As long as you one day realize that "immigrants " do a hell of a lot more than take your fucking brunch order.Iget the vaccine and open restaurants.
Rideit knows it, and I know he knows hit. What rideit doesn't know is that 'in jest' reads exactly the same way and becomes normalized in one's head once you fall back on it regularly. "It's funny" is only funny when paired with the assumptions that one is not racist, which only the speaker really ever knows. So it's not really effective communication.FTFY
...but he’s got a point.
Rideit knows it, and I know he knows hit. What rideit doesn't know is that 'in jest' reads exactly the same way and becomes normalized in one's head once you fall back on it regularly. "It's funny" is only funny when paired with the assumptions that one is not racist, which only the speaker really ever knows. So it's not really effective communication.
I used to make racist ass jokes all the time "in jest". Then one day I realized that I didn't need to rely on that shit for humor, that it only worked in my own head, and still goes out into the world as the same racist shit you think you're making fun of. You can probably count the non-sarcastic posts I've made on this forum on one hand. But in that realm, it's not only punching down, it's just not funny. There are millions of rich white shit heads in this country that are a much better source of humor.
I'm one of three native english speakers on my block now. A roofer, a landscaper, and a retired civil engineer all born somewhere else, most of them mexico. The next rich white person I see in my town who absent mindedly reduces the entire culture of this place to the quality of the tacos, I'm seriously going to put and appendage through their skull. I'm just kinda over it. And everything I hate about this place, where rideit lives makes it pale in comparison.
And right now I enjoy thin mints from a coworker's daughter I stuck in the freezer a few hours ago I'll have you know!
the honkiest of honkAuthentic Thin Mints?
Tell me how you really feel.Rideit knows it, and I know he knows hit. What rideit doesn't know is that 'in jest' reads exactly the same way and becomes normalized in one's head once you fall back on it regularly. "It's funny" is only funny when paired with the assumptions that one is not racist, which only the speaker really ever knows. So it's not really effective communication.
I used to make racist ass jokes all the time "in jest". Then one day I realized that I didn't need to rely on that shit for humor, that it only worked in my own head, and still goes out into the world as the same racist shit you think you're making fun of. You can probably count the non-sarcastic posts I've made on this forum on one hand. But in that realm, it's not only punching down, it's just not funny. There are millions of rich white shit heads in this country that are a much better source of humor.
I'm one of three native english speakers on my block now. A roofer, a landscaper, and a retired civil engineer all born somewhere else, most of them mexico. The next rich white person I see in my town who absent mindedly reduces the entire culture of this place to the quality of the tacos, I'm seriously going to put an appendage through their skull. I'm just kinda over it. And everything I hate about this place, where rideit lives makes it pale in comparison. The exotic "other" doesn't simply exist as another branch of service for your clueless white ass.
And right now I enjoy thin mints from a coworker's daughter I stuck in the freezer a few hours ago I'll have you know!
Not just some of my friends, in fact My very best friend is Peruvian, and we are going to spend two weeks with his family starting thursday.I was responding to mandown.
Nothing like a "some of my best friends are ______" response.
Now you at least know why I make fun of white people seeking "authentic" cuisine. And they're always white and well off.......
I wasn't making jokes as much as making fun of a trope. One that needs to die.
I know about your connections in peru. And you've referenced most of the other stuff over the years enough, I know that too. You're confusing my point.Not just some of my friends, in fact My very best friend is Peruvian, and we are going to spend two weeks with his family starting thursday.
what would pass the ‘purity test’ for you?
I’ve been working on cutting out describing strangers by race when telling stories. It’s pretty easy to search for a one or two word “quick description” of a person to make them a character and end up using race. It usually goes like this:Then one day I realized that I didn't need to rely on that shit for humor, that it only worked in my own head, and still goes out into the world as the same racist shit you think you're making fun of.
I literally used to throw around the N word in my 20's because I thought it was a funny way to make fun of all the racist assholes I grew up around. Cuz I can throw in a hard southern dipshit accent at the drop of a hat. Then I let it slip in front of a black housekeeper in a hotel in New Orleans once who was within earshot of me. I was horrified at myself, but this dude just looked at me like 'yup, used to that'. It's all the same shit on the outside.Aha, now THAT I can totally agree with!
What's even better is when you realize that you don't do that shit with 'anglican' or whatever the hell else 'white' man/woman is. (speaking for myself here if no one else)I’ve been working on cutting out describing strangers by race when telling stories. It’s pretty easy to search for a one or two word “quick description” of a person to make them a character and end up using race. It usually goes like this:
I saw this bald black guy and this old Mexican woman get into a fender bender...
...wait...
Why is this guy being black relevant to this story? Who cares if she’s Mexican? Is she Mexican or Hispanic or Latina or? Well, now I’ve committed to these descriptions, so...
I’ll drop a “white” but only if it’s because non-whites are involved. To be fair, I’m white, and so are most of the people around here I interact with (though not a huge majority in LA), so it’s a mechanism to differentiate. But I don’t dig into Irish or Czech or French or Australian or any of a number of other “frequently white” looking people ...What's even better is when you realize that you don't do that shit with 'anglican' or whatever the hell else 'white' man/woman is. (speaking for myself here if no one else)
Some of the ones I paid to enter sure seemed not to. Pair of fucking socks for first?Just a reminder: from a biological POV, race does not exist.
Just a reminder: from a biological POV, race does not exist.
...So do I live in a world made of people comfortable enough to make jokes without hatred, or one where everyone is a racist.
Throw in Texas and you got yourself a deal.Imagine if the US were to be invaded by china tomorrow, split in half with the chinese keeping everything east of the mississippi.
Geographically speaking I think russia gets the east coast and china gets the west.Imagine if the US were to be invaded by china tomorrow, split in half with the chinese keeping everything east of the mississippi.
Then, in 4-5 generations some ethnically chinese dudes were bitching.... "WHY are there soo many godamn whites in BOSTON? ... And why are they still jumping the mississippi river everyday, into china?"
Itd be funny, if it wasnt a somewhat accurate cartoon of present day US.
ummm... this type of statement could imply the person saying it can't think of a more qualified individual for multiple reasons."I can think of nobody who is better qualified to do this,” the president told reporters at the White House.
Let me google that for youThe immigrants need to understand they have it better in their homeland rather than in USA.
Trust me I understand why people are coming here. If people want to stop immigration to USA we have to strive to be worse than other 3rd world countries. We can stop immigration if we can descend our nation into abject poverty and class disparity. Lofty goals and the American Dream have no place in a modern USA. Healthcare should only be for those who can afford it and we should use insurance scams to get the cost of all treatments and medicine sky high.Let me google that for you
People are just coming here because they want a better condo with a view.