Since we did we jump from "hispanic" to "mexican"?
Just to clairfy further to OH... I am 100% Hispanic. I am not Mexican.
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Racial vilification?
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Just to clairfy further to OH... I am 100% Hispanic. I am not Mexican.
OHRoadwarrior
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I apologize. I posted erroneously. I will amend it. There was no intent for defamation of any ethnicity.
OHRoadwarrior
Senior Member
Don't worry OH. I'm not the suing type.
Thx. I am predisposed to think Mexican. I have spent a great amount of time in Mexico, due to family and friends.
Regardless of what race the comment was regarding, it's still LEGAL and covered under freedom of speech/press. Yes, we protect even speech that you do not want to hear. If you think it was in poor taste, write a letter to the editor. But it is equally legal to insult members of ALL races in any newspaper that will print it.
CdwJava
Senior Member
A complaint? To whom?
The statement was not unlawful so it is not a crime. It was not libelous, so no cause for a civil action. Who would you complain to? And what would you expect them to do?
Silverplum
Senior Member
Since we did we jump from "hispanic" to "mexican"?
All the damn time. It's obnoxious -- and it happens to my handsome husband every day.
Alert, Alert! Every Hispanic is NOT "Mexican," and those who do not originate from Mexico sometimes take offense at being tossed in with "the rest" of the Hispanics.
My future DIL had to be "schooled" to learn that "speaking Spanish" is not the same as "talking Mexican." Stupid bint.
TinkerBelleLuvr
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Ditto here ... Hispanic, but NOT Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Guatamalan, or any of those Spanish speaking island nations, or from central America.
I've got news for everyone. Alajuela es la capital del mundo.
And that is definitely not anywhere in Mexico.Liguista hasta la muerte
Here is what happen when a white person used the word niggardly in a sentence, which means stingy or cheap.
Wilmington, North Carolina incident
In late January or early February 2002, a white fourth-grade teacher in Wilmington, North Carolina was formally reprimanded for teaching the word and told to attend sensitivity training.[7] The teacher, Stephanie Bell, said she used "niggardly" during a discussion about literary characters. Parent Akwana Walker, who is black, protested the use of the word, saying it offended her because it sounds similar to a racial slur.[7]
Bell's union, the North Carolina Association of Educators, told her not to speak about the situation, so her son, Tarl Bell, spoke to the newspaper. Tarl Bell said his mother received a letter from the school principal stating that the teacher used poor judgment and instructing her to send an apology to the parents of her students, which was done. The principal's letter also criticized the teacher for lacking sensitivity.[7] The daughter of the complaining parent was moved to another classroom.
My point is if a white person says something that just sounds like its racist, black people jump all over it and we have to apologize. Why did this teacher have to apology? Why was she reprimanded and told to attend sensitivity training? Where is your free speech now?
Wilmington, North Carolina incident
In late January or early February 2002, a white fourth-grade teacher in Wilmington, North Carolina was formally reprimanded for teaching the word and told to attend sensitivity training.[7] The teacher, Stephanie Bell, said she used "niggardly" during a discussion about literary characters. Parent Akwana Walker, who is black, protested the use of the word, saying it offended her because it sounds similar to a racial slur.[7]
Bell's union, the North Carolina Association of Educators, told her not to speak about the situation, so her son, Tarl Bell, spoke to the newspaper. Tarl Bell said his mother received a letter from the school principal stating that the teacher used poor judgment and instructing her to send an apology to the parents of her students, which was done. The principal's letter also criticized the teacher for lacking sensitivity.[7] The daughter of the complaining parent was moved to another classroom.
My point is if a white person says something that just sounds like its racist, black people jump all over it and we have to apologize. Why did this teacher have to apology? Why was she reprimanded and told to attend sensitivity training? Where is your free speech now?
CdwJava
Senior Member
Not even remotely the same situation as yours. In the instance you mention a school overreacted and tried to discipline the teacher. A comment in a periodical is not remotely the same. You do not have a school administration to complain to. Though, I suppose you could make a nasty phone call or write a nasty letter to the paper that published the commentary.
I think most of us would agree this was overboard. However, the situation was different as we do not all have free speech in the workplace. The indiscreet use of language can be a matter for discipline even if used as intended and the word was not - by itself - offensive. I would try not to use the word, 'niggardly,' in the verbal form because it can be thought to be it's offense sounding cousin, or, the audience may not understand it. If the audience does not understand it, why use it?
The point being that there are limits to free speech. But, the printed word in a periodical is about as protected as it can get.
So, who do you think you should complain to, and what do you think should be done about it?
My question exactly.
Black people complain to the NAACP. So who do White people complain to?