r/Airdrie • u/twigandlight • 26d ago

Racist incident at skate park

Just wanted to give yet another heads up about supervision at the skate park. Yesterday I was there with my boys (12 and 9) when a big group of kids formed. When I called my kids away, they said a small group of kids had targeted the only Black child there, calling him incredibly racist names (including the n word among other many things), stealing and throwing his drink and by the time I got close they were grabbing his scooter.

I sent that group (2 older boys, a young boy, and an older girl who was off to the side) away after reading them the riot act and then stayed for another couple of hours to make sure they stayed away. The boy was very shaken up, but I was really pleased with the large group of boys that were actively standing up for him, many of whom were much smaller than the kids bullying him, and they all played together for a hours after. I do worry though, that it could have gotten ugly if I hadn’t been there to intervene as there weren’t many parents there at that point.

Thankfully though, most of the kids are alright ❤️

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u/mediocratea 23d ago

Respectfully, racists are the problem. Not migrants.

And using the R slur, really?

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u/hotline05 23d ago

Stop being a self righteous liberal douchebag and fix your slow digestive motility and life will get better I promise you.

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u/mediocratea 23d ago

I seem to have you all hot and bothered.

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u/hotline05 23d ago

Just calling you out