Boy, 7, branded a racist

[Inseriousity.]

Nowhere am I blaming the child here but even to ask the question they must have heard this before - they don't think of questions out of thin air. You can't believe you having to explain this? LOL. I can't believe you are defending attitudes that disappeared from this Country decades ago for the majority of the people.

It's possible that he's seen the charity ads on TV where they're always black and saw a black person in class and just tried to connect the dots. That's the only explanation unless there are some bigoted people in his familywho casually say "they should all go back to Africa/Pakistan etc" (there are people like this in my family, lol they now say 'oh here goes michael, getting on his soapbox' cos I always call them out on it!) whenever immigration is mentioned.

Either way I don't think punishment is the answer. As dirrrrrrrrty says, it's ignorance so it's education that's neededalthough as they've seemed to move on from the 7 year old boy and talking generally, I do think it's the type of family I've mentioned above that causes the most damage and if there isn't anyone in that family with a braincell to argue against their bigotry, it's going to develop into adulthood.

[Jordy]

I honestly couldn't give a crap about racism. Let people say what they want, if the other person doesn't like it let them deal with it themselves. I do get pissed off with some black people, as I do white people. I've never really been one for racist terms though.

All this publicity over something he wouldn't even think twice about saying. Ridiculous.

There I was thinking someone had already won the *REMOVED* and then you came along and won it by a country mile.

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[-:Undertaker:-]

There I was thinking someone had already won the *REMOVED* and then you came along and won it by a country mile.

Well you can always try and retake the lead.

[Jordy]

Well you can always try and retake the lead.

I'd hate to step into unfamiliar territory

[Zak]

There I was thinking someone had already won the *REMOVED* and then you came along and won it by a country mile.

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Why's that? If I didn't like you I would say something, it's just the way I am.

I thought freedom of speech was a good thing? White people are always getting slated for anything remotely racist, yet when the tables are turned no-one gives a ****. I still say what I want to people and they can say what they want back, people are far too easily offended in this day and age.

Plus all this racism malarky just enforces the fact that blacks are different from whites, which is obviously not the case...

[Gibs960]

Yeah, I've got friends from Bangladesh and the first time I asked him he replied without hesitating or suspicion. I think a teacher has overheard the conversation, **** their knickers and ran to the head teacher.

I've been in a few incidents involving racism which I think is pathetic considering my dad was in the police for 32 years and is the most anti-racist person I know.

[GommeInc]

Alternatively, the offended child could of simply answered "no" to avoid such a lengthy debate between us and over-zealous teachers who jump the gun and lack a grasp of the English language

[Empired]

To me, it just looks like Elliot asked the question in the wrong way, asking "where are you from?" may have been a slightly less offensive way of putting it, but then are seven year olds really famous for their tactfulness?