Ok.. As I said in my post, I knew it wouldn't be a popular stance, and that's ok, cause I'm a big boy and I can handle some controversy.
Rac·ism
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1. a belief or
doctrine that
inherent differences
among the various
human races determine cultural or individual
achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule
others.
2. a policy, system of
government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine;
discrimination. I.E. slavery
3. hatred or intolerance of
another race or other
races.
4. racial prejudice or discrimination.
Yes, it is a racist post.
Some of you hit the nail on the head with the name thing. (and it's the names that make it racist) I'll spell it out for you.
Joe is our normal
American hero worker/father
Jose is our normal
Spanish illegal worker/father.
From the post we now know that all American worker/fathers are good hard working people that take on a second job to make ends meet,
And we all know that Spanish worker/fathers are all illegals that sit on their asses during the weekend.
The post sublimally makes you resent people of the Spanish race. And that makes it racist.
Do I hate illegals being in my country and taking jobs from Americans?
Of course I do. You only have to look at any one of several hundred posts I've made to know my feelings on this issue, but I hate ALL illegals, not just the Spanish. Not just the Russians, Not just the French, not just the Canadians, not any one particular race. Just because there are more Spanish illegals does not mean that you single out that particular race. If you do that makes you a racist.
I work in the construction industry. I work alongside people of Spanish heritage every day. Not a one of them is illegal, some are 3rd and 4th generation Americans, they're all hard working, and I'll be damned if I'll allow anyone to paint them with the same broad brush of hate simply because their last name is Rodrigus or Ramirez or whatever.
So yes, the original post was racist, because it painted the entire Spanish race as being illegal bums. And that makes it wrong.
PS.. I'd be a lot more tolerant of this post if it was Joe1 and Joe2
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