I think canragaz has got it right. This is unfortunately part of human life no one says it's right but..it just exists. In good ol' canada I was sitting in my CANADIAN history class in highschool, and my teacher asked the entire class to say their original nationality well...once my turn had come around and I said I was a Palestinian (one of the very very few in that community) my teacher had responded "you know the bible says Israel is the land for the Jews" thus singling me out in front of the class yada yada.
I didn't think this experience made me a sheep though I think it toughened my skin and taught me to defend who I am and my opinions.
BTW. when I had reported the incident the staff was very pro-teacher and there was not any empathy in the slightest...it was awful at the time, but it was one of those lessons learned that has proven to be invaluable. If you care enough about it you'll stick up for it. But, to be honest when Sept. 11 hit my views were that American foreign policy was a main cause, but I was smart enough to stay very quiet until the smoke settled. Otherwise, qatari is right I probably would have had my home burned down. so yeah, name calling isn't all that bad compared to what would/could happen in a small right-wing north-american community.
I think canragaz has got it right. This is unfortunately part of human life no one says it's right but..it just exists. In good ol' canada I was sitting in my CANADIAN history class in highschool, and my teacher asked the entire class to say their original nationality well...once my turn had come around and I said I was a Palestinian (one of the very very few in that community) my teacher had responded "you know the bible says Israel is the land for the Jews" thus singling me out in front of the class yada yada.
I didn't think this experience made me a sheep though I think it toughened my skin and taught me to defend who I am and my opinions.
BTW. when I had reported the incident the staff was very pro-teacher and there was not any empathy in the slightest...it was awful at the time, but it was one of those lessons learned that has proven to be invaluable. If you care enough about it you'll stick up for it. But, to be honest when Sept. 11 hit my views were that American foreign policy was a main cause, but I was smart enough to stay very quiet until the smoke settled. Otherwise, qatari is right I probably would have had my home burned down. so yeah, name calling isn't all that bad compared to what would/could happen in a small right-wing north-american community.