Yesterday, a neighbour referred to my son and his friend as "coloured" so I corrected her by saying that "nobody in this house is coloured" so she changed it to "half-caste".
I didn't want to continue the conversation so I told her that I didn't appreciate her use of language and shut the door. She thought I had wrongly accused her of swearing but I just didn't want to get into an arguement with her. She had come round to complain about my son and his friend which is fair enough and I feel a bit guilty about shutting the door on her.
Later, it transpired that she told my son's friend "that's all you lot can do, climb trees" (he was climbing a tree in the small play area which is between our houses). He asked her what she meant by "you lot" but she refused to say.
I'm angry now and undecided if I should take it further. Any suggestions?
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anita64 · 08/08/2007 10:18
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