Sounds like they have an inferiority complex if you ask me. The extra need to be noticed, etc.
And this really frustrates me because it's creeping in all over.
For example, at my school, there's been talk of not doing pep rallies anymore. Why? Because a growing number of students aren't participating or interested.
We've seen a huge spike in hispanics over the last few years. Do you think hispanics want to participate in traditional southern high school activities? No. And that's fine, I guess. They should be looked at as being lame and unwilling to join in on the fun.
But that's not what's happening. What's happening is the white kids that get in with the hispanics (rarely the other way around) end up not caring about pep rallies either, so what used to be a fun in-school activity for the kids is now a strange, lots of kids sitting around with their arms folded or worse causing problems, some trying to have fun affair, and it's bothering the administration.
So are we racist for wanting hispanics (or anyone not from here originally) to learn how to have fun and participate in American activities? Are we racist for wishing our community could stay the same as it's been for years...decades even?
Some say yes.
Pep rallies and peanut butter sandwiches may seem trivial, but there are some that want to change everything about what is conventional in America.