In art class, a child draws his father wearing a t-shirt with a swastika on. Colleagues discuss the possible alternative reason behind this scenario.
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Well, we have one here which says: “it was an art exercise where the children were asked to paint a picture of someone who means a lot to them. Darren drew his dad and the image he drew, I thought showed a swastika on the father’s T-shirt.”
This is not in any way a worry until you have more information. And my message would be, “good you’ve spotted that, but do not draw any conclusions at this point”. In my view, this could have perhaps fifty different reasons that I can think of here.
You know, he might be being funny because he may be annoyed with his dad for some reason or he is aware of his dad’s authority or he just wants to shock. He may be making a real point. What’s the impact of drawing someone you really love with something that is really offensive on his T-shirt? I would say that it’s a very good thing that this is being seen and noticed. But before it can be assumed that it is anything to do with risk, there needs to be exploration, context and most importantly communication with the young person.
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