re: Ben Franklin High School teacher uses racial slur in class...

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Why would you not believe that?

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Because when black people are well spoken they are respectful and intelligent.

When white people are well spoken, well.....they're just white

I'm not railing on him. I'm just saying he sounds like he's regurgitating something he heard

I am now less intelligent after watching the embedded video.

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For a white person, being white is just that, your just white, it's just your skin color.

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Of course. The kid who spoke eloquently at the assembly surely can't have his own opinions. He has no idea what he said. Please.

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What he said had no substance behind it and was a plain regurgitation of contemporary leftist cliches surrounding race and gender. He's entitled to whatever opinion he wants but it's laughable to act as if that was some substantive, remarkable content. It wasn't.

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For example, the term bitch is popular today because many women think it's cool to call themselves or other women bitches

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Americans of Italian decent didn't give it life within their own community.

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He sounded like the adult in the room.

The first young man...he's young. If he's reading this, I want him to know you're gonna come across a lot of assholes like that in life. Guys that will just spite you because they believe if they "let you have your way" then it will take something away from them. These are small, small insecure men that will use force and intimidation and fear to put you down. It was an emotionally charged moment, and he sadly used your emotions against you.

Look at it, a full grown man sheepishly and grotesquely found pleasure in emotionally upsetting a 16 year old. If that's not problematic to anyone, then they are probably just like the sub. As you get older, people will try to do this to you but don't give in to their petty nature. When they go low, you go high. Use your mind, smarts and knowledge to outwit and outsympathy them. You're better than the level he's trying to bring you to. You'll learn to control your emotions and not let assholes make you cower to their cowardice.

You'll be fine. Compassion, empathy and understanding have and will continue to push this world much further than the ignorance, stubbornness, and vengeance your sub showed you.

Dude I just saw an adult get joy out of making a kid upset...and adult that couldn't speak to the dynamics of the world and literally didn't consider that this was a young man. He can't speak to the power of that word and the affect it may have on some when they hear it. It's okay to listen and to be taught by others. A little bit of humility and recognition that you don't have it all figured out goes a long way.

I'm supposed to back a dirtbag like that? It has nothing to do with bias and everything with compassion and respecting others.

If I were a teacher and was having a discussion with what I believed to be reasonably intelligent students i would. No word should have that much power.

I wish they could expel all the kids who were snapping fingers at the assembly. At least they'll be prepared for Ivy League protests at the next level.

As an alumn from the '80's I can say we regularly had vigorous debate and discourse on all kinds of topics - no telling what would have happened back then with social media.

I'm disappointed but not surprised that it was posted online - now the video before the kumbaya moment will go viral, agitators and teachers' unions and lawyers will get involved, and money wasted. Why on earth are they allowed to have their cell phones out during class and school assemblies anyway?

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Dude I just saw an adult get joy out of making a kid upset...and adult that couldn't speak to the dynamics of the world and literally didn't consider that this was a young man.

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The coach was right. Kid let the word have too much power.