What I am about to write should be spread in a more effective method, but since I did something similar in the newspaper last issue.....I don't think I can do it again. Consider this a more personal (and profane) follow up to my article.
I came home from school today, just like any other day, and grabbed the hunterdon democrat. Now I am not a huge fan of this newspaper, because I consider bigger publications to be better written. I was kind of drawn to one article on the front though, "Voorhess Players Cut for Slurs". It peaked my interest as to what could cause such a ruckus, considering it was only about 2 freshman players being kicked off their team and suspended from school. I then read the article......and was literally furious at both players and one of the players fathers. The article told of a young small jewish boy who was trying to fit in with the bigger players, but repeaditly given the cold shoulder and racial slurs. The things said were fucking horrible....."Get out of here you dirty jew", "Get out of here before I throw you in the oven" and other comments were repeaditly thrust upon this kid day in and day out. This makes me sick. This happend at Voorhees......our sister school, with kids just like us attending. I thought we as a society were finally improving our prejudice ways.......but this is a huge setback. Two fourteen year old kids uttering such horrendous things shows me personally that something is deeply wrong with home life, school life or even just their friends. How does one learn to use such hateful things so freely? I am glad though these kids were suspended and kicked off the football team......it is a very just punishment. Alone, this whole debacle would have been enough for me to get a little angry.....but the kids parents comments were just deploarable. The parents have questioned the ruling of the school, saying the punishment was too harsh. The reasoning behind the appeal? One father of a suspended student stated, "My understanding is one of the kids on the team was trying to push in with more popular kids,these guys are 6'2" and 200 lbs. He was maybe 5' 4",100 lbs. He just didn't fit in." Great example for your kid you fucking maniac. I see his point though, we should be excluding those different then us....those not as popular. The bigger the person, obviously, the better he is. Making comments about religion that deeply hurt a kid?......necessary to get him off their backs......I got it buddy. I can't even believe this person who sees himself as a good parent......he is a disgusting human being. There is more though. He later states talking about the small jewish boy, "Then the kid tried to manipulate the system, saying, 'They are calling me names'.He was trying to get back at the kids, you know, and said stuff like,'I can't live life anymore with these kids bothering me'." Don't worry....it get's better.... He continued, " It should have been caught earlier.Somebody should have sat all these kids down and told them they need to stop.They are only 14 year old kids. They don't know any better." WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS MAN? First off, claiming that a boy being harassed by his darling son is just trying to manipulate the system is ridiculous. Continual ethnic slurs will take it's toll on anybody, and I am sure the kid didn't want to be unpopular so he took it month after month since August.....he finally came forward after he could take no more...and I don't blame him. Secondly, trying to get back at the kids.......the father got it right here....any person would want to get back at their tormenters, but I don't think he was "out to get them" per say. It was more of a feeling of, ok....this has gone on too long and it won't stop unless I tell someone. It is simple defense, not some kid trying to get other kids in trouble. Thirdly, sitting the kids down and telling them it needs to stop....hummm....whose job is that? The school, the coaching staff? No, IT IS YOUR DAMN JOB AS A PARENT TO SIT YOUR KID DOWN AND TELL THEM IT IS WRONG. You cannot blame the coaching staff, because they did not know it was there until the kid told them it was. Once they did find out though( they had a minor incident similar....but the coaches made the kids run laps as a warning), the kids were off the team and suspended....the coaches did the right thing. I can't believe a parent would leave it up to the coaches of a football team to instill morals and decensy in their kids.......you are a parent, the kid is your responsibility.......and you are failing in your duties. Finally, the one line that really got me going...."they are only 14 year old kids....they don't know any better." I will use only one word to describe that, BULLSHIT. 14 year olds know damn well what they are saying, they are no longer little kids. To be able to know those slurs and use them regularly......they know what they are saying. You cannot use the defense of innocence on kids who have none left. I am digusted by the whole event and parents of this day and age. The worst part is, you cannot police parents all the time......they will screw up their kids no matter what you do. I will not keep drabbling on.....but I will say one final thing. The school upheld the suspension and kicking off, which is a step in the right direction, and the parents of both these kids should be ashamed at how their kids and they acted. You are an adult dammit, and you are setting the worst examples for your kids.......when can you stop giving blame and start taking a little yourself. That's all I have to say. Later.
posted by Brian @ 6:51 PM
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