Your a naughty boy..

[m80]

Well that would have been an appropriate response in the non barmy world I grew up in.

I was speaking to my daughter yesterday, who had had a call from the headmistress of my grandsons school. He is 6 years old and 3 months 4 days and 5 hours.

Anyway said headmistress suggested that grandson is racist. Fed by a line from another 6 year old he approached a lass in the class, how to describe as I'm unsure what term is acceptable these days, my being out of touch with pc protocols. Let's say she is of an alternative ethnic heritage to myself, I'm pink.
Back on track, he says to little girl that she has chocolate boobies. My daughter knowing the lad has spirit but is not malicious, as you would think the school would recognise, responded with "he wouldn't mean it in a nasty way as he likes chocolate."

Am I allowed to find this funny? Probably not.

The headmistress must make a report of this, wtf.
And I thought schools had other priorities to concentrate on.

 

[Mr. B]

Let's say she is of an alternative ethnic heritage to myself, I'm pink.

Really .....

 

[Fununcle]

Strange how no child of one's own has ever been malicious yet there are malicious children in the world. Who's are they.

 

[m80]

Really .....
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Yep that's me

 

[m80]

Strange how no child of one's own has ever been malicious yet there are malicious children in the world. Who's are they.

Nah, I'm not blinkered.
4 grandsons. 2 are little demolition experts and never admit to any oops.
2 well brought up, actually too strictly if anything.

The intent is of importance. If a naive kid gets it wrong then shouldn't schools concentrate on education rather than labels?

I knew I shouldn't find it funny.

 

[Dryce]

Am I allowed to find this funny? Probably not.

The headmistress must make a report of this, wtf.
And I thought schools had other priorities to concentrate on.

You might do a desk experiment where you list all the different gender/ethnicity variations you can think of and think what % likelihood there would have been a formal reaction had they said the same thing and then rank them.

(Spoiler alert. The test isn't to see who comes out top or bottom of the ranking - but if you even think it can be done then you acknowledge there *is* a ranking)

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Are you teaching him grammar?

 

[Teego]

The head mistress was assuming that "chocolate" had racialist connotations. A six year old cannot be racist. He/she may repeat stuff from adults just like f*** etc.
Typical primary schooler question:
"Mum (or Miss) where do I come from?"
Mum (or Miss), the blood draining from her face, begins a long explanation starting with something like:
"When two people love each other very much.............."
After about two minutes of incomprehension the child asks in a certain tone:
"NO, where do I come from? My best friend says she's from Derby"

 

[Darrell]

Tell the headmistress to make her report if that’s what she really wants to do and make sure she knows that she’s just ticking boxes. The report means absolutely nothing.
You and everyone with a brain knows that a 6 year old isn’t going to be racist.

 

[m80]

Are you teaching him grammar?

You no read proper,
me granddad, not grammar.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

You no read proper,
me granddad, not grammar.

I assume it was in reference to the thread title.

 

[m80]

Soz, 're

Absolutely correct old bean. I had missed that.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Soz, 're

Absolutely correct old bean. I had missed that.

you sh*g one sheep and they never let you forget it!

 

[Deleted member 113659]

You and everyone with a brain knows that a 6 year old isn’t going to be racist.

Not necessarily Darrel. Children have a habit of following in their parents footsteps so what they hear at home becomes their norm.

BTW I’m in no way saying this is the case with the OP’er.

 

[saff]

Nah, I'm not blinkered.
4 grandsons. 2 are little demolition experts and never admit to any oops.
2 well brought up, actually too strictly if anything.

The intent is of importance. If a naive kid gets it wrong then shouldn't schools concentrate on education rather than labels?

I knew I shouldn't find it funny.

Your reply to this question is very gracious, I'm impressed.

 

[Darrell]

Not necessarily Darrel. Children have a habit of following in their parents footsteps so what they hear at home becomes their norm.

BTW I’m in no way saying this is the case with the OP’ers case.

At 6!?!?

 

[Deleted member 113659]

At 6!?!?

Not sure. Just a theory. Kids pick up on their parents attitude on many things in life. Who knows.

 

[moonloops]

At 6!?!?

Correct, a child's personality is set by around the ages of 6 to 7 years old.

 

[Darrell]

Correct, a child's personality is set by around the ages of 6 to 7 years old.

So the 6 year old isn’t racist, he/she is just repeating what has been heard at home.

 

[Dryce]

So the 6 year old isn’t racist, he/she is just repeating what has been heard at home.

Or at school

Or at somebody else's home

Or in the street

Or ...

Or isn't repeating anything and making a comment that is misunderstood - kids can be very literal.