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MrScorpio

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6. Peter Thomas' reaction is instructive here

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 09:00 AM

May 2012

It's cleary resentment from the perceived loss of advantage as a singularly English speaking white person.

Motherfuckers like this are being the "English as an official language" movement in this country. That movement is nothing more than an attempt to codify white privilege and discrimination against different ethnic and cultural groups in America. So, now that he's seeing that the tables are turned he wants to cry foul. Of course it's nothing of the sort, Pizza Patrón is a private commercial enterprise that has absolutely no influence on government policy.

The company never stipulated that only Latinos are eligible for this promotion. There are many whites living in Texas who are fluent Spanish speakers, as well as many Latinos who can't speak fluent Spanish.

So no harm, no foul.

La Raza is right, this is silly.

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Pizza!!! que? Pizza!!! que? Pizza!!! que? Tostada Italiano!!! Ay, muy bueno!!! [View all] MiddleFingerMom May 2012 OP

LOL! lunatica May 2012 #1

Yup, I live on a street with a Spanish name and here in my area of Los Angeles County Raine May 2012 #16

Is the name of that "spainish" street Takeco? lonestarnot May 2012 #21

Uh no Raine May 2012 #26

Soright Bobalouie. lonestarnot May 2012 #27

I live in a Spanish-named town in a Spanish-named county Retrograde May 2012 #23

These people are too much. surrealAmerican May 2012 #2

Easy: you have to order it in Italian... JHB May 2012 #3

It's all about "liberty" with these guys... jberryhill May 2012 #4

Somebody wanna call the whaaaambulance for Peter Thomas? gratuitous May 2012 #5

Peter Thomas' reaction is instructive here MrScorpio May 2012 #6

Remember the Philadelphia restaurant owner with the English only sign? alp227 May 2012 #31

You'd really have to try not to learn at least a little basic MineralMan May 2012 #7

I am VERY disappointed in myself for NOT learning much more than restaurant Spanish. VERY. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #9

It doesn't take much language skill MineralMan May 2012 #12

A SMALL minority of the troops in Germany gained real fluency in the language... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #13

People almost never think Americans know any language MineralMan May 2012 #17

Sometimes... but there's WAY 'Murrcans" out there who will say... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #19

I am so glad you agree! 50 shades of grey May 2012 #30

Hey Pete nykym May 2012 #8

What an idiot. Solly Mack May 2012 #10

Pizza Patron is gonna have a hell of a lot of new hifiguy May 2012 #11

I HOPE that's true. I admired their accepting pesos (Michiganders have been been accepting... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #14

lol, i like Little Ceasar's OriginalGeek May 2012 #15

You know, I've heard enough people sing their "praises" in the last few years... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #18

lol well I'm not sure "praise" is the right word.. OriginalGeek May 2012 #24

I love Little Ceasar's Aerows May 2012 #28

What a great way to get hundreds of adults to study another language. Even a little. n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #20

Can the tantrums get any more childish than this? n/t Bolo Boffin May 2012 #22

saw this story earlier -- seems like an awesome promotion fishwax May 2012 #25

When Latinos do it, it's discrimination. When they do it EFerrari May 2012 #29