put up or shut up

[vegablack62]

I can't stop thinking about the Arizona story that I posted earlier. (After motorists shouted racist slurs at school children painting a mural on an elementary school that depicted a Mexican child in a prominent place and an AM radio jockey who happens to be a town councilman complained about it, the school principal decided to lighten the skin of

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[author_by_night]

Fear breeds hate. Not just fear of another group, but fear of speaking up. They may not be racist, but instead of saying "this was horrible", they're hiding behind a "well, yeah, but that's just some of them" curtain. Or they're really racist but pretend not to be.

And actually, there were black cowboys.

It's sick, and I hate that instead of standing up to the bigots, the principal lightened the skin on the mural. That's sending a terrible message. I wonder if sending an email out of protest would do any good? Or is that pointless?

[vegablack62]

ONe of the comments on the article claimed the artist went back on the agreement to lighten the picture and so the lightening wasn't finished. I don't know if that was true since there wasn't a link. I should look that up. I'll report if the situation changes. The whole thing is horrifying and shameful.

[vegablack62]

I've thought of sending an e-mail. I'm going to see fi I can't find the information.

[author_by_night]

jeff.lane@prescottschools.com

ETA: Actually, hold your horses... apparently he came forward and admitted his mistake: http://www.examiner.com/x-31346-Phoenix-Abusive-Relationships-Examiner~y2010m6d5-Prescott-Arizona-Proves-It-Has-A-United-Voice