Geraldo Demands To O’Reilly: No More Saying ‘Illegal Alien,’ Because It’s Like Saying ‘Negro’ (Israeli, attorney)
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Stating the obvious, but language is extremely important. The words one is allowed to use to describe different groups of people, defines how that group of people individually and collectively will be treated in that society.
So when it was ok to call black people n words in public that reflected how black people were treated in this society.
The ability to define yourself individually or the group you are lumped in for yourselves is important to how you get treated in this nation.
So conservatives know that calling mexican immigrants here without the proper documentation illegal aliens defines that group of people in an extremely negative light and allows for that groups' arguments for citizenship or better treatment to be dismissed because after all they are lowly illegals who don't deserve anything at all.
Many Democrats know that when you get people to use more humanizing language the treatment that group of people receives in society drastically changes.
This is what the debate is about.
How silly. 99% of the words we use to describe someone aren't offensive until someone gets their panties in a bunch and others jump on the OFFENDED bandwagon. They need to get jobs and do something productive, and stop worrying about a word, for Pete's sake! Sitting around being offended, then blubbering on forums about how offended you are is very time and energy consuming. Put your imaginary talents somewhere else.
I'll double damn guarantee you I won't stop thinking of and using certain words to describe people just because someone wants to get into a pizzing match about it. Deal with it.
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P.S. Democrats don't know squat. Their life's goal is to make much ado about nothing
How silly. 99% of the words we use to describe someone aren't offensive until someone gets their panties in a bunch and others jump on the OFFENDED bandwagon. They need to get jobs and do something productive, and stop worrying about a word, for Pete's sake! Sitting around being offended, then blubbering on forums about how offended you are is very time and energy consuming. Put your imaginary talents somewhere else.
I'll double damn guarantee you I won't stop thinking of and using certain words to describe people just because someone wants to get into a pizzing match about it. Deal with it.
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P.S. Democrats don't know squat. Their life's goal is to make much ado about nothing
I won't say Democrats as that's not necessaraly the case but most liberals goal is not to make "much ado about nothing" but to make victims out of everyone and anyone possible. I will say it seems the Democratic party has decided that they're going to position themselves as the "victim party" and the only one who cares. Kind of a smart move if you think about it, paint yourself as the champion of all victims and everyone who disagrees are evil haters.
Again, if it was merely about a definition many other words could apply as well and be accurate. Undocumented immigrants is an accurate descriptor as well.
The debate is about using language to define a group of people.
conservatives know that the term illegal aliens defines that group of people in very negative terms, and this helps conservatives in their political goals pertaining to blocking this group of people.
Democrats know that using humanizing language to describe undocumented immigrants will help Democrats in their political goals pertaining to helping this group of people.
This is what the debate is all about.
Why should we give them a positive term? They broke the law.
How many positive terms we give American law breakers?
So...how does Geraldo equate being a black person with being a criminal again? Racist twit isn't he? Granted, illegal alien isn't an accurate term. Criminal alien is. The act is illegal, the perpetrator of the act is a criminal.
So...how does Geraldo equate being a black person with being a criminal again? Racist twit isn't he? Granted, illegal alien isn't an accurate term. Criminal alien is. The act is illegal, the perpetrator of the act is a criminal.
They use undocument because that sounds less criminal, or not criminal at all.
They use undocument because that sounds less criminal, or not criminal at all.
I know. It's insulting in the worst possible way that Geraldo automatically compares any black person with a criminal. Criminals made a choice to commit a crimal act (or in some cases their parents did). This in no way is comparable to what race someone is.
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