Finding Neverland

Fixed it!

Yeah, except being treated equally and favoring a certain type of person is not the same thing. So you didn't fix anything.

If teachers are going to start favoring black students, how is that being treated equally?

I just thought the Dad would likely let that pass and explain the reality, y'know, rather than screaming "Where did you get these racist ideas from?! Have you been watching Fox again, you little shit?!"

They aren't, if a conservative child thinks black students are being favored, it's their prejudiced opinion. The favoring is from a conservative child's pov, it's not the reality.

Wrong, respectfully. Emphasis on respectfully, because I see your point and agree that it can be the case now and again.

However, at the same time, you can be sure that there are teachers who are going to deliberately favor children of color in the coming years. And most likely it will be due to pressure from the principals and superintendents, who are feeling their own pressure from parents and interest groups such as the ACLU and NAACP.

The good news is, I'm an advocate for racial equality , as well as gender equality, so I have no problem with teachers showing more attention 2 blacks and Hispanics because, let's face it, a lot of the problems with Inner City teenagers begin with lack of Education.

And I'm sure many so called "minorities" don't feel as though their respective teachers care about them, which probably causes them to wander away from the school system and towards gang affiliations where they feel there are more welcome. And even loved! 😔

I think a huge draw to gang culture can also be growing up without a strong sense of belonging or an example of leadership, if those things aren't available in a family environment or in a community environment then it's not hard to see how kids can get caught up in it.

Stereotypically a sense of leadership for young boys might come from male relatives, if they aren't available or are unhealthy influences, it makes kids really vulnerable.
The higher rates of arrest for poc mean that boys in their families are at an increased likelihood of growing up without a role model.

Explaining Discrepancies in Arrest Rates Between Black and White Male Juveniles.

"To summarize, findings suggest that increased exposure to early risk factors account for most discrepancies in juvenile arrest rates between Black and White boys, as race was no longer a significant predictor of general, violence-related, or theft-related arrests once risk factors were accounted for in the models. Note that these risk factors can be identified in childhood well before boys can be charged with a crime, emphasizing the importance of early prevention efforts. However, the current study assessed difficulties in the second grade, and environmental processes may have already influenced the development of problem behavior by that time.

The current findings should not be interpreted as evidence that being Black causes the development of problem behavior that leads to arrest (Hawkins, 2003). Rather, early environmental factors are likely responsible for the racial differences observed in these risk factors. For example, Moffitt (1994) posited that institutional racism has put Black youths at risk for poor prenatal health care, malnutrition, and exposure to toxins, which can result in psychological problems.
Moreover, institutional racism creates undue hardship for Black parents, which can influence parenting and other family characteristics that contribute to the child’s problems.
These difficulties are then further compounded by disadvantaged school systems, fewer employment opportunities, poor neighborhood quality, and the like. Thus, the fact that African American boys are at increased risk for experiencing individual and contextual risk factors of arrest suggests the need to also intervene on a larger societal level."

J Consult Clin Psychol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as:
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2009 Oct; 77(5): 916–927.

I think, making sure that black students are getting the support they need, might be a more reflective way of phrasing it rather than favoring black students. Also, giving a specific group of students the support that they need doesn't necessarily mean it's at the detriment of any other group of students. Teachers should have the support they need to give all students the support they need, ideally.

Okay, but it appears as though we're making a mountain out of a mole hill, so to speak. Meaning the meme I made above was only designed to be a reflection of what some white kids might take notice of in the coming School months following all the hoopla that's been going on recently. I mean seriously, it's really getting somewhat monotonous on a highly hypocritical scale. And I'm referring to how so many Caucasian folks have to walk on proverbial egg shells when they're either around blacks or when they're behind a microphone. Like when they're doing a stand-up routine or they're being interviewed by somebody, et al.

And the reason I say hypocritical is because you and I both know that the terms white boy and white people spew out of the mouth of black comedians and rappers a lot more than they should. But that's okay, right?

However, we so-called white people have to be on our guard constantly in terms of what we say and how we say them. That doesn't sit well with me, I'm sorry

If there wasn't a history of one group of people thinking that they had the right to literally own the other group of people and if the legacy of that didn't still have ramifications today for eg. a higher risk of being shot by cops; there would be no issue.

Acting like there is equality and everything should be completely even when it isn't is spitting in the eye of people who suffer the effects of racism now and whose families have suffered for generations.

We won't reach equality by denying that there's an issue.

How To Easily Be A White Ally To Marginalized Communities

Be intolerant of intolerance.
Seek out marginalized voices and perspectives.
Confront your racism and don’t be fragile.
Use your privilege to support marginalized movements.
Give your time and money.
Be proactive about inclusion in your daily life.
Avoid segregation.
Do the work to be inclusive.