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Keep in mind that many didn't "come" to American by free will.
Also many were here before the european criminals came here.
Many others resent the USA for it's many wrongful doings around the world.. ie, Nagasaki, Hiroshima.. Iraq, "staging" of Pearl Harbor attacks, 9/11 etc..
Are you speaking about the African slaves who didn't come of their free will? I wonder why so many of them didn't refuse to be assimilated but learned the language and the laws and so forth. I bet that not one of those in the 19th century had any idea what the word, gringa, meant or even existed.
Since you are so worried about the atom bombs, maybe you could explain why the Japanese of the present day don't seem to feel the same way you seem to feel. "Staged" bombing of Pearl Harbor? How old are you? 15? I see that you are also one of those who don't think that the bombing in NYC took place the way most of us believe it did.
What the Hell is a "Heritage" speaker? By the way most of us who are bilingual grew up using "Spanglish" as a means to communicate with others since bilingual speakers often think in both languages.
Maybe the kids had no choice but their parents did.
Why go to another country while yearning for your home country ?
Why break the law to move and then NOT want your kids to grow up American ?
Why not ask a Cuban? They seem to have this sentiment more than any other group that immigrates here and they get a free pass.
The generation of Mexicans and South Americans that immigrated into this country since the 1980's is a huge disgrace. When my fathers family came to this country in the late 1800's and early 1900's from Mexico the first thing they did was learn the language and make sure all their children learned English.
I still have my Great Grandfathers English Dictionary he used to learn English in 1914. 100 years later most of my family still speaks Spanish but as a second language.
I may not be anyone, in your eyes but some of us non-libs do take it as what the OP called it when it is used the way it was used.
You need to grow a thicker skin and not be offended by meaningless stuff. Do you even know what gringa means? It is offensive only if you want it to be (and many do), but the word does not have a negative connotation.
When did you become so PC anyway?
Last edited by Finn_Jarber; 01-31-2012 at 12:18 PM..
I don't think this young girl was using "gringa" in a negative way. I think she was saying that when her Spanish-speaking parents talked to her in Spanish, and she responded in English, that it made her feel bad because it emphasized the differences between her parents and herself. She wants to be close to her parents, not growing away from them. So she's taking a class to perfect her Spanish and permit her to be closer to her parents.
I don't think this young girl was using "gringa" in a negative way. I think she was saying that when her Spanish-speaking parents talked to her in Spanish, and she responded in English, that it made her feel bad because it emphasized the differences between her parents and herself. She wants to be close to her parents, not growing away from them. So she's taking a class to perfect her Spanish and permit her to be closer to her parents.
I find it very difficult to believe she cannot understand the language of the parents who raised her. It's just not possible, IMO.
I think she just wants an easy class.
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