A couple of points:

Firstly, this is an old post and you’re the first one to comment on it since November, 2009 – in point of fact, John Jacob’s drive-by comment was made in October, 2008! It’s doubtful he’ll see your response, since he’s never been back here that I can remember.

Secondly, if you’re going to rant about someone’s spelling it would be wise to double-check your own. Checking the grammar wouldn’t hurt either…

Now I say that only because you brought the point up and not to belittle you.

Why should I belittle you? I largely agree with what you actually said – though there’s a tone and certain allusions within your comment that leads to doubt if my agreement would stretch very far.

black kids will grow up with racism whether or not they want to….its the ignorance of white people and white people’s disconnection from their own humanity, disconnection from the history of white terrorism against people of color, disconnection from meaningful engagement with people of color on a daily basis that is the real problem, not lessons like this.

until white people truly understand what it is their race has done to people of color, truly understand and connect with it at a human level, there will continue to be barriers because liberal whites who cannot deal or sit comfortably with their own skins will keep trying to shut down meaningful experiences like this because it makes them queasy.

wake up my friends….racism is nauseating. the sooner you stop resisting the POC experience of white racism in all of its ugly horrific terrorism, the sooner lasting bridges can be built.

haygis

I’d like to hope that we could protect our children in part by denouncing schools and their personnel who engage in the behavior described in this post.