{"id":5905,"date":"2008-10-17T09:32:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T09:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/10\/7th-grader-called-a-racist-for.html"},"modified":"2008-10-17T09:32:23","modified_gmt":"2008-10-17T09:32:23","slug":"7th-grader-called-a-racist-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/10\/7th-grader-called-a-racist-for.html","title":{"rendered":"7th grader called a racist for wearing a Palin t-shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

I expect this is happening at a number of schools this year<\/a>. My 7th grader was called a racist by four of her classmates for supporting McCain. She’s nice and didn’t call them out on their racism for assuming that just because she’s white she wouldn’t want a black to win the presidency. She just shuts them up by saying that she would never support a candidate who allows abortions (and the reason they don’t say anything is that they believe abortion is wrong as well). I warned her that McCain might not win and to be prepared with snappy comeback lines if the Obamanites taunted her. So when one of the them taunted her about Obama’s debate victory, she said, “I hope you’re happy paying higher taxes!”<\/p>\n

She’s only 12 years old but Ashleigh Jones is feeling the heat of this election year.
\nThat’s because the seventh grader at New Smyrna Beach Middle School was called a racist by classmates for wearing a pro-Sarah Palin t-shirt.
\nJones is volunteering at the Republican Headquarters in New Smyrna Beach. The Palin t-shirt was a gift from her fellow volunteers. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope she keeps wearing that t-shirt and speaking out for what she believes and not let the taunts of the other kids bother her. I think it’s great the kids care so much about this election and know what’s going on and want to get involved.
\nBTW, not only is my daughter fighting back against racism but sexism as well. One of the boys, who called her a racist, told her that McCain shouldn’t have Palin as his running mate because a girl can’t be president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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