In class we've talked a lot about how labels such as calling something/someone racist can be powerful tools and stur up powerful emotions. But there are some things that are put under a label at such a stretched justification that it seems ridiculous. Now dressing your kid up as a KKK member, yeah this can easily fall under this label of racist. But in this article it talks of how a school has deemed Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches to be "racially charged". Personally I think there argument is wrong, and that PP&J Sandwiches are not racist (it seems ridiculous to even have to type this), but it does show something. When someone calls something racist- think about whether or not this is a valid accusation.
Here's the article if you want to read more.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/is-peanut-butter-and-jelly-racist_n_1874905.html
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