[Luann22607]

I agree that it happens more in the white community than the black. I just don’t know why.

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[Jay31312]

My parents are pretty liberal and didn’t mind me using profanity in front of them – they didn’t think it was such a big deal. They were more concerned about teaching me to read, write, have manners and be a productive, law-abiding citizen.

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[ivana21243]

I go to a very diverse school, and I know some white kids who swear at their parents, and some of their paretns don’t care. I also know some white kids who would get thrashed half to death for doing it. The majority of my black friends act like their parents don’t care, and they swear alot. Everyone said a swear word once…oh well. It is so dumb that people keep on thinking that white parents(and people in general) are total pushovers. They are not. I doubt any black people have seen an average middle class white family living together 24/7. They would be surprised.

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[Steve]

Melissa, T.F. Young children cursing, especially at their parents, has nothing to do with race and you know it. It has to do with parenting style and maybe socio-economic status. I’m a teacher who has worked with many types of students. White or Black, children learn what they live. Somewhere these children learned how to swear. Somehow they learned it was OK to swear. I’ve seen this behavior in black and white communities. This is a parenting issue.

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[Andres]

Im white so i must must be an exception. Me and my brothers couldnt curse at our parents or even use ‘curse’ words in casual speech period. I did notice alot of my white friends using curse words casually with their parents, i always remember being surprised they didnt get slapped or yelled at.

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[Seamus28223]

In matters of ‘respect,’ white people are more tolerant of informalities or outright disrespect. White culture, especially of the middle class, is one of constant cheek-turning, mediation and venting. I respect this, but it isn’t something I grew up with. Black culture and other working-class culture places a higher value on respect and pride than middle-class whites, generally because we’ve been taught it’s worth fighting for, even dying for. This respect is greatest for your parents, even if they are less than perfect, as in my case. Ironically, those who seem to respect their parents the most often disrespect strangers and casual associates the most. Again, it’s because pride and respect is often gained through aggressive assertiveness, and even disrespect in some quarters.

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[Kristina26252]

It might be the class of whites you are seeing to. Yes, I’ve seen misbehaved white children, but I’ve seen misbehaved black kids as well. And as far as swearing, it is common for teens of any race to swear (although I’ve NEVER seen them do this around their parents). I know some blacks have a perception that white kids must be more out of control than black kids because white culture doesn’t encourage spanking. Spanking alone doesn’t create a good child, yet neither does time-out. Both have a tendency of forgetting the main fact that creates a happy, well-adjusted, well-behaved child — simply spending POSITIVE time with them. If the only time you can spend with a child is through discipline, of course you will get negative results.

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[Get-real]

There are rude children of every race, it depends on how the child is reared. Your stereotypical answers shows that your parents didn’t spend time teaching you how to have an open mind and be realistic. I am proud to say that me and all of my black friends are respectful to our parents and they are equally respectful to their children. Only people of the lowest denominator speak to their children that way and trust me there are low people in every race on this earth…. including yours! I don’t know where you live that every black mom curses at her child, maybe you ought to consider improving your environment.

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[Ken]

I’m 40 and grew up in Chicago. From what I see the blame falls with the changing times. Especially childrens ‘Rights’. My now 20 year old came home from school one day and got into trouble. At the time he was 13. Enough trouble that he needed a paddling. He had the nerve to tell me ‘You can’t spank me, you’ll go to jail’. This is what they are teaching in school. I simply told him that I’d be home for dinner. He’d be living in a strangers house. As a youth in Chicago I agree that this is not a race issue. I also believe blacks are more disrespectful in private. By that I mean among family and friends. By far the most disrespectful are ‘Hill Billies’ I knew several families of such and kids were really ‘White trash’

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[Natalie]

I am a white female and if my daughter EVER used profanity towards me (or any other kind of hostility) she would be reprimanded accordingly.

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[Mireya]

Now when a black mother tell their child ‘Get the f**k over here’ what do they do? They come. No I wouldn’t cuss at my child but when I say come you better come. I am the mother and they are the child. They do as I say not as I do. But whats wrong with white people is that they want to by a friend instead of a mother and they don’t want to beat they child and the child grows up and think they can do anything and get away with it. Most white people act like thet are scaried of their kids. What black child you know making bombs and blowing things up?

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[JAMARA]

White kids disciplined more than black children? Where have you lived? You can go into any store, park, whatever in America and you see white kids with “Whitekids Syndrome”: Acting up, yelling, telling their parents what they will and won’t do, being defiant, being demanding. You never see black children acting like this because they know better. White parents give their kids way too many choices. Black children may act out around each other, but you can best believe when they are around their parents, they know how to act.

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[MJ20279]

How come you let your kids curse at you? Black mothers are more are more strict and expect to be listen to by their children. Think about y so many white kids grow up to be racist or terroist. Hmm

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[Letty]

My parents divorced when I was two, and since then I have lived with my grandparents. I am allowed to swear in front of my father’s family (but not at them), but when with my mother’s family I get in major trouble just for saying something like ‘bloody hell’ or ‘up yours’.

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[Stevo27717]

The original question is ‘why do kids curse in front of their parents’ and the key words are ‘in front of their parents.’ From what I see in the community, the black kids I’ve seen curse were not in front of their parents. I’ve seen very few white kids curse in front of their parents, and the ones who did were close to being in their teens, but it wasn’t really in public. I have not witnessed many black kids cursing in front of their parents, either. But the majority of the kids with the worse manners in public, even around their parents, were black kids. But don’t think I’m stereotyping: the white kids aren’t getting any better these days. The overall respect for adults and the public in general from kids is way down from what it was about 10 years ago. Maybe spankings should come back in schools, where kids receive the bulk of their influences.

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