Letters to the Editor
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Legitimate concerns
I know that Shirley Cushing will take some heat over her comments, but I think her concerns are completely legitimate.
This isn't about race, but about parents trying to protecting minor children from coming into contact with people with destructive lifestyles and worldviews. While it is true that children have to have some freedom and ultimately need to find their own way in the world, they also need to be protected against making bad choices. The day my child came home with the new "nigga" identity is the last day he would have gone to that school, and the last time he would have seen those friends. People on the sidelines, who aren't responsible for the child, have the luxury of calling that a "racist" attitude. And maybe it is. But I say save the child first, then worry about the other stuff.