Comments | sabrarosa: The Ignorance! IT BURNS!

sabrarosa

The Ignorance! IT BURNS!

Oct 26, 2009 12:31

Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names - Yahoo! News
TAOS, N.M. - Larry Whitten marched into this northern New Mexico town in late July on a mission: resurrect a failing hotel ( Read more... )

ignorance, racism

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kierthos October 26 2009, 17:33:48 UTC

Yeah, I read about that earlier this morning. It might have gone over just slightly better (sarcasm intended) if it weren't for the fact that the area has a majority Hispanic population.

sabrarosa October 26 2009, 17:36:22 UTC

Majority Latino and a bunch of freaky, liberal hippies. He is so in the wrong town.

kierthos October 26 2009, 17:39:47 UTC

Damn hippies! :P

sabrarosa October 26 2009, 19:36:07 UTC

Yeah damn them and their pot smoking...wait.

txtriffidranch October 26 2009, 18:18:56 UTC

"...cuz if book-burning, cross-burning, and fucking my sister was good enough for me, it's good enough fer everbody!"

sabrarosa October 26 2009, 19:38:33 UTC

Ew!

nebris October 27 2009, 01:56:09 UTC

My sister is pretty damned cute. ;)

~M~

sabrarosa October 27 2009, 01:57:23 UTC

Oh god...another person on my lj who is going to make me use the brain bleach on a regular basis. NUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

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gideondark October 26 2009, 19:33:38 UTC

I hate Hippies

sabrarosa October 26 2009, 19:38:57 UTC

Hey! Don't be hatin'!

gideondark October 26 2009, 19:42:38 UTC

It's all that granola....gives me gas.

sabrarosa October 26 2009, 19:45:21 UTC

Who cares, man, they have WEED!

nebris October 27 2009, 01:58:03 UTC

Sometimes I wonder about these people. Really, be a bigoted fuckhead if you want, but geeze, dude, fucking pay attention to the fucking landscape!!

~M~

sabrarosa October 27 2009, 02:02:57 UTC

BUT WHY???? THIS IS HOW I DO THINGS AND I CANNOT EVER DEVIATE FROM THAT BECAUSE IT WILL FUXX0RZ MY PROGRAM!!!!

Alternately it's that problematic white, male privilege telling him that he need never change his perspective because his is the measure by which all others shall be judged.

white male privilege I haz it nebris October 27 2009, 02:21:21 UTC

It is like the air that we breathe. I've been working on an essay about the thing from the inside.

~M~

Re: white male privilege I haz it sabrarosa October 27 2009, 02:46:38 UTC

Yes it is. I have all kinds of privilege myself and it really sucks when your eyes are opened to it and you realize "Hey! I'm an asshole!" XD

tigron_x October 27 2009, 02:19:25 UTC

As a bilingual myself, it's just rude to speak in a foreign language in front of someone when all parties present speak a mutual language.

Second, it's not uncommon for people to change their own name to something clients can pronounce easier. Granted, this is the first time I've ever heard a boss impose such a business practice on employees. But, that doesn't make it racist.

When I introduce clients of mine from Slovakia to business men here, I Americanize their name. It's not racist to do so, nor is it an obsolete practice.

sabrarosa October 27 2009, 02:50:38 UTC

Just because you're clueless about racism doesn't mean something isn't racist. It just means you're clueless.

tigron_x October 27 2009, 03:29:04 UTC

Ad hominem arguments don't make you right.

sabrarosa October 27 2009, 03:31:24 UTC

it's not my job to educate you about racism. Go study on your own. I have better things to do.

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