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Old 03-22-2014, 05:20 PM
 
Location: New Jersey!!!!
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I'm proud to be an American who has worth to society.
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Old 03-22-2014, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Glendale NY
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"I am proud to be black"- Says the Black man.

"I am proud to be Asian"- Says the Asian man.

"I am proud to be white"- Says the Racist.
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Old 03-22-2014, 09:00 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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"I am proud to be black"- Says the Black man.

"I am proud to be Asian"- Says the Asian man.

"I am proud to be white"- Says the Racist.
I heard this phrase that you just mentioned before. To add to it i want to say the main difference btwn the 3 is the white man "discovered" america. The people who traveled here before and lived here before would beg to differ though.
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Old 03-22-2014, 09:04 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY $$$
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Proud to be Haitian American I guess.
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Old 03-22-2014, 09:05 PM
 
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How can I help out other latinas/latinos in NYC? Especially my dominicanos/dominicanas.

Ewww.....
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:38 AM
 
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How can I help out other latinas/latinos in NYC? Especially my dominicanos/dominicanas.
United Way

give em a call
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:45 AM
 
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I am still unclear why someone would feel pride about something they had zero control over? I am proud of my accomplishments, my relationship with family and friends, my community and the work that we do to make things better, the sacrifices others have made to help me in life, and the sacrifices I have made to help others.

But to be proud I am Hispanic would be like me being proud I have brown hair, or have 2 legs and 2 arms....I was born with those the same way I was born Hispanic. It was not a choice, not something anyone earned or deserved. You can be proud of the accomplishments of the group for example, or certain people in the group, but being proud of being Hispanic makes no sense. Unless of course you have nothing else to be proud of or are trying to convince yourself there is something inherently noble about Hispanics (there isn't).
There is nothing wrong with a person being proud of who they are, if it includes their ethnic background.

But I do not have some allegiance to any one of my ethnic background or race.

nor do I have an inferiority complex and need to prove that I am good or better than someone else.
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Old 03-23-2014, 04:22 PM
 
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I am proud to be breathing without the assistance of an Iron lung (I have low expectations). Geesch
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Buy a Win-For-Life lottery ticket at your local bodega. All these little urchins will appear and start singing "Thank you for being a friend". I saw it on TV.
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:05 PM
 
Location: War World!
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I'm proud to give birth to a pound of poop everyday.
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