Racist much?
Folks, let me share something with you about racism. Read this before opening your mouth or ears to someone in public.
If you have to start a sentence with, "I'm not racist, but....." you are about to make a racist comment.
Racism doesn't mean you want to commit genocide or are ready to openly declare hate or superiority. It is enough that you are going to make a generalization about an entire race or culture based on a stereotype. Surprise! That's racism.
I got into a conversation (okay, it was a debate) with some guy and I had to put on my cape of social justice again. Don't talk to me about education. Don't talk to me about what KINDS of families (like which races) accept their situations and which ones work hard to get out of them. Don't try and tell me who refuses to learn languages.
Because I actually am out there and I KNOW and I see that these fallacies are just stereotypes perpetuated by people who have seen one person like that out there, or listen to some other angry person.
This guy wanted to talk about bilingual education....but somehow all of his points ended up at "NAFTA and Mexican trucks as the reason for our sinking dollar", "THEY have more than one family in a house," "THEM not wanting to excel or succeed in life," "THEM showing their flag in front of their house," "THEM becoming a majoity in California." Everytime I tried to talk about education and research, he wanted nothing to do with it.
The good news? He is moving to Washington state! woo-hoo! I stopped sweating the conversation after awhile because I thought-- It is not everyday that someone leaves here. And this is exactly the kind of person I want leaving here! =)
And WOW. This was forwarded to me by my mother and the staff at her elementary school. Sometimes it blows me away how acceptable this kind of opinion is. I find it funny in the way it was NOT meant to be. <=/
I'll give $10.00
Jose and Carlos are panhandlers.
They panhandle on different areas of town.
Carlos panhandles just as long as Jose but only collects 2 to 3 dollars every day.
Jose brings home a suitcase FULL of $10 bills, drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage free house and has a lot of money to spend.
Carlos says to Jose, "I work just as long and hard as you do but how do you bring home a suitcase full of $10 bills every day?".
Jose says, "Look at your sign, what does it say?"
Carlos sign reads, "I have no work, a wife and 6 kids to support."
Jose says, " No wonder you only get $2-3 dollars."
Carlos says, "So what does your sign say?"
Jose shows Carlos his sign.
It reads, "I only need another $10.00 to move back to Mexico ."
what the teacher added was in italics
If you have to start a sentence with, "I'm not racist, but....." you are about to make a racist comment.
Racism doesn't mean you want to commit genocide or are ready to openly declare hate or superiority. It is enough that you are going to make a generalization about an entire race or culture based on a stereotype. Surprise! That's racism.
I got into a conversation (okay, it was a debate) with some guy and I had to put on my cape of social justice again. Don't talk to me about education. Don't talk to me about what KINDS of families (like which races) accept their situations and which ones work hard to get out of them. Don't try and tell me who refuses to learn languages.
Because I actually am out there and I KNOW and I see that these fallacies are just stereotypes perpetuated by people who have seen one person like that out there, or listen to some other angry person.
This guy wanted to talk about bilingual education....but somehow all of his points ended up at "NAFTA and Mexican trucks as the reason for our sinking dollar", "THEY have more than one family in a house," "THEM not wanting to excel or succeed in life," "THEM showing their flag in front of their house," "THEM becoming a majoity in California." Everytime I tried to talk about education and research, he wanted nothing to do with it.
The good news? He is moving to Washington state! woo-hoo! I stopped sweating the conversation after awhile because I thought-- It is not everyday that someone leaves here. And this is exactly the kind of person I want leaving here! =)
And WOW. This was forwarded to me by my mother and the staff at her elementary school. Sometimes it blows me away how acceptable this kind of opinion is. I find it funny in the way it was NOT meant to be. <=/
I'll give $10.00
Jose and Carlos are panhandlers.
They panhandle on different areas of town.
Carlos panhandles just as long as Jose but only collects 2 to 3 dollars every day.
Jose brings home a suitcase FULL of $10 bills, drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage free house and has a lot of money to spend.
Carlos says to Jose, "I work just as long and hard as you do but how do you bring home a suitcase full of $10 bills every day?".
Jose says, "Look at your sign, what does it say?"
Carlos sign reads, "I have no work, a wife and 6 kids to support."
Jose says, " No wonder you only get $2-3 dollars."
Carlos says, "So what does your sign say?"
Jose shows Carlos his sign.
It reads, "I only need another $10.00 to move back to Mexico ."
what the teacher added was in italics