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Interesting; for what it's worth, as a black person who grew up in a relatively privileged environment, the "one bad fight" rule was subconsciously our entire e
by jrm4 1y ago
Interesting; for what it's worth, as a black person who grew up in a relatively privileged environment, the "one bad fight" rule was subconsciously our entire existence in a way that it wasn't for many people around us.
- rightbyte 1y agoWhat does that mean? One is enought to ruin your reputation and chances later as an adult?
- jrm4 1y agoRight -- like "later" is one of the luckier outcomes. Win or lose, start or end the fight, regardless of what actually happened -- there's always the extremely lopsided chance that I'm seen as the aggressor and get strongly punished; especially in the days before cell phones.
- RichardCA 1y agoMore likely to get hit with a Zero Tolerance punishment for a single isolated incident, which derails your entire trajectory through the school system. https://www.reddit.com/r/lansing/comments/1no5rtl/lansing_parent_frustrated_after_her_son_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/lansing/comments/1no5rtl/lansing_pa...