow..
MaryJane9
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*know
JessLikeToast
says
Okkkkkkkk! 
mtobey
says
exactly. I think it's the differences in culture between us and those kids I said earlier. but it just depends on the kids I suppose and how
mtobey
says
they differ from us besides just race.
msskiv
says
good points...magg...what's "proper english"? did you read the part in dyson about code-switching and about ebonics/black english
mtobey
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yeah, and that whole beginning part about how they went thru the whole brown vs board thing just to get them into schools and to become
mtobey
says
active and accepted members in our society yet now they push the differences even further because they're not trying to better themselves
mtobey
says
and that was what the whole case was about to begin with... was to make them part of our society and to include them.
msskiv
says
but that's cosby talking...what does dyson say? who do you think has it right? are black people simply "lazy"? or is the
msskiv
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situation complicated?
mtobey
says
yet the seperation stays present because they lack the desire to better educate themselves and make the most of their schooling opportunity.
mtobey
says
I think it depends on situation... some kids are better off however does that mean they can't try to change themselves?
BHog392
says
i would feel wierd i probably would try my best to avoid getting into that situation to begin with
BHog392
says
i dont have many black friends so being in a group like that and going to a school where racism is a problem
BHog392
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i would feel really wierd and like everyone was looking at me
Youngin
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I don't think it would be that bad, you can still make friends
msskiv
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true...but as ben said, sticking out is never easy...no matter who you are