re: Whites and Colored Entrance display at high school removed after criticism

It’s a history lesson. I think it’s effective.

It’s very effective. It’s pretty brilliant actually. I show pictures like that.

However, many younger teachers than I would never use the words “colored”, “negro”, or “slave”. Even in the context of a history class. I don’t doubt someone got upset on behalf of those poor students.

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The company I used to work for was based out of Minnesota, which is basically the New York of the northern states. The look on their faces when I told them about black and white Catholic churches, many of which are still in use today, was priceless.

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We still determine identical locations around here like that. For example in Indianola there are 3 double quick gas stations. The white one (north of 82 and had a baskin Robbins) the black one (south of 82 and has a churchs chicken) and the ghetto one (actually the n word is used over ghetto most of the time). This is the one downtown by the tracks that you’ll probably get robbed at

This the same high school in NC that had the drag queen giving out lap dances ?

Were doors in the old days covered with crepe paper with a bulletin board border?

I learned something today.

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I asked a black friend once why African Americans claim whites, the government, etc are holding them back but it doesn't really seem to apply to any other minority group, including African immigrants.

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Everyone knows the answer to this. Most have zero desire to make anything of themselves. Every other demographic it’s the opposite.

But in their defense they’re born into an extremely toxic environment, so a lot are doomed from the start. Liberal politicians use them and black leaders misguide them.

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So the point was to spark conversation?

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“Spark conversation”

Does anyone even believe this anymore? It’s about perpetuating white guilt, not starting a conversation, because it’s all anyone’s talked about for the last 15 years.

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Modern day Americans aren't deep enough thinkers to understand symbolism and meaning or grasp the concept of a learning experiment. I mean, look at fareplay.

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This “learning experiment” was more appropriate for the 80s.

A modern day experiment that could be interesting is passing grades out and subtracting 10 points from every white and Asian kid in the class and grading black people on a curve, to symbolize the decades of affirmative action privileges black America has enjoyed.

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It's a historically black high school and the display was done by a black teacher, you dumb bitch.

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Exactly

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West Charlotte High School is ranked 440-563rd within North Carolina. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at West Charlotte High School is 31%. The total minority enrollment is 98%, and 100% of students are economically disadvantaged

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