# Covington Catholic High (in case it hasn't been mentioned already) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090 "2019-01-20T02:23:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 114
**Author:** ![Huey\_Freeman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/huey_freeman/32/251_2.png) [@Huey\_Freeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huey_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090/114 "2019-01-21T02:19:14Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > I feel like part of the problem is that the Native Americans (there were multiple guys…the old guy wasn’t the only one playing a drum) should have not gotten involved if all they were going to do is bang drums and sing. I hate to say that, but I do think that it created some confusion. I could see how kids hopped up on testosterone and adrenaline would not interpret their presence as "diffusing the tension"and instead find it provocative. I can also see how goofy teenagers would be confused about how to show proper respect in that situation and thus default to silly antics (like the Tomahawk chop). > > Which is why I’m putting a lot of the blame on the school. In none of the footage I’ve seen does there appear to be any authority figure telling the boys to knock it off or trying to corral them away. And some of the boys look rather young, so they definitely should have been supervised. > > [This video](https://www.instagram.com/p/BszyfEMFgw-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again) shows that the Native Americans were swarmed by the boys as well as other onlookers. I can totally see why the old guy would have felt blocked in. I disagree. We should treat these students as our society would treat teenagers of color. In other words: as fully functioning adults from the age of infancy. Whether it be Tamir Rice (e.g. “It was the child’s fault for deliberately using his paycheck to buy a toy gun\* without\* an orange tip”) or Trayvon Martin (“He’s not a child, he’s an adult! He knew better!”), teenagers and children of color are expected to have the faculties of fully functioning adults. IMO, these non-compassionate, non-empathetic animals should be afforded the same benefit of doubt as people of color. Period. These teenagers\* know that the MAGA hat is a symbol of hate and division\*; they are wearing it as a means to “troll the libs”, to invoke hate, to affirm white supremacy, and, more importantly,\* to hide their racism under the veneer of political affiliation\*. _This is all done to create the illusion of plausible deniability_. Think about Obama. Who do you know wore an Obama hat when it wasn’t 2008 or 2012? Like no one. You are, however, spot-on in your analysis of the school and encourage you to take a look at their [website](https://www.covcath.org/campus-life) - not a single person of color. Not. A. Single. One. The fact their graduates have a history of racism and bigotry is all you need to make a judgment. This is the same kind of school that produces the Kavanaugh, Coulters, and Bannons of the world. Matthew 7:16 screams from the mountain tops. I’ll end with a comment I made awhile ago. Kuchiyose No Jutsu > [@Living while black in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-while-black-in-america/817611/1010): > > One more thing, white folks: Your children are more racist than you. Please know that. I know you’ll deny it and I know this pains you to hear, but it’s true. I feel safer with a self-absorbed, race-denying, Trump-voting baby boomer cop than I do with an angry, reddit-roaming, alcohol-drinking, incel-card carrying Millennial/GenXer cop. It goes to show you that you give a generation everything (literally, everything including the picket fence) and they can’t raise kids for shit. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covington-catholic-high-in-case-it-hasnt-been-mentioned-already/828090)._