Comments on: White drawing paper is racist http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/09/26/white-drawing-paper-is-racist/ We endeavor to give satisfaction Tue, 22 May 2012 23:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Sabotta http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/09/26/white-drawing-paper-is-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-47335 John Sabotta Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:42:25 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5934#comment-47335 It's Hello Vader It’s Hello Vader

]]> By: Kermit the Frog http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/09/26/white-drawing-paper-is-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-46972 Kermit the Frog Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:31:17 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5934#comment-46972 I suspect many teachers also like green, but will be frightened to say so for fear of being perceived as prejudiced against non-amphibian-Americans. I suspect many teachers also like green, but will be frightened to say so for fear of being perceived as prejudiced against non-amphibian-Americans.

]]> By: John Mansfield http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/09/26/white-drawing-paper-is-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-46958 John Mansfield Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:33:16 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5934#comment-46958 Now I'm imagining the teacher with a roomful of Jamaican and Pakastani immigrants' children. The question comes up, and she's about to answer "orange," but she remembers this counsel, so she tells the Jamaican boy who asked, "Black." Then she sees the fallen face of the Pakastani girl behind him, and corrects, "I mean, brown. Uh, brown and black. I like them both the same." Now I’m imagining the teacher with a roomful of Jamaican and Pakastani immigrants’ children. The question comes up, and she’s about to answer “orange,” but she remembers this counsel, so she tells the Jamaican boy who asked, “Black.” Then she sees the fallen face of the Pakastani girl behind him, and corrects, “I mean, brown. Uh, brown and black. I like them both the same.”

]]> By: John Mansfield http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/09/26/white-drawing-paper-is-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-46957 John Mansfield Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:27:08 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5934#comment-46957 For 7 out of 10 four-year-olds, green seems to be. Good to have these helpful guidelines, though, to keep any staff from absent-mindedly answering, when asked by her little charges, "The color that my skin is and yours isn't." For 7 out of 10 four-year-olds, green seems to be. Good to have these helpful guidelines, though, to keep any staff from absent-mindedly answering, when asked by her little charges, “The color that my skin is and yours isn’t.”

]]> By: Vader http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/09/26/white-drawing-paper-is-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-46956 Vader Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:21:59 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5934#comment-46956 Black <i>is</i> my favorite color. Black is my favorite color.

]]> By: John Mansfield http://www.jrganymede.com/2011/09/26/white-drawing-paper-is-racist/comment-page-1/#comment-46953 John Mansfield Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=5934#comment-46953 "Finally, staff should be prepared to be economical with the truth when asked by pupils what their favourite colour is and, in the interests of good race relations, answer 'black' or 'brown'" This is one of those things where you keep piling higher and higher until your absurdity strains the listeners' credulity past its limit and mutual laughter brings everything to a close? “Finally, staff should be prepared to be economical with the truth when asked by pupils what their favourite colour is and, in the interests of good race relations, answer ‘black’ or ‘brown’”

This is one of those things where you keep piling higher and higher until your absurdity strains the listeners’ credulity past its limit and mutual laughter brings everything to a close?

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