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You might mention eating a sandwich:

Verenice Gutierrez picks up on the subtle language of racism every day. Take the peanut butter sandwich, a seemingly innocent example a teacher used in a lesson last school year. “What about Somali or Hispanic students, who might not eat sandwiches?” says Gutierrez, principal at Harvey Scott K-8 School, a diverse school of 500 students in Northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood. “Another way would be to say: ‘Americans eat peanut butter and jelly, do you have anything like that?’ Let them tell you. Maybe they eat torta. Or pita.”

The funny thing is that this Portland-area principal seems more racist than talking about eating a sandwich in the highlighted bits ... seeming to imply that it's un-American to not eat sandwiches.

You might use white paper:

Another staple of the classroom - white paper - has also been questioned by Anne O'Connor, an early years consultant who advises local authorities on equality and diversity.
Children should be provided with paper other than white to drawn on and paints and crayons should come in "the full range of flesh tones", reflecting the diversity of the human race, according to the former teacher.

Umm ... somehow I don't think white paper is quite the colour of a typical white person's skin.

Via Elite Daily

Father arrested for picking up his kids from school

"Jim Howe ... arrived at the school on foot at dismissal time: 2:00 PM. But a new school policy states that students may only leave at 2:00 PM if their parents are picking them up in cars. Walkers must wait until 2:35 PM."

New powers to restrict potential sex offenders

"The police will have greater powers to restrict the freedom of any individual they suspect of being a potential sex offender, under government proposals. The restrictions - which could be used against a person never convicted - include limiting internet use and preventing travel abroad." I wonder what level of evidence they need to impose such an order.

Ex-NFL cheerleader punished for trying to perform oral sex... on 12-Year-Old Boy

I'm guessing the sentence of a few months probation and then expungement of the record probably wouldn't be the same were the genders reversed.

The surprising reality behind your daily coffee: The CUP costs twice as much as the beans that are flown in from South America

Earlier this year I swapped out my espresso machine for an Aeropress, a metal fine-mesh filter for it, a milk frother, and a temperature-controlled kettle. I'm still buying a fair number of coffees elsewhere but guessing these have gotten pretty close to paying themselves off by now.

Woman calls cops after discovering flirtatious note on her car - was that the right thing to do?

"An Ohio woman called authorities after she discovered a flirtatious note on her car complimenting her looks and asking her out, a police report reportedly says."

Shakesville: Commenting Policy

This "advanced feminist space" seems to exhibit a lot of characteristics that one might expect such a space to have and has perhaps the world's most ridiculous, most overblown commenting policy. A requirement that you've drunk the koolaid is just the start. No dissent allowed.

Utah town forgets to hold election — again

"By the time the oversight was caught shortly before Election Day, it was too late to field candidates and hold the balloting on the fly. ... 'They’re going to have to appoint the current mayor and council for two more years and they’ll advertise and have people elected [in 2015].'" That's kind of convenient.

Keeping Kids From Toy Guns: How One Mother Changed Her Mind

"Although many of us in America worry that gun play desensitizes kids to violence, the research doesn't bear this out. In fact, it can actually help teach children to read each other's facial cues and body language, figure out their place in a group, and learn how to adjust their behavior in social settings." It's kind of interesting to see the widespread acceptance of playing with fake weapons in Britain and Japan, as outlined in the story, given that both are societies in which guns are highly restricted. "The British government, in fact, ... advised preschools to allow boys to play with toy weapons and other play of their choosing, since the research suggests that acknowledging their interests will help them feel more engaged in school and improve their academic performance."