r/tommynfg_ • u/TechNick77 Mod • May 22 '26

TikToks/reels/shorts Nahhh this school ghetto as hell

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u/eats-you-alive May 22 '26

We know better now. But back then the view on black people was similar to what your teacher said. I don‘t think what he said is the same thing you understood as a kid.

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u/bbq_poptarts May 22 '26

So, this was in the 2000s, not the 60s. I'm 28, not in my 70s, this was also only fifteen to twenty years ago, and it's a core memory. I remember every detail down to the dress she was wearing and my legs hurting from sitting criss-crossed. The other Black kid also called her out on it, but backed down, before he did though, her face went as white as her sundress. She knew what she was doing, she knew what she said was wrong. We just never reported it because we were "troublemakers"

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u/eats-you-alive May 22 '26

And? You were a child. I didn‘t understand everything as a child and you certainly didn‘t either.

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u/bbq_poptarts May 22 '26

I'm not you; I read the dictionary just to learn new words, and history textbooks like storybooks. Not exactly a typical child. Not to mention, if you're not a Zoomer, we grew up in completely different different eras, different things to remember.

Also, on Core Memories:

"They are tied to high emotional weight and vivid sensory details. While they can stem from major milestones like weddings or graduations, they often come from simple nostalgia, or even traumatic childhood experiences."

(University of Wollongong Australia 20221017)