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When I was in 4th or 5th grade we used to play Rodney King at recess. As soon as we were let outside each person would have to say "not it", and the last person got the King label, and we chased him around and beat him up for the duration (not brutally, but like wrestling and other harmless stuff). We had a similar situation when the school authorities caught on, meetings with the principle and whatnot. Anyway, they gave us detentions, told us to stop and we did. The game was a stupid kids' game, and it didn't mean we were raging racists, and it didn't cause any long term damage to our psyches. I think the fact that this made the news means its getting blown way out of proportion.
lessismore · 4677 days ago · link ·
Not even just kids, people in general sometimes do silly and stupid things. Just go to any major sporting event and you will ample proof of that. What got me wasn't so much the game that they were playing. It was the reactions from the parents when confronted with having to talk to their kids.