Yeah, but usually ignorant jerk kids come more in the form of "Sorry, man. Racism sucks. Good thing it's over, huh?" or just generally being awkward around Eli for bringing something up that nobody wanted to talk about in the first place and thinking he was trying to make them feel guilty about stuff that wasn't their fault. I mean, that sort of response would have been appropriate in certain small towns or right after 9/11, but not New York City in the late 2000's.