my woman child

[knowbody0]

was called a "savage" and "unpatriotic" by her science teacher today for standing up against this war. he actually attacked her indian heritage, told her to tear up her per capita checks if she did not support *.
she is irate and so fucking beautiful right now and i am so proud of her. she spoke of the depleted uranium, the innocent civilians, the dead and wounded kids in the military.
his defense was somehow that we needed the oil for our lifestyles to prevail, that they were responsible for 911.
savage indeed! she attacked him for invading her country and destroying everything sacred to her people.
she is 17, will graduate in january, and needs this credit to do so, but she says FUCK HIM and the skanky ship that dragged his ass over here.
she may have inherited my passion for truth. YEAH!

[mcscajun]

1. She's an Inspiration...

...and so are you for raising her. :)

A woman child, indeed...a Wise Woman.

[Solly Mack]

2. A remarkable young woman!

[aquart]

4. An irresponsible and incompetent teacher.

He attacked her heritage? Her very DNA? What a pitiful piss poor prick.

How does he feel about Darwin?

[Solly Mack]

7. Indeed he is

[datasuspect]

3. hell yeah

these people afwn over bush while weeping over the dead bodies of their soldiers.

[djeseru]

5. That's amazing.

What a wonder to have and behold! I envy you...I hope my little girl will go along the same path. Thank you for sharing this.

[imenja]

6. Complain to the teacher and the principle

The teacher has no right to suppress free speech.

[imenja]

8. I'd also refer to his behavior as abusive

"Savage," "unpatriotic"? That crosses the line. What message does that send the other students in the class?
At least 50% of Americans oppose this war. You know many of the students in that class have parents who know the war is a huge mistake.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. "Savage" to a Native American

could also be construed as a racist remark. I hope you are going to the school board about this.

[knowbody0]

12. we actually refer to ourselves

as "born again savages" and proud of it. it is like wiping away their attempts at genocide. 200 years of lost history. however, he did mean it in a racist way. i will support her in her decision, whatever that may be.

[noiretextatique]

13. it is a very racist remark

especially since he's not privvy to whatever you chose to call yourselves. he's a jerk...your daughter is awesome :D

[anarchy1999]

17. Bravo to you and your daughter!

Many, many more lost years than just 200. Who knows what we all have lost for our European ancestors, (the "Pilgrims"), arrogance, greed and hubris, let alone flat out ignorance. Please accept my personal apologies.

You'll get lots of support here, from around the globe.

Please give her a great bit hug, from all of us here, for her strength of character, and for her passion and convictions.

[DoYouEverWonder]

49. Tell her she has a lot of support

over here on DU.

Let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

She must be a very beautiful child. My son is the same way. Fortunately he goes to a wonderful school, run by friends who would never allow that to happen.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

9. Good for her

my husband had to delay high school graduation because he took on a freeptard teacher in high school in Texas in the 60s.

Tell that idiot excuse for a teacher that he should take a little time to LEARN from his student!

[LSparkle]

11. I'll feel much better when she and her friends are running the country!

I have a great deal of faith in younger people these days -- they're far more spiritual and less materialistic than the adults walking around right now. They're like the '60s generation reborn, and considering the chaos they're living through right now, it's inspiring to think of what they'll do when they hold the reigns of power.

[Niche]

14. Brava to your beautiful woman...

The most lovely thing I've read all day. She has her voice, her mind, her heritage and most importantly her brave soul expressed in truth. I stand by her and all my sisters - Don't ever be silent. :grouphug:

[RubyDuby in GA]

15. She sounds like a fantastic person!

You have done a wonderful job raising a stong minded courageous young adult. I commend you.

And I'll meet you outside in the teacher's parking lot to slash his tires. Just kidding.....maybe...... :evilgrin:

[Malva Zebrina]

16. You have done a good job

and you should be proud, as well as your daughter.

By what right does a teacher have to call a student a "savage"? And by what right does a teacher have to call a student "unpatriotic"?

There is a mind set in this country that has turned fascist and it seems to have filtered down into the school system, according to the reports I read.

If this is true, the seventeen year old kids that resist now,with all knowledge and passion, will be what the hopes of returning to the America we once knew, will be hinged upon.

It will take a long time--unfortuneately, but I think it will take some years for the tide to turn. What form it will take, is not exactly clear to me.

[seabeyond]

18. beautiful as i read and got chills

listening to let it be by the beatles

[TahitiNut]

19. "Challenge Authority!" Yes!

Would that the world be populated with billions such as her. To such as her ...

[knowbody0]

20. thank you so much tahitinut

she loved this,,i told her you were a vet and she got tears. love to you

[TahitiNut]

24. She is obviously blessed with an old spirit

:grouphug:


"It is a good day to fight! It is a good day to die! Strong hearts, brave hearts to the front! Weak hearts and cowards to the rear!"
- Crazy Horse, 25 June 1876

[lateo]

21. I hope my daughters grow up like that...

I have a feeling they will.

:evilgrin:

[Stinky The Clown]

22. Oh.My.God ..... Kudos to you and to Your Woman Child

I hope she is as proud of you as you are obviously so proud of her ... and somehow I know she is.

As for that "savage" remark, were I you, and I am not and I don't know your situation, I would sue for some sort of discrimination or hate crime. You describe it that his remarks were not racist. Perhaps they weren't. But on paper (or on "monitor" in this case) the word jumped off the page as blatantly racist. Teachers who spew in schools need to be vetted and removed.

My stepdaughter had a similar incident, but without the racist aspect. She went to town with her history teacher. It was a debate of ideas that lasted for days and she didn't back down. In the end, her grades never suffered, but why does this have to happen? Its okay to discuss *both* sides of an issue, but not actually *advocate* for one side while in an environment where learning is the goal.

Sorry, don't fly.

By the way, does he also teach about a 6,000 year old flat earth and other such crap?

[knowbody0]

25. definitely a racist remark

i am furious at this situation. the school will hear from me. there are witnesses to the incident. but now, here today, the decision is my daughter's. she will be out of there in january, and has plans pending on her graduating then. this is her decision, and i will support that.

[Tsiyu]

23. She needs to take in some pictures of maimed Iraqi babies

and prisoners being tortured at the US held Abu Ghraib.

Put them on a poster with the word "Savage" printed in bold letters next to its definition.

Do the same with some photos of protesters having their rights ignored, and some more of the abused detainees. "Unpatriotic" is the word that should grace this poster.

She can sweetly ask the teacher to allow her to display her artwork in his classroom since he is so interested in the words "savage" and "unpatriotic."

[shesemsmom]

26. What a great kid, you ought to be proud

[hangemhigh]

27. Good for you and your daughter! You can be so proud of her. nt

[proudbluestater]

28. I hope she reports this hideous teacher

You should be very proud of her for standing up for what is right and for her ability to THINK. It's becoming a lost art in this country with so many people just following blindly. Congrats to both of you!

[zmdem]

29. I'm confused

Your daughter's teacher invaded her country, apparently by sea ? He used depleted Uranium munitions and came for the oil ? He apparently used the 9/11 terror attacks as an excuse for the attack. Based on that info I would guess that your daughter is an Iraqi, not an Indian.

?

[knowbody0]

30. you're joking, right?

[Bridget Burke]

48. No, it's trying to cause trouble.

--Judging from remarks in other threads.

Just ignore it.

[zmdem]

64. No n/t

[Cheswick2.0]

59. I think you are having a reading comprehension problem

for 50 bucks I'd be happy to tutor you. Every one else here seems to know exactly what the OP means.

[MsConduct]

31. Kudos to her! You have to be beaming with pride! n/t

[knowbody0]

33. indeed i am

she's armed for tomorow. downloaded evidence from the graphic sites available only on the internet, thrown in some of the fraud stuff, and topped it off with the history of her ancestors, who as children were abducted from their families and sent to the infamous boarding schools. those photographs are powerful messages.
thank you for your support. she will be taking us all with her tomorow.

[MsConduct]

36. I'll be with her, mind and spirit, for sure! Oh, thanks for sharing this.

I love a good story about young people who stand up for themselves and their beliefs.

[faithnotgreed]

37. right on! were all lucky to go with her

[JohnOneillsMemory]

32. There are few things as inspiring as youth calling out abusive authority.

To me, it is evidence of...evolution towards being better animals.

No one teaches kids to stand up to hurtful adults.
Either you did or you raised her with the most fertile ground for a sense of justice, human dignity and love.

Thank you for being the parent of such a one.
We all benefit from this.

(I say 'don't just question authority-indict and convict it, too!')

[knowbody0]

35. i must honor her request

to let her fight this battle on her own. she plans on speaking out at her graduation ceremony in january 05.

[JohnOneillsMemory]

56. OK, now I'm singing with joy. She knows how to be heard, too!

That is the other part of being willing to speak for justice-actually having your voice heard! Maybe she would like to be a leader. Sounds like one to me.

I'm out the door to work with a song in my heart...

Please share the rest of the story or anything else as it happens.
Too cool...

[Tight_rope]

34. Good for her...that asshole

[T Town Jake]

38. Her science teacher called her "unpatriotic"...

...and a "savage"??? Absolutely outrageous. Did this occur in a public or a private school? Regardless, someone needs to be fired.

[knowbody0]

39. public highschool

in a red neck town. (KKK beltbuckles)

[T Town Jake]

40. Well, I'll tell you what...

...this story simply must be told. It's not only outrageous on it's face, there are also potential Civil Rights violations involved with the abusive language (i.e., the "savage" remark) in a taxpayer-supported institution.
Feel free to PM me with the details, and by this very afternoon I will be happy to start contacting several of the Native American Organizations I am familiar with, and we'll get this ball rolling. Or, if you prefer, I'll contact them and ask that they get with you directly. I'll round up the pertinent e-mail addys and you can relay your story straight to them. No student anywhere should be subject to such treatment, and I fully intend to see to it that it stops, and that those responsible for it are sanctioned. The media will be all over it, as they should be, and this kind of behavior will Cease & Desist.
Damn, this story makes me :grr: I'll be directing others who might be interested in taking on this story to this thread throughout the day, thanks.

[annabanana]

47. if you need some back-up,

(esp via email)..just let us know the address of the Bd. of Ed.

They will see you're not alone
:evilgrin:

[T Town Jake]

41. Kicking for research...

... :kick:

Am going to keep this kicked as I research what government agencies need to be notified about this infuriating incident - this story really tells a tale that is beyond the realm of simple private agency, and needs to go to the Feds for Civil Rights violations.
Once appropriate research is done, I'll update. We'll need written verification, too, to send on to them: names, dates, places, signed complaints, and sworn affidavits. Please gather this, knowbody0, and we'll put an end to this racist nonsense you reported your daughter went through in a public (absolutely outrageous!) school. If we get all our "ducks" lined up, a genuine difference can be made. Let's Go!

[JNelson6563]

42. That pricipal would be mopping their brow

by the time I got done taking this issue to them. And that teacher would certainly have hell to pay on top of some costly litigation.

Julie

[T Town Jake]

43. Absolutely right...

...which is exactly why I'm currently researching this for soon-to-be-taken action, via both the involvement of the Feds and every Native American Organization I know, as well as the press.
Outrageous racist statement/s have apparently been uttered and directed toward a student in a public school; taxpayer dollars are, according to the account, involved; and Civil Rights issues have come into play. This kind of thing is simply intolerable, and I intend to pursue it as long as it takes to get to the truth, whatever that happens to be.

[JNelson6563]

57. I am with you in spirit

and I'd like to say you must be incredibly proud of your daughter. Hell, I'm proud of her!! She sounds like a good (future) Senate cnadidate!

Julie

[Swamp Rat]

44. She has a warrior spirit!

I support her and send her my energy to fight the good fight. Let's take the battle to them. She can defeat this unAmerican asshole with her intelligence and inner strength. Let's show this bastard, in full view of the public, that he is a decendent of murderers, rapists, and imperialist cannibals, and that HE is the "savage."

Maybe she can bring books, articles, movies to school and show others what this teacher represents. He has NO BUSINESS teaching children. With enough pressure, this bastard could lose his job... which would be a GOOD thing. He should spend his remaining days cleaning toilets and picking up the garbage his "people" create.

Here's one article telling of how he and his decendents continue to destroy the Humans.

Fraud in New Mexico
By Scott Patterson
December 3, 2004

An investigation by SmartMoney.com has found that officials in the Bush administration had detailed knowledge of fraudulent practices that allowed energy companies to cheat impoverished Native American Indians out of vast sums over dozens of years. These officials were aware that employees of the federal government were helping oil and gas companies underpay to operate on Indian lands in the state of New Mexico — and did nothing to stop it. This is the first in a two-part series.

ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN August, Air Force One ascended above the town of Farmington, N.M. Enthusiastic supporters of the president fanned out of Rickets Park in the center of town waving Bush-Cheney placards. The police cars and motorcycles blocking the streets from traffic during George W. Bush's brief visit switched off their lights and drove away. Normalcy returned to Farmington.

For Ervin Chavez, president of the Shii Shi Keyah Allottee Association (shii shi keyah is Navajo for "this is my land"), normalcy means another day fighting against the federal government and big industry for Native American rights. In his darker moods, he despairs that it's a fight he'll never win.

"You think it would get better someday, and it only gets worse," Chavez says from behind his gold square-framed glasses in a near-empty Farmington restaurant a few hours after the president's plane had taken off.

(snip)

http://www.smartmoney.com/onthestreet/index.cfm?story=20041203

[T Town Jake]

46. Agreed, Swamp...

...I'm looking into the various Civil Rights violations right now on the Internet, for eventual reportage to the appropriate agencies at the earliest possible date. Please help! To the extent that you can, keep this thread kicked! More exposure means more research into how to right this wrong! Thanks.

[T Town Jake]

45. Another little...

...kicky-wicky. Research ongoing!

:kick:

[peacefreak]

50. What a beautiful, young woman.

Her intelligence & heart shines through. I hope she knows she has the admiration of about 60,000 of us.

[Misunderestimator]

51. Good for her!!! You should be very proud.

[T Town Jake]

52. Have gathered some good information...

...and I will be back later this afternoon to :kick: this back to the top for action. At that point, it will be time to move and I will start reporting to the various agencies/organizations/media outlets I've researched out who should be informed about the particulars of this unfortunate situation via what you've stated in this thread; and, unless I hear differently, I'm going right ahead with what we've got to date: this has gone beyond any one personal situation here - discrimination and blatant racism of this sort simply has to end and be stopped. Fortunately, you've provided the means for these various sources to contact you directly in your profile; thanks. Please have all of your verification - and I would recommend you have it in triplicate - of these events as they occurred nailed down and documented to a "T." That done, we will move ahead and put an end to this racist nonsense your daughter was subjected to, one step (and fired teacher) at a time.

Let's get after it! :bounce:

:yourock:

[POTGNE]

53. GOOD FOR HER!

He's a racist intolerant Son of a BITCH! People like this shouldn't be allowed to teach in schools! I see how proud you are of your daughter for standing up to that jerk! You should be because it's people like her who will ensure that freedom and justice prevail in future generations. People who stand up for what they believe in instead of just accepting the status quo! He should be fired for attacking her heritage like that! I have about an ounce of Cherokee blood, and I'm proud as hell to say so! Tell your daughter I said, "WAY TO GO"!

[T Town Jake]

55. I'm going to keep "kicking" on this...

...issue tirelessly. Someone is going to be held to account for the details of this story, one way or another.

[T Town Jake]

54. Yet another....

... :kick: for the morning crowd. Help spread the story of this outrage around, as research is done to help bring it to the attention of the people who should know and can do something about it!

[leesa]

58. "...we needed the oil for our lifestyles to prevail"

I believe this is what supporters of this war REALLY feel and why they are so willing to ignore any crimes or deaths resulting from the endeavor.

[peacebird]

60. she is a Wise Woman, and a courageous one! (bump!)

[malmapus]

61. Good for her! Sounds like you did well =)

...

[gypsy11]

62. What a strong wonderful person!

I truly hope and pray that people like your daughter fill this country to bursting. We need so many like her! Love and light to her and to you!
As for her teacher... He's the "savage". Maybe he ought to study a little history on how he came to be in this land. Disgusting remark, and a teacher no less. :grr:

[knowbody0]

63. thankyou all

for the love and support you sent my wee womanchild. as she read the posts, i saw defiant warrior woman with raining eyes. i saw crazy horse before battle. sweet grass and sage, then out the door, all the grandmothers beneath her feet, her heart filled with your kind words.