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Old 09-20-2007   #60 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by melliedee View Post
So the black/white relations in an American high school are like Iran and Isreal?
Its probobly not quite that volitile but its a better example IMO. This also isnt obviously indicitive of all high schools in America, hopefully just this one...although i wouldnt be surprised if it were more.
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And because he "shouldn't" have sat there doesn't mean he did not have the right.
No, who ever said that?

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If a dweeb sits at the jock table, I can see an immature reaction like, "hey, get out of here," not a something like a noose, which carries the weight of so much hatred and violence.
I think the vast majority of people would agree with you on that, myself included.

I am not trying to excuse the behavior, just understand how they got where they got.
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