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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I have to respectfully disagree about intent not being important. Someone who unthinkingly acts in a culturally insensitive way can be educated.
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Anyone can be educated, intent or unintent. But most people with a grain of brain will claim to not know that they were potentially being offensive.
Many of these incidents have prompted campus forums on tolerance and diversity. But that doesn't stop the university or the nhq from handing down sanctions. People learn best when education is mixed with a sanction because now they see the consequences of their actions.
Now if these were 5 year olds we are talking about, then I'd truly believe they were clueless.