https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45 Imagine yourself as Angela, her mom, or one of the boys. en-us 2021-10-18 17:05:20 UTC 2025-09-25 18:12:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f914.png https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1859351206 If I was the mother in that situation I would have asked the bus driver to remove them from the bus. If that wasn't an option I would have taken Angela and moved seats.]]> 2021-11-01 16:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1859351206 sarashea311_2 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1861879665 if i was the bus driver i would of asked the 3 boys to leave seeing as they were disrupting the passengers as well as making Angela and her mother uncomfortable ]]> 2021-11-02 14:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1861879665 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1864768650 If I were on that bus I would have done something or have said something to defend and help that poor Mother and her child. I would have spoken to the driver to remove the boys or switch the girls to new seats]]> 2021-11-03 14:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1864768650 joeldevr311_2 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1865498434 if i was one of the other boys, i would have told Ian that he is being inappropriate, and that he needs to stop. i would have stood up for the woman and her daughter.]]> 2021-11-03 18:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1865498434 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1873521023 if I was the bus driver, I would have kicked them off the bus faster than they got on the bus. You don't get to be racist and get away with it.]]> 2021-11-07 23:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1873521023 prinkund361_2 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1873863633 If I were on the bus , I could have been a voice for Angela and her mother and I would have advised Ian not to make Angela and her mother so uncomfortable .]]> 2021-11-08 02:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1873863633 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1876501096 If I had been subjected to racism for a long time and persistently in a situation where I was with my children as Angela and her mother, I think I would have asked the boys not to do that. It is to keep the self-esteem of my children who will live here as Canadians, so I think my motherhood will lead me to be brave. However, in my real life, I've never had a strong confrontation. It was not an explicit racist remark, it was just, 'Is it that rude to white people too?' and the situation itself happened in short. And maybe it is because I did not argue? Just three weeks ago, I visited the mall alone, I simply said, "Excuse me?" but the clerk replied angrily to me, "Wait a minute!" When I go through something like that, I feel like I have become an emotional outlet can for their stress relief. I am an adult who is old enough not to lose my self-esteem due to such rudeness, but if it was my children's situation, I would not have stood idly by.]]> 2021-11-08 22:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1876501096 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1879304884 I understand why she sat there and ignored what was happening because it can be difficult to reason with people like this. If I was a bystander I would have stuck up for them. Asked the boys why they felt the need to say the things they are saying. Why they think they have a right to harass another individual. ]]> 2021-11-09 19:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1879304884 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1879969796 If I were Angela and been subject to blatant racism I would have vocalized my feelings towards the group of teens and told them that they should be embarrassed about their behavior. If they continued, I would also inform the bus driver about how Ian and his friends were acting. If the bus driver did not do anything about the situation I would file a complaint directly to the FTA (Federal Transit Administration).

]]> 2021-11-10 01:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1879969796 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1887650661 If I were among the people on the bus, I would have intervened. As a first responder, this type of incident would cause me to interject. I would have effectively humiliated the perpetrators in this situation and publicly shamed their acts of hate and intimidation on the spot, asserting a no-tolerance position regarding the behaviour. It pains me to think that Angelas' beliefs about beauty and her heritage are so backward due to the attitudes and actions of others that have negatively affected her ability to live with dignity. ]]> 2021-11-13 00:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1887650661 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1889805519 What Angela and her mother had to experience was disgusting to see especially since the boys were younger teens. If I had been on the bus as a bystander I would have told the boys to knock it off and grow up, that their actions are only embarrassing themselves. I would then inform the driver of the boys and hope he does something about their actions disrupting and harassing others around them. Once the driver was informed I would then proceed to sit by Angela and her mom and reassure her not to listen to the remarks the boys had made.]]> 2021-11-15 00:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/1889805519 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2124377117 I would’ve intervened. I do not condone people being bullied around me for who they are. I also would’ve went to their school, told the principal and even called up those kids parents. I feel sad for Angela who thought being herself was bad and that being white would be best for her. ]]> 2022-03-31 21:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2124377117 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2129135687 The actions of those young teens isn't anything new to most BIPOC in this country, which is pretty sad that people are not better educated. Had I been on the bus I would have, went and sat with them, followed the boys to school just as they did but right away and I would have made sure parents were invited.]]> 2022-04-04 17:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2129135687 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2138530452 Answering this question as if it were to happen now, in 2022, I would intervene. This was abhorrent behaviour and no one should ever have to tolerate anything like that. The bus driver should have pulled over and forcibly removed those kids from the bus and banned them. Contacted dispatch and had an officer meet them at the next stop or at the very least, intervened himself. You could see the dissatisfaction on the faces of the other passengers and I CANNOT believe that no one intervened.

If I was answering this question by putting myself into that time and place, in all honesty, I don't know if I would have intervened. Not because I agreed with the behaviour or condoned it but because of the way I was raised. My father was a bigot and I would be far more fearful of punishment of my own that I would likely have sat there and done nothing out of selfish self preservation.]]> 2022-04-11 02:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2138530452 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357245113 if i was the bus driver i would have stopped the bus and told the boyz that thay had to apolagize for making fun of them and if they didn't then kick them of the bus]]> 2022-10-26 13:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357245113 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357432620 If I was on the bus and i saw teenagers making fun of Native Americans I would hurt for them , I would also feel disappointed.
When the teenagers got off the bus I might just smile at the Natives and might ask if they are alright.]]> 2022-10-26 14:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357432620 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357563689   If I was sitting on the back of the bus and I see teenagers or anyone making fun of racism. I would go up to them say did your parents ever teach you the saying. you got nothing nice to say don't say nothing at all. or even not nothing better to do then talking about them or even bullying them. or even know what it feels like getting bullied if not just sit here and think if that's you. or better yet go to them say sorry because it doesn't matter if they hear you or not they just know that you are by you looking at them up and down and even the look. how would feel if someone bulyed you. ]]> 2022-10-26 16:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357563689 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357659358 personally, I would not have done anything, i would hope someone else did. I'm not the type of person to put myself in the middle of something like that. I do think that it is disgusting to treat people this way but I feel I would be to nervous they would direct it towards me]]> 2022-10-26 16:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2357659358 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2359863899 I hope that i would have done something about it but until we are put in that situation no one knows. It is very burtual the way people treat others.]]> 2022-10-28 00:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2359863899 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2362469624 Honestly, if I had seen this going on, I would have reacted in an angry way. I know it wouldn't help the situation but watching that made me so angry that there are people out there like that. ]]> 2022-10-31 00:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2362469624 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2365367824 If I was riding this bus and saw this happening, I would've reacted very angry. I more than likely would have stood up for them because I'm the type of person to do that when I see a problem, especially a major issue like this.]]> 2022-11-01 17:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2365367824 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2365474566 I personally could not answer this question with professionalism due to the answer I would give, But I would stand up for them in other words.]]> 2022-11-01 19:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2365474566 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2367225299 If I was on the bus I would have intervened by asking Ian and his friends to stop what they were doing. If Ian and his friends continued to bully the family I would then have asked the bus driver to stop the bus and have the teenage boys removed as they are intimidating and harassing the family. This behaviour is unnaceptable and should not be tolerated anywhere let alone on public transportation. ]]> 2022-11-02 18:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2367225299 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2368535351 if i was on the bus i would have went to the us driver and asked him to ask the child to stop if he wouldnt i would have got off the bus .]]> 2022-11-03 14:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2368535351 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2372296205 If I were on the bus I would speak up. My parents always taught me better and that being a bystander just as bad. But if I were Rhonda I would ask them to stop and if they didn't, I wouldn't do anything more. If they didn't listen the first time they are unlikely to listen again and confronting people like that as a minority can be dangerous. If no one helped while they were being verbally harassed, they wouldn't help if they were being psychically harassed or assaulted. And while standing up for yourself can be empowering and brave, it's also very dangerous especially for WOC.]]> 2022-11-07 02:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2372296205 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2535636756 2023-03-28 21:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2535636756 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2537022492 If I had of been on that bus I would have stood up and told that boy to stop.]]> 2023-03-29 16:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2537022492 https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2544258219 I would tell them that we should treat everyone equally and with respect. Regardless of their skin colour, or nationality. I think it is important to confront racist behavior and comments when you see it and stand up to it. I would surround myself with people who share the same values with me. I would also address them because it can lead to them learning about how to be more accepting.]]> 2023-04-04 23:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gbayliss2_2/wde067pq8k74pw45/wish/2544258219