Perhaps the kid is just a really early adopter of the "hipster" lifestyle and is just being ironic?
is he blind maybe??
this brings to mind a very funny Dave Chappelle skit about the KKK guy who had no idea he was black because he was blind.
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KKK Style Hat
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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is he blind maybe??
this brings to mind a very funny Dave Chappelle skit about the KKK guy who had no idea he was black because he was blind.
+2. Me likey these two posts. And whoever gets the Clayton Bigsby reference gets 4.5 cool points
Absolutely, yes.
I think it's kind of sad that a long standing, positive, symbol in Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism has been tainted by it's association with Naziism.
+1 for the Clayton Bigsby reference!!! (you beat me to it)
dear Dr. Cheese,
what if everyone in class had the same shape hat? white kids, black kids, latino, asian, etc. i'm sure other kids chose a similar design.
do you think a white parent would object? how about a Mexican mother.
dear Dr. Cheese,
what if everyone in class had the same shape hat? white kids, black kids, latino, asian, etc. i'm sure other kids chose a similar design.
do you think a white parent would object? how about a Mexican mother.
I know this wasn't addressed to me, but IMO, I would imagine a parent of any nationality having a problem with this. Not that I condone how far this kid's parents took it
Yes - I think that is the point.
The teacher COULD overreact and cause issues as the post your responding to details - and that would be worse than just ignoring it.
Instead - the teacher didn't overreact, the parents did... and now the parents have caused an even bigger disruption in their childs life.
Same mechanism though.
30 years and this is the first problem? Stupid parents just throwing the card for media attention. What happened to parents actually talking to a teacher? Is that too radical?
I mean seriously...how could you not use this at a 21st party or wedding:
My thoughts exactly.
FOX will have a field day with that when the kid decides to run for President.
The teacher could have done something without overreacting. Like possibly at least attempting to subtly guide the child in a different direction, which cheese was alluding to. That is, if the teacher sees the mask as a potential problem.
When I was in 2nd grade, we were supposed to draw pictures from a book we read about a whaler in Alaska. I chose to draw a party scene, and creatively enhanced the boobies of one of the patrons. Mr. Ray encouraged me to draw another picture. The result: I didn't get beat by my mom that day. No harm, no foul
Without knowing anyone well, my best guess is the parents overreacted...a lot.
I also don't agree with the parents decision to post this on the internet at all. I also hope they didn't make their son feel bad about something he created, but I am guessing that they did. Too bad.
When little kids unintentionally do things that aren't socially appropriate (announce bodily functions, talk about how someone else looks out loud, etc.) there are better ways to respond (including having no real response until the kid is older). I think this is just a case of that. "Wow that is a neat hat, it's so pointy! How were you able to make it stand up?" [leave it out for a few days and throw it out once he forgets about it]
I also don't agree with the parents decision to post this on the internet at all. I also hope they didn't make their son feel bad about something he created, but I am guessing that they did. Too bad.
When little kids unintentionally do things that aren't socially appropriate (announce bodily functions, talk about how someone else looks out loud, etc.) there are better ways to respond (including having no real response until the kid is older). I think this is just a case of that. "Wow that is a neat hat, it's so pointy! How were you able to make it stand up?" [leave it out for a few days and throw it out once he forgets about it]
You know the rule: No pics no creatively enhanced boobies!
I think Mr Ray confiscated it that day for uh....personal research
Now that I look a bit closer, I notice that the hat in question appears to be colored in a rainbow theme. Clearly the child is "coming out" as a gay clansmen. Both life decisions were surely influenced by this deviant, racist, art teacher. I see no other possible explanation.
Yes, I do like to stir the pot, and so do the rest of you, or this post would not have about 60 responses in less than two hours.
For what it's worth, Buzzbass, in my first post, I said I saw how the teacher could allow the kid to make the hat in good faith. I simply suggested that the teacher might have considered giving some thought about how the hat might look to his parents. I was a sub off and on for several years, and I know that how things look to parents is important if you like paychecks.
I never accused the teacher of being racist at any point in this thread either.
If anything, I guess my biggest point about a thread like this is that we all need to listen to each other. We need to listen with an open mind, not judgmentally. We don't have to always agree, but we do need to be open to how others think or might think.
Finally, I do think the parents probably overreacted based on what I know. There may be more background informing their decision, but I certainly do not that for sure.
