I heard a news report that brought it all up again. It stated the plight of thousands of Undocumented Workers. Huh?? So now it's not alright to call them Illegal Immigrants? Even though they are Illegal??!! And they Immigrated to the US as Illegal Immigrants??!!
Oh, no! That classification might stigmatize them or hurt their feelings.
Tough Shit!! It is an appropriate "classification"! I work my ass off to not be classified as someone below the poverty line, but if I fall below that point, you can call me poor. Not this "nice-sugar-coated-fuzzy-sweet-emotionally-reinforcing BULLSHIT" label like, "financially challenged" or "credit hindered". I would be poor! LEGAL, but poor!
My point is this:
Pandering to groups of any kind in such an insignificant manner as what "classification" to which they are referred only serves to bring down the majority. In this case, all of the LEGAL people in this country. Is that what you want to do? Do you want to speak about or to them in a condescending tone? Do you want to continue to support the ridiculous lawsuits being filed because someone referred to someone else as "poor" instead of "financially challenged" or, to play the race card, "black" instead of "African American"?
Grow up and learn that we are all human beings! I am from Scottish heritage, but you don't see me demanding the right to be called "Scottish American". I am an American. For the minority (of ANY sort) to demand - and WIN - the rest of the world cater to them is the most UN-American thing I can think of!
My in-box is already prepared for your angry responses. And I will write back to each and every one of you that wish to disagree with me.
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