Comments on: serosly?

By: solo piano

solo piano — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:58:42 +0000

why not?

By: No1askedme

No1askedme — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:22:38 +0000

English is used almost everywhere…. Not my point, my point is that actually the original immigrants were from all over Europe. English has NEVER been the only language in America. All these people want to do is make english the only language on legal documents so immigrants can’t live here easily, racist bastards.

By: Sure, Why Not? » English Privilege

Sure, Why Not? » English Privilege — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:49:18 +0000

[...] again, when the English defenders are looking like this and this and this, maybe Spanish speaking immigrants are far from the ones looking to destroy our native [...]

By: charro

charro — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:55:17 +0000

I hope you are typing “grate” as a way of being sarcastic.

By: dylan

dylan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:53:09 +0000

what ? and let you defile yet another grate thing, get the hell out of here !

By: mickybill

mickybill — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:06:28 +0000

To be honest I think its ironic that this guy spelt officially wrong when in America, you spell a lot of words differently than in England. Maybe that’s what they were pointing out and they were taking the piss?

By: Mr. R

Mr. R — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:20:13 +0000

Has anyone else noticed how there’s a white erase-mark-looking space just to the right of the “l” in “offical”? I suppose that person applied some whiteout to that sign. There’s no way a person who promotes some kind of educational STANDARD could possibly spell every word on their sign correctly.

By: scyllacat

scyllacat — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:21:48 +0000

What does ANY Of this have to do with official languages?

By: scyllacat

scyllacat — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:20:24 +0000

*sniff* Wow, smells like trolls in here.

By: jello

jello — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:45:14 +0000

speechless?

By: me

me — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:07:17 +0000

That’s why you wouldn’t deport them all at once. It would take a while, but the effect would not be devastating if done gradually.

By: kia

kia — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:20:01 +0000

Hyla’s brook, i dont think you relize how hard it is to be from middle eastern heritage in these times. even if you dont dress like an afghan, and no turban. it is extremely difficult. everywhere u go people stare at you. finding a job is soo difficult caus people think EVERY SINGLE middle eastern peson wants to kill them. my father, he’s a driver ( he cant don anything else, artherite) people always made him open a box just to check if it was a bomb. as you could imagine it was very offensive and embarresing for him. what even pissed him off more was that, he’s not even muslim, he doesnt even like muslims that much. people dont think for them selves anymore. their her one story and they think its true so they start racial profiling. i saw this african guy getting pulled over the other day, he didnt do anything wrong, but he still got pulled over. as long as the media keep telling these people their one sided stories and dont look at the other side. this is shit gonna keep happening.

Racism come from lack of knowledge and Iggnorance
– Book of Aqdas (Baha’i’ Faith)

By: chica

chica — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:56:28 +0000

Um…excuse me but…has anyone freaking out over this thought about the fact that, even if they do make it the “officiall” language of the US, it wont do shit?? Seriously…come on. If it ever does get to Congress, it will sit on a bill docket for MONTHS, cause hundreds of “discussions” that tie up Congress’s already full schedule, get revised, rewritten, added to…and then if it ever does get voted in, it will be written on some secretary’s minutes, put in a drawer and left…to gather dust and be forgotten…
I’m not going to express my opinion on the issue of America’s official language. If it would make you feel better for that to be the case, by all means write your petitions, hold your rallies, and if the time ever comes, vote away to your little hearts content. But all I’m saying is, why are people freaking out about little bitty issues like this that won’t effect anybody? Seriously…any consideration on how AIDS is decimating the people of Africa? No. Any comments about the oppressivve regime in Myanmar that would kill its own monks? Don’t see any. How about expressing concern at the state of our own government, the corruption and greed that is turning this country into something its founders wouldn’t recognize? Nothing??
Geez, guys. thats pretty sad.

By: Thank you!!!

Thank you!!! — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:38:41 +0000

Hell ya!!!! I’m a LEGAL mexican-american college student and Im sitting here looking at people who hate me thinking…um, excuse me, but not to long ago your people were in my shoes and they didn’t speak English either!!!!….

By the way…people who preach about making “aliens” learn English need to look at themselves…In my high school class of 300, there were 200 some white Americans… I scored higher than ALL of them on our English proficiency test that the school required for graduation…

By: Brooke

Brooke — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:30:37 +0000

Well, as an exchange student in Asia, Im not lyin when I say its friggin EMBARRASING when my international friends (who have only been taken English since prolly middle school) correct the grammer of my friends in the midwest!!!! maybe we should look into speaking our official language ourselves… just a thought though….

By: S

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:19:37 +0000

Wow. You actually believe that the south is all bigots?
Thats like the guys at my school who say that all of Iraq is terrorists, and that me and my brother are the only people in America who don’t believe in god.

By: Jessidork

Jessidork — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:54:54 +0000

Well, ever since the state started deporting illegals, they’ve kinda high-tailed it out of AZ. The Atlanta area is a second bounce city traditionally, meaning illegals come in through a larger port of entry (LA, NYC, etc), then come to Atlanta to find their family and/or friends.

By: Doopie

Doopie — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:57:52 +0000

Why cant ya just invent ya own language insted of stealing english?

America is overrated. And its already rated “Sucky”
Patriots is just extremists is nicer clothing.

By: DaMan Conners

DaMan Conners — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:21:06 +0000

Politics, its funny! America is like a huge Melting pot.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:33:47 +0000

Awwwwwww *sniffs* the elementary teacher in me just loves that.

By: lemongirl

lemongirl — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:10:50 +0000

If all the immigrants working and spending money in this country left (forcibly or otherwise), the effect on the economy would be DEVASTATING.

By: John

John — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:56:31 +0000

Haha yeah, makin’ babies in a country I can’t claim child benefits for them is my number 1 get-rich-quick scheme! Once you’ve raised them for a couple of years on dog biscuits and gruel, wearing a pillowcase, you can sell them to a dog food factory and start rakin’ it in…

Incidentally, who do people think has more right to American citizenship: “white trash” (yeah I hate that term) living off the state or an illegal immigrant with a job? Not saying either of those are typical, just asking, given those two individuals, who has more right to American citizenship and why.

By: John

John — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:43:36 +0000

I know it’s a cliche, but why English? There were Spanish speakers in the south well before the English arrived, and there have been ever since. There is no time in the USA’s history when it didn’t have thousands of Spanish-speaking citizens. I’m not even going to talk about native Americans.

By: fail

fail — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:44:00 +0000

effective

By: audrey

audrey — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:49:21 +0000

i can has half a brain? maybe then i can spell official.

By: ChanChan

ChanChan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:03:00 +0000

um….english was never the official language. it’s just the de-facto language. no where in the constitution or bill of rights does it state an official language of this country.

it’s stupid the way people are trying to get an ‘official’ language. americans should just get off their lazy asses and learn another language. maybe then america can show the world they’re not retarded.

By: Proud_Beaner

Proud_Beaner — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:44:05 +0000

Well it has been the offical language since the beginning. But if you haven’t noticed we do have a lot of hispanic immigrants, so things are going to change. If you didn’t have your head up your ass, you’d probably realize that you’ve been speaking several differant languages for as long as you’ve been able to talk. It’s the reason we’re called a melting pot dumbass.

By: Knitpicky25

Knitpicky25 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:02:36 +0000

Cristina, I believe that I can claim knowing both sides. I come from the former Soviet Union, came here legally, that was the best decision in my life (after marrying my husband These are my two cents:

1. We applied, we waited, we paid our dues, we underwent “discriminating” medical exam to prove we have no AIDS, mental disability, tuberculosis, or STD. We tried and keep trying to blend in as much as we can, mostly by working legally and respecting this country’s laws. Yes, I am a patriot of this country.

2. Illegal immigration is a big, nasty, lucrative business as vile as drug or weapons smuggling. Ever wondered how much you must pay the coyote to smuggle you in? Are you aware it’s FEW TIMES MORE than legal immigration fees total? How soon are you off the hook? Where does your money go? Do you have any fair chance to break free, stay alive, and go legal? How long you must work for nothing before you are “free” to start your own legalization saga, paying through the nose (again) to the sleazy lawyers? You know they cannot guarantee you legalization, but you have no choice? What about all these so-called Mail-order Brides? (Shame on my old country, it’s the main importer). What about people freezing to death in the cargo compartments on the planes or being eaten by rats on the cargo ships, left for dead in the desert, falling off the boats like Elian Gonzales’s mom? (Thanks for Clinton and Janet Reno, this boy wound up a propaganda prop in the Castro’s bloody hands. His own daughter bolted from the Communist paradise).

3. Can’t speak for other countries, but in the former SU racism and chauvinism is of epic proportions. Neo-Nazis are not that much prosecuted, and they are much more aggressive than in America. The republics/countries have their share of their own illegal immigrants. People get lynched, I mean killed, literally. Well, we’ve gotten our share back then even though we were “natives”: my husband is a Jew, I am not, he was discriminated as a Jew, and I was discriminated because I was married to him. To be precise, I couldn’t get a job I was qualified for because for a government job you get screened, and if you have a potential “defector” (namely Jew) in the family, you automatically fall under suspicion. (Hello Orwell). Well hell, they were right. I finally got fed up and defected – legally.

4. Try and go to ANY OTHER country, starting from Mexico, same way as illegals come to the USA, but on your own. You won’t last a day. You will be arrested, deported, and (probably) abused in any unthinkable way. I mean, what rights? Your are not a citizen. Try to get a job, a place to live, go to the hospital and tell them you got no money. Relax and see what happens. Or you team up with the Mafia that makes big, big bucks on the illegals. They keep you in the barn, they drive you to and from job, and if you get too sick, they get rid of you. If you yap too much, they silence you, physically.

5. Or go to Norway, Belgium, any affluent and civilized country, and ask if they want you there. Good chance is they will fine AND kick you out.

6. People come here mostly from the Third World where they have had no rights, period. Any change is a change for the better. Why do you think they are coming here?.. right, to bite the feeding hand, but not all of them. You just cannot appreciate enough the difference between America and the rest of the world. This country has been too generous and forgiving, and there is too much criminal activity taking advantage of this “weakness”, and when all the hell breaks loose, the two-year-old baby takes the blow. Is it fair? No, but where did you see fair?..

7. Amnesty does not work. Once you give it to a two-year-old baby, the whole village will be banging on the door, bringing their life with them, their language, their criminal structures, their laws (remember Muslim fathers killing their teen daughters for not wearing the veil, in Canada and in the USA within the week?..) Once you express your concerns, you’re discriminating!.. And there are enough lawyer scoundrels lining up to defend people that live here but hate America and don’t give a s*** about its laws. Be careful here. Have you ever seen how they distribute the UN food? The thugs wrestle away women and babies and are selling it five minutes later not even trying to disguise the brand!!! Where – Africa, North Korea, all those commie countries after hurricanes, tsunami, earthquakes – so beware: these people will end up here before any babies. Careful what your wish for.

Sorry it’s waaaay long. I live in NY and see it on a large scale in crazy acceleration. I was lucky to have come here and that’s why I want this country to survive.

By: wren

wren — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:50:58 +0000

I’m ok with anyone who comes to this country legally, most of them at least try to learn English. All the non-Spanish speaking immigrants are basically SOL as far as signs in their language, why do the Hispanics get a special pass? Also, the amount of money they send back is astronomical, its one of Mexico’s top income sources. Don’t try to persuade me that that’s not hurting our own ecomomy. Also, I don’t really agree with the statements about persecuting blacks or hispanics. To the blacks, you’re not African-American anymore, you’ve been here too long. Also, if you want the police and government to not single you out, try taking Bill Cosby’s advice. To the hispanics, if you’re here legally and work and vote, more power to you.

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By: joe

joe — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:05:21 +0000

Americans are funny. And sad too, judging from these comments.

By: CJ Blackwing

CJ Blackwing — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:08:56 +0000

preesaislee

By: pizzle

pizzle — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:49:02 +0000

yeah I’d like to see peruvians speak english too.

By: nate

nate — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:31:01 +0000

Time to put your pro-immigrant status to the ultimate test: Would you
support getting rid of the immigration laws that discriminate against certain
groups, including Latinos and the poor? That would make every Jose and
Maria that crossed the border a legal immigrant.

By: Ismene

Ismene — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:14:46 +0000

Bigotry is not exclusive to the south. I am assuming that you are a northerner, and by lumping all southerners under the catergories of “racist bigots” and “stupid,” you are exhibiting those same characteristics. Thus, you have proven that it is not just “the south” that needs to be dropped into work camps and tossed into the desert for racist bigotry and stupidity.

By: cristina

cristina — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:44:40 +0000

There are certainly a lot of people here that are commenting without knowing both sides. My best friend is an illegal immigrant. Brought over when she was two, so she didn’t have a choice in the matter. Not only does she and her whole family pay taxes every year (illegal immigrants can use something called an I-10 number instead of a social security number) but they have all tried to get legal status as some point and time. If she goes back to Mexico and tries to do it the right way, regardless of the fact that she didn’t have a choice in coming over here, she has to wait at least ten years because the government can prove that she has been in the US. She can’t go to college, she can’t get a decent job, she can’t do anything. I understand wanting to punish those who come over illegally with full knowledge of what they are doing, but to punish a two year old? If the government would reform the system, there would be far less illegal immigrants. Right now, not only is it outrageously expensive, but depending on where you are coming from, it also takes an excessive amount of time. My other friend has a green card from Canada, and just to get that to come here she had to wait two years. Another girl I talked to has to wait 13 years to come here legally from Cuba. If the system was changed, and those people that are coming here to escape a place where they are making little to no money didn’t have to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to get here, and even then wait for years, then people would come the right way. Until that happens, don’t expect things to change anytime soon. Sorry this is so long, but this topic makes my blood boil. Oh, and as a side note, I am from the South, and am not a racist or anti-immigrant, so that little comment made before was very unintelligent. Just sayin

By: PKay

PKay — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:11:03 +0000

Right on!!! As one who has taught students from all over the world…many of whom master English better than our own…I say again, Right ON!!

By: lilia

lilia — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:24:58 +0000

let’s have less arguing and more researching!

By: fjaradvax

fjaradvax — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:02:48 +0000

Second that, Woop. “Standard” English, no less

By: LAL

LAL — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:02:41 +0000

Someone misses the “i” in irony too I see.

Before the irony debate ensues:

Dramatic (or tragic) irony is a disparity of expression and awareness: when words and actions possess a significance that the listener or audience understands, but the speaker or character does not.

By: LAL

LAL — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:58:49 +0000

I’m always excited when someone actually knows history and uses facts for a debate. You make me smile

By: LAL

LAL — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:09:22 +0000

But they better speak ‘Merican right? This is opposite of what you said before and has nothing to do with the ignorant sign above. First, legal and illegal immigrants would be effected by English as a national language. Second, making English the official language would have no effect on the problems you’re referring to. It would not require hospitals to stop trying to help people who do not speak Englsih and most medical professional would consider it a travesty to do that under any circumstance. It would just make the legal system, voting, etc (government documents) impenetrable to those who speak only other languages or are not entirely proficient in English. Again, matchew, I must remind you that you should read reputable and numerous sources before forming an opinion based on what you think and they telling others how wrong they are.

By: some guy

some guy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:07:07 +0000

id muh rather have a country full of illegal immigrants than have complete idiots like some of the guys replying here.
at least they dont whine, and have some undeserved sense of self satisfaction.

By: some guy

some guy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:03:42 +0000

I think we should instead drop the south into work camps and toss them into the desert. That is our main source of racist bigots and stupidity.

By: some guy

some guy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:00:08 +0000

what mexican person have you ever paid for? Have you ever seen a mexican begger asking for spare change? They will work for themselves.

on the other hand i see about 10-20 “locals” with signs up asking for change.

By: some guy

some guy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:45:38 +0000

georgia huh? you sure youre not just being a stupid racist southerner?

By: Jestocost

Jestocost — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:32:28 +0000

A hippocrate!! That’s going to be the word of the week for me. Picture a large African animal in a wooden box ……. seriously, though, Phi, it’s not about
racism, it’s about being an ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT.

By: blaah

blaah — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:53:23 +0000

HAHA. She was completely owned.

By: Woop

Woop — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:26:37 +0000

I must say, it IS nice to find a picture like this with “mostly” intelligent debate behind it. It’s interesting though,how so many Americans cite their country as better than England (my home – yay!), yet ask for their language to be: ENGLISH! odd,eh?

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:11:18 +0000

more like: no