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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8621874" data-attributes="member: 22779">Again, sorry if I wasn't clear, I wasn't arguing one way or the other.&nbsp; As I said, it's complicated and will likely be a very personal choice.I mean, if I know that someone hates Japanese people, for example, I'm very unlikely to give them my business because they hate my children.&nbsp; Is that person entitled to subsistence in some form or other?&nbsp; Probably.&nbsp; But, it likely won't come from me.&nbsp; OTOH, I've had students in my classes over the years who have voiced some incredibly racist things.&nbsp; Jaw droppingly racist, at least for me who had never been exposed to that sort of thing in the past.&nbsp; And, at the time, there wasn't much I could do about it - these are students who are paying my boss for English lessons.&nbsp; Me blasting them in class isn't going to help anything, nor was I in a position to excuse myself from teaching that class.&nbsp; It was incredibly uncomfortable.&nbsp; Still not sure what I could have done differently.So, when your student looks you in the eye and tells you about those dirty ____ who do all sorts of bad things and should all be packed up on a boat and sent back where they came from, it does present something of a challenge.&nbsp; Or the local business association who comes to you and asks you to translate &quot;No foreigners served here&quot; signs for the restaurants in town.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/erm.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":erm:" title="Erm&nbsp; &nbsp; :erm:" data-shortname=":erm:" />&nbsp; At least that one I managed to convince people that that was a REALLY bad idea.You do what you can.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8621874, member: 22779"] Again, sorry if I wasn't clear, I wasn't arguing one way or the other. As I said, it's complicated and will likely be a very personal choice. I mean, if I know that someone hates Japanese people, for example, I'm very unlikely to give them my business because they hate my children. Is that person entitled to subsistence in some form or other? Probably. But, it likely won't come from me. OTOH, I've had students in my classes over the years who have voiced some incredibly racist things. Jaw droppingly racist, at least for me who had never been exposed to that sort of thing in the past. And, at the time, there wasn't much I could do about it - these are students who are paying my boss for English lessons. Me blasting them in class isn't going to help anything, nor was I in a position to excuse myself from teaching that class. It was incredibly uncomfortable. Still not sure what I could have done differently. So, when your student looks you in the eye and tells you about those dirty ____ who do all sorts of bad things and should all be packed up on a boat and sent back where they came from, it does present something of a challenge. Or the local business association who comes to you and asks you to translate "No foreigners served here" signs for the restaurants in town. :erm: At least that one I managed to convince people that that was a REALLY bad idea. You do what you can. [/QUOTE]

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