The great British School swap..

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Any one watching this?? Finding it really interesting so far.

When you make new friends you don't disclose everything about yourself, especially to a stranger - you tell more as trust grows.

Or you wear your weakness like an armour you learn not to be ashamed of who you are. Lucas was proud to a member of the LGBTQA community and why should we shame them for that?

Yes agreed - never heard racist remarks from British Asians/Muslims towards British white people reported before - always white people about other races - and these white children were not being malicious just needed awareness raising of not using certain words and phrases - and those who are not Muslim can eat rashers of bacon as much as they like.

If needed learning English should be a basic requirement when living in this country and any benefits claimed stopped if lessons are not attended - another way of mixing and integrating.

Religious schools and other alternative schools closed with only state schools, private schools and home schooling ,all being closely monitored especially home schooled - home schooled come out to take part in compulsory social events at private schools or state schools.

We don't need to know about Islam in great detail if this is not our religion of choice.

Children could be taught four common practices and four different practices about every religion practised in Britain/Commonwealth.

But a polite no thank you wouldn't go amiss

Not compulsory to try new food but a polite explanation to the classmate or shopkeeper would have been tactful or even asking to take away and try at home.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing the total disrespect of British Asian Muslims towards British white people - it comes from somewhere home/mosque?

Forty years ago I lived in suburbia just outside London mostly white but with children from all races and no bullying just questions - the Vietnamese boat children settled quickly into school - and we were taught about every religion.

Who's shaming Lucas for being LGBT.

Is a person with views and feelings about life - not just being a bisexual trans - and they wouldnt be hesrd.

If I move to another country, which I have done, I see it as my responsibility to integrate not just expecting things to be adjusted for me and my beliefs.

But most of these teens were born here.

If I move to another country, which I have done, I see it as my responsibility to integrate not just expecting things to be adjusted for me and my beliefs.

But most of these teens were born here.

We don't need to know about Islam in great detail if this is not our religion of choice.

Christianity isn't my religion of choice but I still hear about it in great detail as do my children in school, you're sounding more racist/homophobic with each post.

Rwnf either name changed just for this thread or joined just to post here - their posts are generally goady and bit wide of the mark (also ignoring a lot of stuff in the program!)

I'd ignore their posts

(Right Wing National Front?)

Could be BNP or EDL I suppose, Ghosty.
By the way your DD looks like you 😂

Oh hello! Yes she really does - poor kid!

Not such a bad thing 😉
Shame she's not shown a bit more

Was this back on tonight?

Someone else’s post on this thread made me look up what the statistics are in my area for ethnicities. Only 1% Asian/Asian British/Asian Scottish. The other 99% completely white. 0% black. For this reason my children have barely set eyes upon someone with different coloured skin to them but I asked them today (primary school age) if they would treat someone differently and they said definitely not. Although probably the kids on tv may have said similar at a younger age, these attitudes come on as they get older and more aware of peers attitudes and beliefs.

Just caught up on this.

The teacher said the wording used in the mixed race/half caste scene was a learning curve and I think it is. But how do you learn if you are only learning what you have been brought up to say and think it's normal?

I felt for Lucas. She seems like she knows what's right for her but struggled how to deal with people asking questions.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing the total disrespect of British Asian Muslims towards British white people - it comes from somewhere home/mosque?

Just shows it is not all one-sided!

Had to laugh about the naked beach holidays. I don't do that or eat bacon (or any meat actually) therefore I am obviously not British!!!!

A lot of those attitudes are ones I grew up with in the 1960's (When it was perfectly "ok" to say someone was coloured or (just as bad) half-caste. But then I suppose if where the white kids live is predominantly white they have not really moved forward have they???

But most of these teens were born here which makes them British.
And yet they weren't able to say they were British - in fact they seemed very uncomfortable about even being asked. One wonders where that insular attitude is coming from. They only feel part of their own community and faith. If they genuinely don't feel British despite being born here, then perhaps they need to wonder why that is. You only feel part of something if you are prepared to join in.

Children should be wondering about kissing and holding hands at this age - not if they should be having sexual feelings for a boy or girl or boy and girl.

They're teenagers. They're going to be thinking about a lot more than holding hands.

AventaRizon Possibly people calling them p @@@ and telling them to go back home

I like it, it’s interesting to see how others are brought up, I went to a school which was diverse, growing up in london nearby a very popular predominantly Asian town it was a given, race didn’t bother me, if you wernt a dick that was fine. My grandparents are Indian, I had Indian (for all intents and purposes) (not blood related) aunts and uncles, my best friend is Persian and my other best friend is half Chinese, race wasn’t an issue. My DS best friends are Filipino and Mexican and dd has an Indian b3st friend. Like I said it’s personality that counted not what you looked like, where you were from. I like how some of them quickly became friends despite not being used to the diversity. It just showstopper adapatable kids can be.

But most of these teens were born here which makes them British

Your point which I was refuting was that if you move to a country you should make an effort to integrate. I was pointing out that they haven't moved here; they were born here.
But I think you knew that.

Bloody hell that was depressing. And alarming. The ignorance and disrespect on both sides had me wondering that for all the efforts made in schools to set an example of teaching children tolerance, respect and compassion for those they come into contact with, it was like being back where I grew up in the 60s. We banded together as a minority group then as it felt safer and more protected when dealing with the insults and stereotypes that were sent our way on a regular basis. I’d hoped and had felt that things had improved over the decades but what with this and the mandate that the Brexit referendum seems to have given racists to voice the feelings and thoughts they’d previously kept to themselves, i honestly think bugger all has changed deep down. I really hope the families involved in the programme have been able to go some way to realising that there are more things that make us similar to one another, than that make us different.

Is anyone watching this evening's episode?

Yep I watched it.

Watching it on plus one.
Can't believe that dad said I don't feel like I'm in a terrorist training camp!