weirdly enough, none of those clocks were anything like his
And his clock wasn't anything like a bomb. Your point?
Do you still believe he should've gotten awarded, however?
What I think is irrelevant because all the gifts he received were from private businesses. They can give gifts to whoever they want, for whatever reason they choose.
Do you believe he should've gotten this much attention? I'm white, and I can easily make a clock myself and stuff it in a black project box
Yes, because what happened is symptomatic of the fact that the United States has this overwhelming fear and bias against Muslims and Arabs because of the actions of a small minority.
He's receiving attention because he's a child who was treated like a terrorist because of his race. He didn't receive attention because he invented some kind of brilliant, innovative clock that nobody liked. The fact you're making this about you instead of the larger issue seems to imply jealousy. I'd suggest growing up.
The point we're trying to make, with him not being a genius, however, is that he has no merit to "show off his accomplishments" to any teacher, as he showed all of his teachers. If he actually made the clock, and he's taking engineering classes, he has a legitimate reason for showing his clock to teachers, whether as a project or a definite accomplishment.
Ah okay, so it's okay to racially profile someone unless they make an
even better clock.
We don't care how smart he is, we care about the fact, that with the clock being made not of his hand, and in a suspicious looking box
Tell me more about how a suitcase holds bombs better than, say, a cardboard box.
