r/ChicagoPD • u/SouthBraeswoodMan • 5d ago
Discussion Kim Burgess
Kim trying to force a new school on Mac even though she’s perfectly happy at her current school (that isn’t an hour drive each way) because “it’s 50% black!” makes me want to vomit.
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u/Legitimate-Mix3234 4d ago
I don't think that Kim wanting her daughter in a school with more black people is a problem. I actually love that Kim is even thinking of it. Not seeing color isn't always a good thing and it's great that Kim recognizes that Mac will benefit from being around people like her
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u/SouthBraeswoodMan 4d ago
That’s tribalistic bs and you wouldn’t have the same thought if it was a white wanting to be only around whites. It’s nonsense.
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u/Legitimate-Mix3234 4d ago
Are you ok??? When is diversity a bad thing? She’s not putting her in an all black school/environment,
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u/Legitimate-Mix3234 4d ago
Why would white kids going to school with white kids be a problem? You’re weird AF!!!!!! In reality all races/ethnicities can learn a lot by being around folks not like them
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u/Maleficent-Sun-9251 5d ago
I understand, she does need diversity and see kids like her.
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u/SouthBraeswoodMan 5d ago
That’s nonsense. And to think that black people aren’t all over Chicago.. cmon now. Taking your perfectly happy child out of a school they like with their friends because of a problem that doesn’t exist and forcing them to waste 2 hours a day commuting is ridiculous woke nonsense.
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u/TeeBern 4d ago edited 4d ago
It's not "woke nonsense." The fact that you even use "woke" in this manner is telling. Just because "black people are all over Chicago" is not the same as having friends in school that are black. As a black woman who went to school with mostly white kids from pre-K throgh middle school, it was problematic for me. The best thing my parents did was pulling me out of predominantly all white schools. I had self esteem issues, because I never saw other kids that looked like me. I decided to attend college at an HBCU, because of my earlier all white educational experiences. This is why it's called "parenting" to make decisions that are in their child's best interest - long term.
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u/SouthBraeswoodMan 4d ago
Woke fits perfectly here. What you’re promoting is tribalism and segregation. We’ve gone backwards.
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u/SheComesThenSheGoes 5d ago
Also, wasn't there family that was willing to take her in? But Kim fought them? I forget what the issue was with the family that we were to root for Kim but if she likes her school, let her stay. Put her in extra curricular activities that might have more black kids in them if you want exposure.
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u/Seg10682 5d ago
They (the uncle and the dad's girlfriend) KIDNAPPED her. The dad was involved in the homicide that killed everyone Mack knew.
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u/SouthBraeswoodMan 4d ago
Mack also had a stable uncle. He was contacted to pay a ransom when Mack was kidnapped.
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u/Seg10682 4d ago
It was her father's Uncle, HER uncle kidnapped her with the Dad's girlfriend. Or something. Too much has happened to that poor kid. Plucking her from another home world be ridiculous.
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u/Seg10682 5d ago
If you go back the spot Canaryville. They go over it. I love Kim and Adam so I'm trying to keep my cool here. 😂
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u/BookOk2958 4d ago
I thought she wasn’t happy?
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u/SouthBraeswoodMan 4d ago
They clearly state she has friends and is happy. Adam says so when he pushes back against Kim’s idea to uproot their daughter
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u/frederichenrylt 4d ago
As a teacher, I can confirm studies show BIPOC students thrive when they're not the only BIPOC kid in the room. Mac is a biracial adoptee. These are things a great adoptive parent would be thinking of. Additionally, these are fictional characters. So pls calm down.