Careful readers here know the schoolgirl is a naturalized citizen. Deporting those here illegally is nothing new; it has been the law and the duty of the Feds to do so for years, though some now want to see the laws changed. One 20th century president even did an internment of citizens.
No doubt this boy’s comment was an insult. Does one insensitive comment, even if based on one’s ancestry rise to the level of determining he is a racist? Some here say yes, but I say we have too little info to intelligently judge. Even so, a high school kid having racist beliefs isn’t illegal. Robert Byrd was a long-time U.S. Senator. Woodrow Wilson was a 2 term President.
Let’s remember too, that sometimes when a person is looking for an insult, they go at what they perceive as a “weak point”. A person overweight, is likely to have weight as a target, or a kid with glasses is called 4 eyes(I was), nothing new there, but fortunately I’m not a special snowflake.
I think like some others, this is schoolyard drama and should get the proper attention, which in my mind is next to nothing. Insults can occur with a racial overtone or not, and we must all remember we do not have a right not to be offended. As some newscasters are now pointing out, our freedom to speak here in the U.S. includes even speech we don’t agree with.
Has this high school girl even insulted another? Has she ever said someone was too fat? Too skinny? Bad complexion? Bleached hair? If someone “in power” like an H.R. director the girl wanted to be hired by said this- then yes I would be concerned. But not by some high school boy’s insult.