[Melissa]

I think white children are much more disciplined than black children. The majority of black kids I see are rude to adults, loud, obnoxious, curse and recite rap lyrics, which I think no one should listen to. And every time I see a black mother talking to her child, she’s cursing at them, i.e. ‘Get yo’ a** over here’ and ‘What the fu** is wrong wi’ chew?’

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Name : Melissa, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 21, City : Antioch, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Marie]

I’m more than open to let my child say what they feel. However, I refuse to let my children talk to me in a manner that would disrespect me or my husband. I respect them and let them know it should be given in return. My 8-year-old has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and without her medicine I can tell a huge difference in her attitude. Without it she’s more open to saying things without thinking. She’s never cursed at me, and if she does, she knows I wouldn’t take it.

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Name : Marie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 26, City : Westlake, State : LA, Country : United States, Occupation : Self Employeed, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Anna]

When I was growing up, there was an unspoken understanding in my family that we children did not swear at our parents. And now, in early adulthood, I would still never dream of it, nor would my friends (most of whom are white). I regard it as more of an uneducated or lower-class thing. I also cannot believe that no black people let their children use profanity toward them.

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Name : Anna, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 19, City : London, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Becky23304]

I don’t have children, but growing up as a white child, I was never allowed to use profanity toward my mother or father. I have seen white mothers sworn at, and I am unsure why they let their children do this. I would think it happens in any family, depending on how the parents treat the children.

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Name : Becky23304, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, City : Madison, State : WI, Country : United States, 

[Trina24893]

I have noticed some white children disrespecting their parents especially in public places. I also have friends of many different races who have direspected their parents at one time or another. Whether they chose to do it again is a different story. Some parents rule the house with respect. Their children don’t disrespect them because they teach them respect. Some parents rule the house with fear. Which brings me to my question: Why do African Americans ‘beat’ their children? I have heard some of my friends say ‘If I would of did that, I wouldn’t of lived another day.’ I have also watched comedy shows where they joke about this. I think if you do beat your children, they will respect you out of fear. Maybe white parents are afraid to discipline their children. My parents never hit me. I never used profanity toward my parents because they didn’t use profanity.

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Name : Trina24893, Gender : F, Age : 21, City : Cleveland, State : OH, Country : United States, 

[Emily]

I think it’s terribly disrespectful to use profanity in front of any authority figures, much less one’s parents. I think the problem is that children don’t know enough at that age (5 years old) to be able to really tell what’s right from wrong. I once babysat for a family and heard a 10-year-old say the word ‘crap.’ When I reacted, the parents told me he was going to say it anyway, and there was nothing they could do about it – which I didn’t agree with. My parents taught me well enough that I rarely use swear words, even in front of people my own age. If a parent thought there was something they could do to stop a child from cursing, they would do it. I think most of these parents believe it’s a lost cause.

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Name : Emily, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 16, City : Rockland, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : High School Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[M. Scanlon]

Profanity usually occurs when parents don’t instruct and demonstrate the difference between right and wrong. All too often the language is encouraged out of thoughts of ‘cuteness.’ This does seem to be a white problem, but it does occur in other races. Sometimes profanity in one’s eyes isn’t profanity in another’s.

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Name : M. Scanlon, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : Burlison, State : TN, Country : United States, Occupation : Small Business Owner, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Stephanie]

My 17-year-old son has cursed one time in his life. He was 3 and said ‘farted’ to announce what his father had done. After all those years, he has never said the first cross word, curse word or otherwise, to my husband or me. You can’t judge an entire race by what is seen by some, or done by a few. We know God and try to live as though we do.

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Name : Stephanie, Gender : F, Religion : Methodist, Age : 43, City : Atlanta, State : GA, Country : United States, Occupation : RN, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Muffin]

I don’t think it’s just white children, it’s pretty much all, because parents allow their children to disrespect them.

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Name : Muffin, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Jehovahs Witness, Age : 17, City : Savannah, State : GA, Country : United States, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Robert29733]

My kids do not speak to me or anybody like that. I hope they don’t behind my back. When I was a kid and my parents heard me talking to anyone like that, all you heard was ‘whapppp’ across the mouth or the head. If anyone is to blame, it is the parents for not disciplining their kids. It is not just white people, it is everyone. So let’s put this kid-cussing to a stop. My children better not do it. They’ll learn real quick.

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Name : Robert29733, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 30, City : Sarasota, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Grocery warehouse employee, Education level : High School Diploma, 

[Fatima]

I don’t understand it, either. They need to slap their tongues down their throats. It is disrespectful. My kids are 3 and 1, and they know mama and daddy don’t play that.

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Name : Fatima, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 24, City : Twinsburg, State : OH, Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Erin]

My parents would never have let me use inappropriate language or behavior around them or others, but especially around them. I have never had white friends or friends of any race who were disrespectful to their parents. I only know of one case with a child I used to babysit, and he treats his parents awful, and it is not because they are white. Some parents just let their children do this, regardless of their race. It just so happens that you may see it only coming from white individuals. I am positive it happens all over the world, by people of every ethnicity.

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Name : Erin, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 20, City : Anaheim, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : College Student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[B.H.]

I have seen black, Asian and Indian children do the same thing to their parents. It is disrespectful for a child to disobey their parents, but some parents choose to turn the other cheek.

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Name : B.H., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 31, City : Bowie, State : MD, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Mitch-B]

Im a white parent of four children, all in the age range of your question. I believe all children, black or white, have become much more disrespectful in the past 10 years. Im an educator in a school that is 40 percent white and 60 percent black, and its not only white children who use profanity. However, none of my children have ever used profanity toward or around me.

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Name : Mitch-B, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 42, City : Charleston, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[JE]

I am not white, but I think they use profanity against their parents because they are spoiled and have gotten everything in life. When they can’t get something, they curse.

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Name : JE, City : Atlanta, State : GA, Country : United States, 

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