Racist, perhaps, realistic certainly?

[woolybanana]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2202041/Pupil-11-told-work-harder-school-worker-black-person-struggle-life-white.html

Unfortunate but true on the part of the truant officer or was she just plain racist? Maybe the assumption she made is entirely wrong in modern Britain?

[Rabbie]

In my opinion it was a true realistic summing up of the way Britain is today. I don't think the truant officer was being racist - she was just stating the facts as they are.

 

[KathyF]

Within my lifetime people were still saying the same to girls at school. Sad, but true.

[JohnM]

From the way it was been reported, it seems more realistic to say that the officer was reminding/advising the boy that there are Racists around and, sadly they boy will have to contend with that. If that is right, the officer was quite correct and being responsible. If the officer said that he/she didn't respect the boy because of his colour, then the officer was racist. I tend to think that the mother is "playing the race card".

[PaulT]

In my opinion the officer was being realistic and letting the boy know how life will be and advising him that he has to try even harder at school than a white boy.

And yes, the mother is playing the race card - how she thinks it will help her son I do not know. Perhaps she should look at different professions and the majority colour of those within them.

Racism is absolutely not right but in any recruitment programme it is very easy to be selective.

Paul

[AnOther]

Since it is reported that "Sonny didn’t say much but you could see in the way he acted the comment had really got to him and he was clearly upset" perhaps the comment has had the desired effect !

[Chancer]

Lets hope so, I note he is supposed to have ADHD, must have been a rare occasion for him not to say much, shame she didnt appreciate it.