Noxx Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Here's a link to something i found quite funny/interesting: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/a-lot-of-people-are-very-upset-that-an-indian-american-woman Ignorance at it's best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gabe Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Haters gonna hate. Three months banishment to 9gag is something i would never wish upon anybody, not even my worst enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 :wall: What the hell is wrong with people? Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarBearBlue Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 "Sad, but not surprising. Not only are they racist, they're inaccurate. Amazing." was one of the comments at the bottom of page. What better words. Now if you'll excuse me... "Goals dont have a deadline." -xxxgod quoting Lady Shahdie [slayer "Essentials"][click pic for main blog][click quote for mini blog][Worthwhile Auras] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Another sad day. In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Warrior Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 So much for "land of the free". I don't think non-Americans should brag, though. Had she won Miss UK, similar reactions would have taken place. Perhaps not as overtly through social media, but definitely in pubs and offices, people would have shown similar displays of ignorance. My housemate the other day tried to convince me that her high school once cancelled Christmas because the Muslim students "don't believe in Jesus". I informed her that, in Islam, Jesus is actually a prophet. She didn't seem bothered by this, and continued to insist that the 'Pakis' had taken over. It really shouldn't surprise people that, yes, some people really are that racist and, yes, it's usually because they're that full of paranoia. Hence the bewildering references to 9/11 and terrorism. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xVertigo Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Wait... I mean I'm American, and she was born in New York so... Hell, I may be off my rocker but that makes her American right? I didn't have time to read this in depth but people are having an issue with this because her parents are Indian Immigrants? For the most part doesn't all of our heritage start with immigration in America? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarBearBlue Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 We talk about this a lot in my Global issues class. What's funny is those same people probably are unaware that A) she's probably Hindi more so than Muslim, and B) the bridge between Europe in the Dark Ages and the Renaissances era is the Muslim civilization. For all this talk about 'America', they forget that the nation was built off the ideas of what they'd consider the most controversial places in the world. "Goals dont have a deadline." -xxxgod quoting Lady Shahdie [slayer "Essentials"][click pic for main blog][click quote for mini blog][Worthwhile Auras] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenw Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 "This is america" .... I wonder how they'd take it if an American Indian won the competition instead 6,924th to 30 hunting, 13,394th to 30 summoning, 52,993rd to 30 DivinationKiln Record (Post-EoC): W 25 - L 0, 14 Uncut Onyx, 8 Jad hits received (Best record: Two in the same kiln)Obby set renewed post update #2: 0QBD drops: 21 crossbow parts, 3 Visages, 1 Kites, 2 KitsMax Port Score [2205] Achieved: 27th April 2013 (World 2nd) Farmyard Rampage ranking: 12th, 50,000 Kills. Dragon Pickaxe Drops: 1 (Times after I first entered Battlefield: 2h) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xVertigo Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 "This is america" .... I wonder how they'd take it if an American Indian won the competition insteadI'm sure the outrage would include something about casino's and being red backs anyway you look at it something equally insulting and ignorant. I'm ashamed to be an American sometimes simply due to the belligerence the greater population displays toward such trivial "issues." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Nick Pizzo (one of the commenters) is complaining about the outcome. Go back to Sicily!Maria Gruba is complaining about the outcome. Go back to Mexico!Kaleb Trahan is complaining about the outcome. Go back to...get outta America! If there's anything I hate more than Anglo-Americans being racists, its other immigrant-descendants being racist* *yes, Anglo-Americans are immigrant-descendants but there's no denying they are the foundation of the "American" culture. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 "This is america" .... I wonder how they'd take it if an American Indian won the competition insteadI'm sure the outrage would include something about casino's and being red backs anyway you look at it something equally insulting and ignorant. I'm ashamed to be an American sometimes simply due to the belligerence the greater population displays toward such trivial "issues."I agree they're being stupid, but a few cherry picked ignorant tweets do not represent the mindset of the majority of the United States. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyaunte Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Another example of what people believe they should be able to get-away-with due to the "faceless nature" of the Internet and its subsidiaries ... <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I don't see why people care so much about who wins a beauty pageant. They do realize the things are completely meaningless, right? I mean, the only reasonable thing to get upset about when it comes to beauty pageants is someone ugly winning. But this winner was pretty hot so idk 3 "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I think this hyphenated race to American bullshit needs to stop. You're American, it really doesn't matter where your parents or grand-parents or great-grand parents etc. were born, especially for your purpose of country of origin. Also since most Americans have some kind of mixed ancestry... being 1/32nd Cherokee doesn't make you Native American. 3 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarBearBlue Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I don't see why people care so much about who wins a beauty pageant. They do realize the things are completely meaningless, right? The winners do get a scholarship to attend school and some post career enjoy nice success. Vanessa Williams anyone? She lost her crown but did so much better than the runner up from what I can recall. "Goals dont have a deadline." -xxxgod quoting Lady Shahdie [slayer "Essentials"][click pic for main blog][click quote for mini blog][Worthwhile Auras] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Warrior Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I think this hyphenated race to American bullshit needs to stop. You're American, it really doesn't matter where your parents or grand-parents or great-grand parents etc. were born, especially for your purpose of country of origin. Also since most Americans have some kind of mixed ancestry... being 1/32nd Cherokee doesn't make you Native American.I thought she stated that she was "American with Indian descent". So... she said she was American. So... I don't understand your point. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I think this hyphenated race to American bullshit needs to stop. You're American, it really doesn't matter where your parents or grand-parents or great-grand parents etc. were born, especially for your purpose of country of origin. Also since most Americans have some kind of mixed ancestry... being 1/32nd Cherokee doesn't make you Native American.I thought she stated that she was "American with Indian descent". So... she said she was American. So... I don't understand your point. Not her specifically, but the label in general. And the people that consciously choose to make the distinction. 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Because they're talking domestically. If an American asks an American what he is, he isn't going to say American. If a Frenchman asks an American what he is, he IS going to say American. Any hyphenated classification at that point wouldn't make much sense. In addition, I assume you're a Anglo-American ("real" American) See's All? If you are, understand that immigrants do not associate with your classification. To them, an American is the English-speaking white person whose country they're moving into and they themselves are from Africa/Mexico/Poland/etc. This doesn't get erased until the next or two generations down. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 In addition, I assume you're a Anglo-American ("real" American) See's All? If you are, understand that immigrants do not associate with your classification. To them, an American is the English-speaking white person whose country they're moving into and they themselves are from Africa/Mexico/Poland/etc. This doesn't get erased until the next or two generations down. The hyphen makes sense for the immigrants, tying themselves back to their place of origin while still trying to assimilate. And English-speaking white people sometimes classify themselves as something else, usually Latinos. But I'm talking about the children and grand children. Who weren't born in their "mother" country, have never lived or even visited there. They're American through and through, even if their skin color isn't white. 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randox Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I think this hyphenated race to American bullshit needs to stop. You're American, it really doesn't matter where your parents or grand-parents or great-grand parents etc. were born, especially for your purpose of country of origin. Also since most Americans have some kind of mixed ancestry... being 1/32nd Cherokee doesn't make you Native American.This is one I do agree with, something that does bug me, both when people use it to self identify, and when people use it to label others. The only people who have any claim to the title of American or Canadian as an ethnicity are the Native Americans. They are the only people who have been here long enough to have become truly distinct from their ethnic origins. I see the labels only as a way to artificially widen the cultural ethnic gap even further, only serve to create division. I should also clarify that I have no issues with people who bring their culture with them. It's just, I always thought the idea was that Canadian culture was supposed to be an amalgamation. Their customs should become integrated into ours, and the end product be something unique. Instead, it's many cultures with defined borders. Some people embrace and try things out, and others fight to defend their culture, to prevent the foreign influences. The labels, to me, only serve to highlight a culture as something that people need to defend against. I don't see why our culture should be defined in terms of other cultures, why it simply can't be Canadian (or American). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 But even then a lot of people maintain their culture for many generations....so it gets kind of complicated. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenw Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Identifying themselves is one thing, judging people based on their perceived origin is completely another. It's a whole different era of human ignorance (whether it's actual ignorance or pretended ignorance) when people starts judging people for being something they are not, especially when they have been informed otherwise. I sometimes do wonder if these people really are that blind, pretend to be blind, or voluntarily become blind... 6,924th to 30 hunting, 13,394th to 30 summoning, 52,993rd to 30 DivinationKiln Record (Post-EoC): W 25 - L 0, 14 Uncut Onyx, 8 Jad hits received (Best record: Two in the same kiln)Obby set renewed post update #2: 0QBD drops: 21 crossbow parts, 3 Visages, 1 Kites, 2 KitsMax Port Score [2205] Achieved: 27th April 2013 (World 2nd) Farmyard Rampage ranking: 12th, 50,000 Kills. Dragon Pickaxe Drops: 1 (Times after I first entered Battlefield: 2h) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I agree they're being stupid, but a few cherry picked ignorant tweets do not represent the mindset of the majority of the United States.Yes, but this is the internet. Stereotyping is all we do here. 1 I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 But even then a lot of people maintain their culture for many generations....so it gets kind of complicated. There are many different things that get mixed up here - national identity, country of origin, race, religion, and skin color. An example - a black person born in Great Britain, whose parents were raised there as well, studies abroad in the United States. S/he will be automatically stereotyped as "African-American" in America, until s/he speaks. Then s/he'll be labeled as South African, until s/he explains their country of origin. I think part of what's happened is political correctness run amok. White-skinned Americans trying to politely describe the color of other people's skins. But I'll agree with the point of the thread... ignorant and bigoted comments about Miss America are detestable. edit- 1 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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