I want (need) her to transfer.

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My wife is a school teacher. Grade school. Problem is (for me) is that she is assigned to an inner city school. So you can read between the lines. Now before many of you waste my time by calling me an outright bigot, I don't hate blacks and Latinos. I just hate the social aspect of her job: several functions during the school year that she has to attend where she is the only white adult female present. I, of course, refuse to go with her. She loves her job and sees nothing wrong with socializing with these types of people. I think my objections to the type of environment of her job are normal. I worry about her safety during the work day. She thinks that I'm being a bigot. Am I?

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  • Ellenna
    8 years ago

    Why "of course" you refuse to go with her? You say you're cocerned about her but you don't support her by attending school functions with her, so I think she's right, you are a bigot

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  • slings_and_arrows
    8 years ago

    If you're so scared for her safety why don't you go with her??

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  • Arm0se
    8 years ago

    Why would she be the only white female?

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  • [Old Memory]
    8 years ago

    I was zoned to go to an inner city school when I moved in highschool. It made my senior year a living nightmare. Things were stolen out of my locker, there were bloody fights everyday, and people where getting caught bringing guns to school. Very frightening to say the least. There were certain hallways that whites were not allowed to walk down or you would get your ass kicked.

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    • DancingMonkey
      8 years ago

      He said grade school

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      • [Old Memory]
        8 years ago

        Right read that part. Just saying my experience with a inner city school.

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  • itsSnowing
    8 years ago

    If she loves her job and feels safe, then why should she transfer? If you're that concerned about her safety, either go with her or trust her to take care of herself. Just because you two are married doesn't mean that you can control each other's career choices. You can give her advice, but it's ultimately her choice. Same goes for you and your job. Would YOU transfer if she told you to, because she was worried about the "social aspect" of your job?

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  • ArmusWasTheFirstTroll
    8 years ago

    Way to let others assimilate . . .

    I'm a American of Hispanic heritage. I was bon and raised in Los Angeles. Shit, if didn't say that, you would believe I was white. Would you like to know why? Because I am a human being! We are the same!

    It's people like you that keep our world divided.

    Why exactly is it a "need" for her to transfer?

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    • slings_and_arrows
      8 years ago

      This is a beautiful sentiment but the stuff Taylerkaeb wrote and what OP is implying about her safety being at risk, are real life concerns. It might be uncomfortable to talk about but doesn't mean its not a reality.

      I'm imagining this school being like the one in Dangerous Minds with Michelle
      Pfeiffer as the teacher...obviously that environment isn't going to be as safe as a more wealthy, suburban (and mostly white) school. It's not about racism it's about reality.

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  • sugartits
    8 years ago

    i dont like black people i only like latinos when they dont speak english

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