White Teacher Called a Slur

I’m a white teacher and my students call me a “n*gga” Teacher Support &/or Advise Yes, serious post. This is my first year teaching at a high school that is Title 1. I am a white male. I have great relationships with the kids but they make comments. Several of my black students call me a n-gga. I have tried to ignore it, and I can, but I don’t know if I should be? For example, I made a joke and one of the black kids laughs and says “this n-gga crazy!” and I just pretend I didn’t hear it. I sent out a message on remind about homework and a black student replies “n*gga what homework?” I know by ignoring it I give them the pass to continue. They are nice kids but I feel like I shouldn’t have to be the one to fix their language, nor do I want to try to and end up on the 6 o’clock news for picking this battle. I just find it strange that I am being called this slur as a white male.

A screenshot of a Reddit post from a white male high-school teacher describing how some Black students casually use a racial slur toward him. The joke comes from the absurdly serious framing of the post and the teacher’s uncomfortable uncertainty about whether to confront the students or ignore the comments. EN: A screenshot of a Reddit post from a white male high-school teacher describing how some Black students casually use a racial slur toward him. The joke comes from the absurdly serious framing of the post and the teacher’s uncomfortable uncertainty about whether to confront the students or ignore the comments.

• @eternalclassic / 47998 2024-03-18