B_I_D___ 10 years, 6 months ago on ‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
I am totally against any racial or derogatory slurs or terms or attitudes...which baffles me as to why the brown or black variety of people are so hell bent on throwing the 'N' word around with such reckless abandon.
On the flip side, being of the 'white' variety, I do have objections to schools teaching 'white' kids a book that preaches that no one is white, and that everyone is a shade of brown...I get the concept, I do, but do you need a 4 or 5 year old coming home and saying I'm not white I'm brown. No, actually, you are more pink than brown...but either way, the fact it was brought up in the first place, just makes a bigger issue out of something that really isn't needed...in my opinion anyways. There are times and places to discuss these things...in the pre-K years, maybe not that appropriate. In the grand scheme of things, absolutely everyone has a different colour skin from the person sitting next to you. The sooner we learn to not group the various tones into segments the better. Heck, some of the worst racial divides at this moment are brown on black...if your skin is TOO black you get ridiculed by the lesser brown variety. Craziness!!
Purcell 10 years, 6 months ago on ‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
I seen many Bahamians call whites (adults and kids) Conky Joe, Cracker crap like this and whites call blacks N and other crap. I seen Bahamians call Haitians too black and all sorts of other shit. Ignorance knows no race or nationality. Don't let the nonsense the US loves so much (race baiting) infect the Bahamas. Stomp it out on all sides.
B_I_D___ 10 years, 6 months ago on ‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
Ahhh...but ya see, it's easier to keep those racial tensions at their peak so you have an excuse for not living up to your potential.
Fox_Mulder 10 years, 6 months ago on ‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
Allegedly lack of action....
Fox_Mulder 10 years, 6 months ago on ‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
Also being of the "white" variety (as the previous comment states), and being a Tambearly parent, I can attest that my children NEVER had a problem in their 9 or 10 year tenure so far. They have friends from every color of the rainbow. Yes, once or twice they came home and asked us "Why xxx told us that the black ants are the laborious ones, and the red or whitey only bite and attack?", and some other comments that I can't remember. Because the inverse racism is also an issue. I would suggest the mother of the, I'm sure, beautiful brown skinned children, to take the comments with a grain of salt and don't give much importance of the sayings of another 5 year old little guy. They have no idea of what they are talking about. A quick heads up to the parents of the "offender" should fix the issue. Maybe the school had no policy on racism because they never had an incident.
The_Oracle 10 years, 6 months ago on ‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
Every coin has two sides, and also an edge! If one goes looking for racial problems, one finds them, real or perceived. Seems that by getting Min. of Ed and Immigration involved we have a case of reverse racism, or PLP'ism. Here we go again.....
HarryWyckoff 10 years, 6 months ago on ‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
‘School did not protect my kids from racial slurs’
My child is there in a class with 4 caucasians, 1 latin american, 4 black children, two mixed race and 1 asian. All are from varying backgrounds, none from 'high society'.
It appears that the only racism and prejudice involved is your own.
jackbnimble 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
I'm curious as to how they will fix this. If the proposed amendment to Bill Number four seeks to stop discrimination on the grounds of "sex" - defined as a male or female - what category would some who is born male or female but chooses to live as the opposite fall into?
Fox_Mulder 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
The truth is in the chromosomes. If your chromosomes and DNA say you are a guy, and you dress and act like a woman, you are a freak. Or a lady with a periscope, if you pardon the joke. Yes, the best thing to do would be flying somewhere where your conduct is tolerated, or even encouraged. I wish I had you as far as possible from home
cmiller 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
Jesus.....what next? This will certainly muddy the already muddy waters of the referendum.
Sickened 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
Dear Tribune, can you please change the picture to something more appealing? I don't want to see this anymore than I want to see a man in a speedo, or two men kissing!
TigerB 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
All this could have been avoid had it be voted on in 2002 maybe... I am sick of this, I'm sick of the commercials, and am sick of all the talk. A lot of people out there could have made a difference in 2002, and now maybe adding amendments to the 2002 exercise now, but no, we wasted all that money and time screwing around for political and personal gain... now this next exercise is suppose to be the most important thing in the world? Then when people say their opinion and if its now acceptable or popular people, especially those PLP idiots who voted against in then, making noise? To hell with it all! I'm tired!
Regardless 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
let them go find a freak show somewhere else.
sheeprunner12 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
Since the PLP took over ........... all kinds of sinful creatures have come from under the rock ..... I wonder why?????? ........... it tells us what the PLP stands for as an organization
My2cents 8 years, 6 months ago on Transgender plea for rights
Transgender plea for rights
I am all for equal rights...men, women, or whomever should be allowed to enter into marital contracts with whomever they chose and enjoy the same civil liberties that everyone else has.
What they seem to want is to become a protected class. However, being transgender is a choice regardless if the person feels it's their 'truth' or not. Only hermaphrodites and similar conditions are scientifically proven, but most transgenders are not that. Therefore, if a 6'+ man decides to wear a skirt, heels, make-up and expect to land a secretarial type job...he is delusional.
Society should not be forced to play along with anyone's delusions. I personally would not hire him for the same reason I would not hire a scantily clad woman with her breasts exposed, visible tattoos, etc. because I'm running a business, not a side show.
becks 10 years, 10 months ago on Govt says sorry to UBS executive
Govt says sorry to UBS executive
Ok...he is foriegn, most probably Swiss....he was driving...so you can be 100% sure he had his Bahamian drivers license on him....since a foriegner can't get a Bahamian drivers license without showing proper immigration documentation the immigration officers could have 1) instructed him to wait at the checkpoint while he phoned his wife/gf/secretary etc to bring his documents,
2) or instruct him to present himself at Hawkins Hil by 4 pm with his documents or
3) taken his details from his license and car docs and told him to go get his permit and return to the checkpoint within a set amount of time. This guy wasn't going to disappear into the bush or into the ghetto if he had been allowed to go get his documents.