xtremecaffeine:

A Tumblr blogger’s “Rant about Mexicans.”

stfuracists:

Hey, Tumblr community, meet one of your neighbors…

im-perfectly-me:

They come into our country and take over our language. ESL? English is a SECOND language? Hell no. English is the FIRST language of America. If American’s went to Mexico, they would throw a pissy fit if we tried taking over Spanish with English. Why would we let you guys into our free country just so you can fuck it up again? America is full of dumb bitches being fucked up the ass. Some free country, I can’t even voice my own opinion at my school without being threatened to “get jumped”. Go to LA, those are real gangs. Not pussy ones in Salem, Oregon. Don’t get me wrong, not all Mexicans are like this. The majority of them are, though. I don’t care if you call me racist because everyone knows I am. I give props to the smart Mexicans, the non-“gang-bangers”, and so on, too, though. I’m fine if you speak it at your house or something but you shouldn’t be speaking it because you don’t know English. K. Have common sense.
Don’t get me wrong, I definitely don’t think Americans are any better. Take a look at this post for instance, it’s so horrible, intolerant, and racist. Every race has their flaw, no matter what.

You know it’s going to be good when a post it titled “rant about Mexicans.”

Another gross phenomenon besides the “I’m not racist but…” - the young, proud racist white girl. They’re all over Tumblr.

Ok, I’m just going to point out a few flaws in your argument here:

1) ESL classes, as in “English as Second Language” classes are to ENSURE THAT NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ENGLISH. It does not classify English as “secondary, lesser” language. The opposite, actually. It means that we’re teaching them to speak English so they can function. It means, sure, they weren’t born speaking English, but we’re trying to help them learn right now.  

2) So basically, the whole “we don’t go to Mexico and take over Spanish with English” thing? Yeah. Your argument makes no sense.

3) And even if it did make sense, America actually has a pretty rich history of making the native cultures in other lands speak English. The Philippines is a good example. Also, if your logic were true, we’d probably all be speaking some sort of Native American dialect.  After all, they WERE here first. Of course, that doesn’t make sense, right? Why would anyone want to learn a Native American’s language in….America?

4) People are probably threatening to jump you because your opinions are misinformed and really motherfucking racist. Which, actually, seems to me like pretty good justification. Or did you think you should be allowed to say shit like “I only like the smart Hispanics, because there are so many dumb ones but props to you for getting over your whole inferior race thing”?

5) “I’m fine if you speak it at your house but you shouldn’t be speaking it because you don’t know English” basically invalidates any sort of dialogue that might go on in the house. Language is all about utility.  If some things are easier to understand for a person in a language that IS NOT ENGLISH, do you really think that somebody (who speaks whatever that person’s first language is) is going to tell them English, just because we’re past some international border line? 

6) So basically, you’re saying, “I’m not racist but this post is racist but I’m not trying to be racist because I’m American and I can’t help that it’s a race.” American is not a race. It’s a fucking nationality.  Learn your terminology and your definitions and your public policies before you attempt to insult an entire group of people. K thx.

/throws the mic down and walks away