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Thread #94655   Message #1837127
Posted By: dianavan
18-Sep-06 - 12:25 AM
Thread Name: BS: School Shooting In Montreal
Subject: RE: BS: School Shooting In Montreal
Are these the remarks you are calling racist?

"I do know that when English is not the first language at home, kids often slip under the 'cultural radar' of their parents. What parents may perceive as normal behaviour for a child adjusting to new cultural norms, is actually deviant and not 'normal' at all. It is often difficult to detect a deeper problem."

...or was it that I suggested that assismilation may have created a 'cultural clash'.

Neither of those statements are racist. I was referring to cultural differences that occur when a child has a 'new' cultural identity and the parents are still operating with the cultural norms of their country of origin. This enables a child to 'slip under the radar' especially if the parents are not fluent in English or remain immersed in their original culture.

It has nothing to do with skin colour.

It has more to do with culture and especially language. Many of my neighbors are from India and we get along fine but I do know that they don't know half the stuff their kids are into. This is not because they are not loving parents but because there is a cultural and linguistic divide that makes it easier for deviant activity by their children to go undetected. I also know that Kimveer Gill is an East Indian name, probably Sikh.

In a nutshell: Its hard enough to keep track of your kids but if you are not connected to the schools and community, (which is difficult if you are not fluent in English) its even more difficult.

This can hardly be called racist. If anything, its called trying to understand.

I think you know this (and if you don't you should) but what you are really trying to do is attack me personally. You are way off the mark. I don't even believe there are separate races. In fact, there is only one race. The human race.