In case you were wondering, brown people aren't brown.

And calling them brown is a
hate crime!

I don't know what's worst: the fact that the principal of an elementary school told a student that it was okay to be racist, the fact that a boy was suspended for calling brown people brown, or the fact that the statement was apparently elicited by a parent doing questioning.

The most disturbing thing about this story is the way it trivializes and marginalizes actual hate crimes. Think about it: if you were a child in this elementary school and heard about this incident, would you consider a hate crime to be a serious thing?

As a woman of color and graduate of one of the worst school districts in my state, I would like to point out that this is one of the most shocking displays of dumbassery I have ever seen from a school administration - and that's saying something.

(Hi, LHC!! :D)

Edited to add: I'd like to encourage anyone with thoughts on any of these posts to leave us a comment. I'd like to see some discussion here!