School asks kids to dress up like African Americans!

I don't go around saying "That's how all blacks dress", in fact, I don't call the people who dress baggy, blacks.

"African Americans dress like children, simple. It's not racism, it's honesty. So, those children should be wearing baggy pants with no belt, hat with tag still on it, Nikes or Jordans, tall T's, 'bling'."

If I confused you with another member named Lethal Vixen then I apologize.

Funny.. (not really) thing is.. we had a similar even back in elementary school. but we were supposed to dress like Native American Indians do.... At that time I still lived with my grandparents near Ruidoso, NM ( that should give away where I come from. any who I went to the public school there for reasons I will not get into here. but yeah.. I showed up that day dressed like well everyone in the rez dressed.. ( Normal every f***ing day attire) and I got sent to the principals office for not wanting to participate and show my respect to the natives..
I was so confused.. I never ever got into trouble , I was sent home for apparently throwing a tantrum, in defending myself and stating that this is how we dressed etc etc... but yeah..

bigotry, racism, stupidity, ignorance, call it what you will. IT STILL EXISTS.. I make fun of the situation as I rather not dwell on the s*** but it's sad that it's still here with us..

Oh and how many cowboys have you ever seen wearing African animal leather attire ?

I have to say black or African American because what I want to say will get me banned.

Reverse psychology.

Did you go to school with Doogie Houser?

I see where you are coming from @spinkiegirl about saying you are American not african American. For example I am English but my ancestral roots are Scottish, I don't get called Scottish English cause I am just plain English. However I understand that there is history of all races and it's essential that children (and people incidentally) learn about it - the part in this case being learning about black history month. Some of which would celebrate historical black figures, some may be going way back to the roots in which the traditional African attire may come into play. Obviously the teachers needs to make clear the differences between celebrating a races history and treating everybody as equals in the present.

nah that dude had a few years on me.. almost a full decade on me. I think.
had to check his age. lol
Honestly never even know that he grew up there, until after I moved to West Texas. Not sure if he attended the same school I went to though. It was fairly new-ish when I attended it.

That's definitely a staged photo. The t-shirt doesn't have tobacco spit dribble on it, and those are fake tats.




Whoa! Don't hold back sister, this is not only the newly liberated politics forum, it the racism sub-forum. Ergo letgo.

Exactly this!

The letter should have read they wanted kids to dress up in "African attire" not "African American."
Somebody needed some edjamacation.

OMG! You mentioned living in states like Texas & Kentucky, etc. Ebonics is much more easily understood than those drawls & other ill educated dialects!

SOME of her's were. Or are you really going to stick to all blacks act a certain way?

I would think one with as much education as you- would be able to see what has been said AND would have been more careful in their own word choice usage. Or is the fact you are part hispanic mean english is only your second language? See we can make broad assumptions too.

Now you you are changing your statements. You used the words "all" & "every" black I know.... what are we to make of that?