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Old 02-10-2014, 10:38 AM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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Political Correctness is a restiction on one's ideas or speech. Who's speech or thought is being stifled?

Maybe you should be embarrased by incorrectly using the term PC in this context.
Today, PC is almost always used as a retort by those who want to escape or deflect criticism of their views.

Free speech is a two way street. You are free to speak out, but so are others who may or may not agree with your words.
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Old 02-10-2014, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
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As an Italian your opinion on what black folk should be offended about doesn't really matter. I don't know why white folks always have an opinion on what should or shouldn't be offensive to black folk... You can have an opinion until you're blue in the face and OUR perception about what is acceptable and what isn't won't change one bit!!!
That's yet another example of "white 'splaining".
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Old 02-10-2014, 10:52 AM
 
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Most of that food is probably paid for by the tax payer. What a bunch of filthy, whining degenerates. They should be thankful that they have food to go into their bellies that most likely isn't even paid for by themselves or their families.
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Old 02-10-2014, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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Most of that food is probably paid for by the tax payer. What a bunch of filthy, whining degenerates. They should be thankful that they have food to go into their bellies that most likely isn't even paid for by themselves or their families.
Yep. First world problems.

Hungry kids all over the world would be happy to eat that food and instead the school is wringing their hands becuase some one got offended over a menu.
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Old 02-10-2014, 10:57 AM
 
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Most of that food is probably paid for by the tax payer. What a bunch of filthy, whining degenerates. They should be thankful that they have food to go into their bellies that most likely isn't even paid for by themselves or their families.
Uh its a private school. If you mean that the people who send their kids to Carondelet pay taxes in addition to the high tuition and lunch meals then yes its paid for by tax payers.
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Old 02-10-2014, 10:58 AM
 
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Uh its a private school. If you mean that the people who send their kids to Carondelet pay taxes in addition to the high tuition and lunch meals then yes its paid for by tax payers.



SO taxpayers don't subsidize private schools at all? Wow you're naïve.
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Old 02-10-2014, 11:03 AM
 
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Uh its a private school. If you mean that the people who send their kids to Carondelet pay taxes in addition to the high tuition and lunch meals then yes its paid for by tax payers.



Should Mexicans be offended when they eat beans and enchilidas on Mexican Independence day? I'm Italian. Maybe I'll start crying on the Feast of San Gennaro when I am served pizza and lasagna. Gimme a break.
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Old 02-10-2014, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Too far from home.
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SO taxpayers don't subsidize private schools at all? Wow you're naïve.
There's a big difference between the government using tax withheld by force to subsidize PUBLIC schools, and someone dipping into their own pocket and spending what is left AFTER TAXES. That money can be used to purchase anything - a car, a second car, a vacation, or a private education. What people do with the money that they are left with AFTER TAXES is no one's business.
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Old 02-10-2014, 11:09 AM
 
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Same with me eating Carne Asada tacos, beans, rice, enchiladas, tamales.

Most of these dumb assed liberals cant see the forest for the trees through the fog of their ouwn self imposed guilt.

Me, I embrace the caricature of my Mexican/Italian heritage. It completely disarms and frustrates the *******s because then they have nothing left.


I don't buy that. Isn't it ever considered that people might be making fun of your heritage. And if said persons are making fun of your heritage, they are making fun of you. That is how I look at it.

The whole "PC excuse", to me, that is a cop out. I don't consider it "PC" to not want to be made fun of. I won't "embrace" any caricatures of Blacks because, in my judgment, I'm basically saying "you can laugh at me and regard me with no amount of respect". This is why I don't watch BET. This is why I've shunned most rap music. I don't embrace it. I don't want to be held to that.

As for tacos and carne asada, there is a difference. Those foods are particular to Mexico. However, watermelon and fried chicken are SOUTHERN foods, as in, it is food particular to southerners, both Black and White. It is not a "racially particular" food. In fact, watermelon has been cultivated in China as early as the 10th century AD. Native Americans planted it too. That is why it annoys me when people try to portray Black people as "watermelon eaters" or associate watermelon exclusively with Black people. It's basically singling Black people out. Me calling it out is me exercising my rights to say what I think. If a person has the freedom of speech to portray Blacks or other ethnicities in caricatured ways, then I have the right to call it out, and say what I feel. I have that right.
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Old 02-10-2014, 11:10 AM
 
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SO taxpayers don't subsidize private schools at all? Wow you're naïve.

Ok smitty explain to us how Carondelet receives Tax Payer subsidizes to feed its students.

I've paid taxes to subsidize worthless public school indoctrination camps and NEVER receive any tax deduction while sending my kids to private school.

So not only do I pay for my own kids education I also pay for welfare slobs to educate theirs as well.
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