SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Philadelphia will soon require all graduates of its public schools to take a one-year course on African and African-American history before they can graduate, according to Knight-Ridder.
The move, described as unique nationally, makes the one-year course one of four required social-studies courses, just as important as American history, geography and world history.
"Given the history of this country and still given our problems of discrimination and racism, for all of our children to have a more accurate picture of history, a more complete picture of history, is important," said Sandra Dungee Glenn, a member of the School Reform Commission that voted to put the requirement in place.
But some local parents wondered why Latinos, Asians and other ethnic groups aren’t getting the same treatment.
"There are other races in this city," said Miriam Foltz, president of the Home and School Association at Baldi Middle School. "There are other cultures that will be very offended by this. How can you just mandate a course like this?"
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How can they mandate a course a like this, you ask? Simple. While the whole country was busy giving away its rights, some people were busy capitalizing on your guilt. Now you wake up to find that it's here and you never meant to give them that much. I mean, you like black folks and all. Don't let us get you wrong. I mean, you like black folks a lot. You have two or three as friends. You're not like those racist bastards down South or anything.
Are you, honey?
No you're not. You're worse.
As to the class itself, hell yes it's wrong to make it mandatory. Opens the door wide for everything else to be required. Homosexual Tolerence 101, The Basics of Arab Appreciation, Southern Culture At Its Finest...well, I guess that one won't ever be taught, now will it?
Point is, this is the byproduct of our society. So all you overly offended whiners out there, stand up and take your mediciine. I'll be mixing mortar and laying block on the hermit retreat. (That thing needs a name or something...) Y'all can have this society, I resign.
The move, described as unique nationally, makes the one-year course one of four required social-studies courses, just as important as American history, geography and world history.
"Given the history of this country and still given our problems of discrimination and racism, for all of our children to have a more accurate picture of history, a more complete picture of history, is important," said Sandra Dungee Glenn, a member of the School Reform Commission that voted to put the requirement in place.
But some local parents wondered why Latinos, Asians and other ethnic groups aren’t getting the same treatment.
"There are other races in this city," said Miriam Foltz, president of the Home and School Association at Baldi Middle School. "There are other cultures that will be very offended by this. How can you just mandate a course like this?"
**end**
How can they mandate a course a like this, you ask? Simple. While the whole country was busy giving away its rights, some people were busy capitalizing on your guilt. Now you wake up to find that it's here and you never meant to give them that much. I mean, you like black folks and all. Don't let us get you wrong. I mean, you like black folks a lot. You have two or three as friends. You're not like those racist bastards down South or anything.
Are you, honey?
No you're not. You're worse.
As to the class itself, hell yes it's wrong to make it mandatory. Opens the door wide for everything else to be required. Homosexual Tolerence 101, The Basics of Arab Appreciation, Southern Culture At Its Finest...well, I guess that one won't ever be taught, now will it?
Point is, this is the byproduct of our society. So all you overly offended whiners out there, stand up and take your mediciine. I'll be mixing mortar and laying block on the hermit retreat. (That thing needs a name or something...) Y'all can have this society, I resign.
Clearly it's all Bill's fault.