Police and school officials in Wilton are investigating a Twitter account in which some individual — believe to be a high school student — is sending out racist and hateful messages regarding the people in town.
The account is @YouLiveInWilton, and it has sparked controversy and frustrating among town residents there who aren’t happy that this hateful speech is spewing online.
A Patch contributor, Heather Borden Herve, took the issue head-on by publishing two opinion pieces: “,” and “.”
“It is my hope that we can send a clear, unequivocal and united message that this kind of behavior does not represent our community and that it will not be tolerated,” Dr. Gary Richards, superintendent of schools, told the Wilton Board of Education.
But apart from dealing with this issue, Heather tackled a few other examples of racism or bias, including East Haven Mayor Jose Maturo’s statements on how he would support the Latino community by having tacos.
“Indeed, prejudice seems to be alive and well here in Connecticut,” Heather said.
So, we want to know your thoughts on this. Do you think cultural prejudice is alive and well in progressive and left-of-center Connecticut? Or are these isolated incidents? Take our poll and share your thoughts in the comments.
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I hate people when they're not polite. - David Byrne, Talking Heads, Psycho Killer 1977
We have become a culture of victims, where it seems to be trendy to wear aggrieved status on our sleeves. African Americans cry that they are discriminated against but then they throw oreo cookies at Micheal Steele because he is 'black on the outside and white on the inside'. Clarence Thomas also takes a fair amount of heat for not being 'black enough'. Actually, Mr. Obama gets this criticism in certain circles. I've heard people say 'I don't trust white people' ' I don't trust police' 'Why do you worship Mary?'...the list is endless. In Grand Torino, Eastwood attacked - among other things - political correctness. The best way to keep a wound festering is to refuse to let the puss out. When you air it out, the words lose significance in time. Many people have made statements and it is disheartening to see the attacks. So it's ok for you to claim aggrieved status but deny that other people have a different perspective? It is that pigheaded, sanctimonious self-righteousness that will continue to let resentment brew. There are a lot of things I don't like - and I don't have to. I have to tolerate and accept it. But I don't have to like it. I don't have to embrace it. And I don't have to keep my mouth shut. It's not illegal to say 'I don't approve'. At least not yet.
(2) Someone above claimed that bigotry and discrimination are only wrong when practiced by white people. No: They are wrong when anyone does. The difference, though, is that whites hold most of the power, and others without power have suffered. Some still do, although the progress made in the last half-century has vastly improved the lot of all minorities. As a nation and a culture, we Americans can take pride in an accomplishment that has not only changed our nation for the better, but the world's. There's still work to be done, but let's just do it and not with a bit of shame.
I place no stock in anectdotal examples, yours or anyone else's. It's altogether too easy to make up some story and expect me to accept it as proof of the point you're trying to make. I accept the fact that some people are more comfortable with one race than another. Here's what I do know. For every Trayvon Martin, there are many more white people beaten and robbed by blacks. These cases don't make the news because they don't support the liberal mentality that whites assault blacks. We read, years ago, about black churches being burned down and the news reports stopped. Why, you may ask? Because it was discovered that the churches were being burned by blacks to raise anger against whites. We read years ago about nooses being found at colleges and work sites and then the news reports stopped. Why, you may ask? Because it was discovered that blacks were hanging the nooses to foster animosity against whites and pity for blacks. So, I really don't care about reports of racism because, for the most part, the reports are slanted and don't tell the whole story.
In Egypt, Christians are fleeing, leaving behind homes and businesses as their churches, property, and persons have been ruthlessly and systematically attacked. Here in the United States, the most that - usually - happens are words and wounds. I do have to admit to being amused at all the 'I'm not a minority but...' stories that always seem to crawl out of the woodwork when such topics are broached. So many people rushing to show how sensitive and tolerant they are - all the while throwing bombs at anyone who dares to disagree with them. Maybe I've been lucky. I've known a lot of men and women, all races, creeds, and cultures, when I was growing up. I was raised to see the dignity in people and not their differences. Where others see division, I think about the things that unite us. You see, I don't much believe in diversity. I believe in unity. Instead of harping on what makes us different as something special, perhaps people should think about what commonalities made us great. After all, hundreds of thousands of people risk their lives to sneak into this country. We must be something.
I don't think you can dismiss 350 years of oppression as if it never happened? Or can you? Can you tell me where the empire-building nations of Europe (and the US) suffered such oppression as they've usurped resources - and lives - around the world? And what about the economic and educational gaps between white and minority in this country? I'm just not sure how one could dismiss these things and say it's really all a myth that AA folks have nothing to complain about. I'm just not buying the 'burning their own churches' and 'hanging their own nooses' stuff. But maybe you have sources/stats I don't?
Concerns black churches being burned. http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2007-10-17.html You may not like Ann Coulter, but just read it.
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