The Acceptable Face Of Racism

I remember once a wee girl in my class said something about going to the ‘Paki’s’ for her mum. Some of the children looked shocked, as if she had said a swear word and obviously expected me to hit the roof. Instead, I simply asked the girl if she would say that to the man’s face. She shook her head and I asked her why. She couldn’t answer but I could see from her face that she was thinking about it so I left it at that...