Comments on: Georgia school has 1st integrated prom, no word on “coloreds only” cafeteria http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/ Parenting, Politics and News for the Perfectly Challenged Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:52:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Prescott http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80918 Prescott Fri, 04 May 2007 14:20:04 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80918 [quote comment="80867"]How many all white or all black proms are held each spring in the public and private schools in Chicago(and its suburbs)?[/quote] I don't know -- how many? I must be more sheltered than I thought because I have not heard of any fully sanctioned by the school district. And for the record, I acknowledged that racism still exists, and I made no generalities regarding the south. [quote comment="80867"]How many all white or all black proms are held each spring in the public and private schools in Chicago(and its suburbs)?[/quote]

I don’t know — how many? I must be more sheltered than I thought because I have not heard of any fully sanctioned by the school district.

And for the record, I acknowledged that racism still exists, and I made no generalities regarding the south.

]]> By: SewingSiren http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80867 SewingSiren Thu, 03 May 2007 21:06:26 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80867 How many all white or all black proms are held each spring in the public and private schools in Chicago(and its suburbs)? Sadly, racism isn't just in the south and your fooling yourself if you think it is. How many all white or all black proms are held each spring in the public and private schools in Chicago(and its suburbs)?
Sadly, racism isn’t just in the south and your fooling yourself if you think it is.

]]> By: Kris http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80708 Kris Tue, 01 May 2007 22:27:14 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80708 I once walked into a diner/gas station in Southern Alabama with two men who happened to be black and Native American, respectively. I swear to you the ENTIRE room went dead quiet and a few people actually dropped their mouths as well as their forks. Nobody said a thing, but it was very well implied what everyone was thinking. We paid for the gas and as soon as we were out, conversation sparked up again. It was an experience, for sure. I once walked into a diner/gas station in Southern Alabama with two men who happened to be black and Native American, respectively. I swear to you the ENTIRE room went dead quiet and a few people actually dropped their mouths as well as their forks. Nobody said a thing, but it was very well implied what everyone was thinking. We paid for the gas and as soon as we were out, conversation sparked up again. It was an experience, for sure.

]]> By: Susan http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80586 Susan Tue, 01 May 2007 01:33:43 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80586 Whoa. I'm a yank, too, and found this news sad and puzzling. But I suppose it's a sign of progress...even if a few decades later than I would have expected. BTW, I've really enjoyed the essays and the blog on your site. Whoa. I’m a yank, too, and found this news sad and puzzling. But I suppose it’s a sign of progress…even if a few decades later than I would have expected.

BTW, I’ve really enjoyed the essays and the blog on your site.

]]> By: The Kept Woman http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80076 The Kept Woman Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:28:52 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-80076 Kris is dead on to what I was going to say. Yes, it's still here in the North to some extent but old habits die hard in the former Confederacy... Kris is dead on to what I was going to say. Yes, it’s still here in the North to some extent but old habits die hard in the former Confederacy…

]]> By: Kris http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-79928 Kris Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:08:19 +0000 http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2007/04/23/georgia-school-has-1st-integrated-prom-no-word-on-coloreds-only-cafeteria/#comment-79928 "I'm shocked this kind of blatant racism still exists, in this day and age" Hey, apparently you haven't spent alot of time down in the deep South. Believe me, it exists. Maybe not so blatant as 'No coloreds here' or 'white bathroom ONLY', but it is there. “I’m shocked this kind of blatant racism still exists, in this day and age”

Hey, apparently you haven’t spent alot of time down in the deep South. Believe me, it exists. Maybe not so blatant as ‘No coloreds here’ or ‘white bathroom ONLY’, but it is there.

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