Gays, gypsies, and Vietnamese are still seen as second-class citizens in the minds of many adults

Hlinsko's students parody the cruelty that surveys show is endemic among Czechs (Photo by Abbey Martin).

By Carolina Sanchez

There are beer bottles all over the floor, toys broken into pieces, and pink panties on fire fly in the air only to be put out by… beer.

“My House–My Castle” reads a banner that decorates the living room. It’s my third hour in this small Czech town, and I’m already witnessing the most disrespectful and racist family known to man. (more…)