How do I tell my child?: Why, there is controversy about racism

Anton is not to blame, if he's doing his homework. Therefore, the Teacher may issue a penalty: Anton has to make, for example, a supplementary task. Anton is also to blame, if he is nasty to other children. Therefore, he has a kick-off may get in if he shoves on the Playground. What Anton is not to blame, for example, is his hair color. Why? Because he has not chosen the hair color.He is not to blame, too, to have a certain Religion, because most of it is the Religion of the parents. And he can nothing for his skin color or the place of birth of his parents, because the babies in the belly are not of God are asked, as you like to the world want to come, and because there is no bad or good skin colors, and no bad or good birth places of the parents.

Justus Bender

an editor in the politics of the Frankfurt General Sunday newspaper.

so, There's a simple rule: what it's not your fault, you may get in Trouble. You don't get in Trouble for something that one is not to blame, it is unfair. So when somebody Anton says he is stupid because he has dark skin, is wrong and racist. This is pretty easy to explain. The everyone can understand. There to shake anything off. Why argue then, many adults so much about this topic?

This is the Why. We always know what Anton is doing,but not why he does it. Therefore, Anton can be in What-questions, caught in a lie. He says he has done the homework well, says the teacher, he should show the changes. Since Anton is all red and add the rum. Caught! The teacher asks why Anton didn't do his homework, can think of Anton, the most wild stories about what was going on in his head. He can say that he has not understood the task. Or that he had forgotten what he was wearing. Or that he was so overworked that he could not concentrate. This can all be lies, but no one kannihm to prove the lie. Why are we doing people things, so it is our secret.

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In America pressed a Polizistbei arrest a black man for nine minutes his knee in the back of the neck. The man died of it. Now, many say: it wouldn't have made the police officer, if the man would have been a White man. Because there is the experience that people take more consideration with people who are similar to them and whom they feel close. And also, because there is the experience that American police officers more often on Black than shooting on White. What did the police officer is so bad that many speak of murder. But it was a racist murder?

This is a Why-question. As a answer, it can only give hints, but no proof. You can not open the head of the police officers and racism find. You can only collect evidence. Maybe the COP didn't even say that he likes Black. Or he is in the court process, that that was the reason. It can, however, remain his secret.