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sleevieb t1_j8os4la wrote

Reply to comment by bozatwork in Fox Elementary Fundraiser Next Friday Night by bozatwork

the cognitive dissonance of the argument of "we are highlighting the issues across all the schools" while fundraising to help one school in a system of many that lack resources is not surprising, but still disappointing.

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bozatwork OP t1_j8ph1uk wrote

By this logic, every school's individual PTA efforts should not take place because they are inequitable. Well, we are advocating for equity in the system while also fundraising for activities to support our school population. It's a "yes and" situation, not an either/or.

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sleevieb t1_j8pjq65 wrote

I agree that PTAs are inequitable and that the fox pta is putting its mouth one place and it’s money the other.

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bozatwork OP t1_j8oxl0f wrote

If your recommendation is to do nothing when the school has burned down because another school is past due for replacement, both situations where many are to blame, I guess we’ll disagree.

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sleevieb t1_j8oxx4n wrote

fighting for what benefits you and yours is not noble and not reflecting on the deficiencies of the system, or knowing them and fighting not to fix them but to insulate yourself from them is disgusting, jim crow, and segregationist.

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STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_j8pk7ng wrote

What have you done lately to help the causes you support? Guessing nothing, except maybe a few Reddit comments and tweets.

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jracka t1_j8ppkdd wrote

You just jumped the shark on that one. Are you really saying that parents should focus on every single child before putting more focus on their own? I am going to take it you don't have kids

Also, the FOX PTA has many Black and Hispanic parents, I guess they are also practicing Jim Crow. Just wow.

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bozatwork OP t1_j8pfo32 wrote

Fox actively participated in the last rezoning, which is reflected in the school's current population. Check the effects in the rest of the city. There is no effort by the Fox community to insulate, and certainly no segregational effort.

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