Political Correctness Run Amok

[lizbud]

Instead of taking this as a chance to teach children about the inclusive
nature of America, they immediately want to avoid any talk or discussion
about it at all. Children must be taught, not hushed up.

[Catlady711]

Yup, this country is going to the dogs (forgive the pun).

When we started changing the names of things to be more 'politically correct' out of FEAR that someone, heaven forbid, should be offended, that's when we opened the door to everything.

So now as not to offend anyone, you can no longer do anything, that somoene, somewhere, might, possibly be even the tiniest bit offended by, and that offends ME!

[Lilith Cherry]

That is just pathetic! A child who is proud of his own country being discouraged to be patriotic

[Cataholic]

I think we are looking at this from an adult position. As I readu the brief story, I saw that the district or school representative was talking about the tensions between two fighting "factions" and how the American flag might be inciting the situation. I believe schools must first educate, and do what is necessary on that end.

[lizbud]

I think we are looking at this from an adult position. As I readu the brief story, I saw that the district or school representative was talking about the tensions between two fighting "factions" and how the American flag might be inciting the situation. I believe schools must first educate, and do what is necessary on that end.

Johanna, education doesn't only come from books or in a classroom setting.
Some kids with a Mexican flag & a kid with an American flag want to mix it
up over which is best,greater, whatever. A good teacher could take this
situation to sit them all down and explain the "idea" of AMERICA as a land of
all nationalities joining together as one nation, etc,etc.

We can all be justifiably proud of our family origins, but we are first citizens
of one country. Don't they teach History in schools anymore?

[Bonny]

That just burns me. What about showing respect for your country & flying the flag on the school property that is federally funded. Come on people! How hypocritical can they be? The schools aren't educating in this case if there is so called TENSION. Blah! TO THEM! Adiots!