Language requirement is "racist" per UNIVISION gue

Sonia Gutierrez (English teaching school in DC) was interviewed by JORGE RAMOS of Unvision on the program AL PUNTO (to the point)... and responded to Ramos' question about the "myth of Hispanics not wishing to learn English" She responded stating that it is the "racists" in America who spread this lie. She has been teaching "foreigners" English for 30 years and finds these people to eagerly learn English .... because they wish to have a job...... BUT NOTICE .... they don't learn English to study the CONSITUTION or how to become an American..... and NOTICE that Jorge RAmos ignores her anti-American comment....

But then, the obvious question would be; why is Spanish-language media exploding... if they all wish to learn English and integrate?.... the only reason for UNIVISION is to CATER to those who wish NOT TO ADAPT to America, and wish to hear the news and entertainment in Spanish.... THEY THEMSELVES CREATE THE IMPRESSION THEY WANT TO HAVE A SEPARATE LIFE.... far from integrating or assimilating.... UNIVISION is happy to keep the Latins dependent on THEIR presentation of the news....

by the way, Ramos refers to us as "Anglo-Saxons" or "North Americans", but always as "they", as if he were not part of this nation....though he claims to be Mexican-born and an American". His anchor partner Maria Elena SAlinas does the same thing, though she is actually born in the US...

When they discuss something negative about America they use "they", Anglo or NorthAmerica, but if it is something pleasant and positive, they use "we" or at least "in this country..."

but, why do we allow any one to proclaim him'herself a HYPHENATED American.... one is either American or not.....

More of the same BS.

Anglo-Saxons" or "North Americans..........she is guilty of a hate crime.

Firstly Latino is not a race. It is a hodge-podge of races melding through history that all happen to share the language of the Spanish conquistadors. For the guest to claim she is a teacher of English, I worry that her ethnicity colors what she teaches.
To call us North Americans, got news for them--Mexico is on the same continent so they are also Norte Americano.
And to term people in this country as Anglos is only referring those from English stock. I don't have one drop of English in me and I am a citizen of citizen parents and grandparents. This teacher should do better to understand English--rather than promoting a silly agenda of racism.

Although the following opinion piece refers specifically to recent charges of racism surrounding Rush Limbaugh by two self-appointed African American "spokespersons", it does point out that in many ways these constant charges of "racism" have become a "racket". Votex is right: "Latino" is not a "race", and the term "Hispanic" refers specifically to "Spanish speaking persons in the United States". The Clinton Administration began a quiet government initiative to include language as a distinguishing "national characteristic" in order to establish further grounds for actionable civil rights law suits which can be appealed to the federal courts. Sadly this has more to do with the livelihood of the American Association of Immigration Lawyers than with the U.S. Constitution. And, ironically, a number of people native to the U.S. Southwest whose ancestors may date back to the Spanish colonization do not themselves necessarily speak Spanish. I opt for "persons of Spanish descent" and "Brazilians" as more accurate.

October 25, 2009
American Thinker

October 19, 2009

The lucrative business of racism
By Bob Weir

This latest imbroglio about Rush Limbaugh being ineligible to buy an NFL franchise, because of a couple of alleged racial comments he made over the span of his many decades on the radio, stands out as one of the phoniest canards ever foisted upon the American public.

The irony behind the spurious charge is that they come from two of the most incendiary provocateurs in the race-baiting business. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, who give themselves the ludicrous title of Reverend, have the unmitigated gall to proclaim that Limbaugh is a polarizing figure in the country. This from a couple of race hustlers who have been living large for several decades with no visible means of support except for the "donations" they received from corporations they've threatened with not so subtle methods of extortion. Using their race as a bludgeon, they begin by claiming that a company doesn't have enough blacks on the payroll, therefore they will stage protests and jeopardize the company's profits until it cries uncle and makes sizable "contributions" to the respective bank accounts of some very suspicious "nonprofit" groups. Add to that several instances in which these charlatans have thrown gasoline on black - white incidents from coast to coast, and you have a clear picture of actual racism.

However, this is where we are in 2009. Sharpton and Jackson can make millions of dollars by parsing every word, phrase, action or thought and search for a creative way to connect it to bigotry. Every time they do, they expect white America to be intimidated into relinquishing something of value. Yet, when Jackson exhibited his rabid anti-Semitism by referring to New York City as Hymietown, that other laughable excuse for a member of the clergy couldn't find his voice. Similarly, when the bozo known as "Reverend" Sharpton gained national attention by claiming that a black woman was raped by three white men and covered with feces; a malicious and libelous claim that left him on the losing end of a lawsuit, we weren't entertained by the rent-a-protest mob frequently organized by that other jerk who masquerades as a man of God.

More recently, when a black woman charged that she had been raped by three white Duke University lacrosse players (another accusation that proved to be false) the country's premier race-baiters catapulted themselves to North Carolina as though they discovered a vein of gold in Durham. In a very real sense it was gold for them because it gave them another opportunity to use the race card in their continuous pursuit of self-aggrandizement and racial polarization.

You have to understand that if these guys didn't have the skin-pigmentation crutch to lean on, they'd undoubtedly be unemployed. As long as they can keep racism alive, these flimflam artists will not only continue to stuff cash into their larcenous coffers, but they'll be virtually impervious to allegations of corruption, since every genuine charge will be met by an apocryphal countercharge of racism. Even the IRS, who proved their puissance way back in 1931, by sending Al Capone to prison for tax evasion, has so far been unable to lock up these 2 gangsters. Several years ago, Sharpton claimed that blacks cannot be racists because they don't have the power to support discrimination and subjugation in the system. Some people may have bought into that reasoning when all the presidents had been white, but now that we have a black president such claims become obvious attempts to escape responsibility for black bigotry. As a result, an increasing number of whites are becoming fed up with the constant barrage of frivolous complaints that come from some of the most unproductive members of society.

If either Sharpton or Jackson had enough money to buy a sports franchise, does anyone believe they would be denied the purchase because of the multitude of racist statements and actions they've engaged in during their entire adult life? I can just imagine the crybabies screeching over the airwaves about the attempt by whites to keep blacks down.

This is nothing less than a strategy to limit free speech for one segment of society, while giving unlimited license to another. A good example of that are the many groups who blithely get away with blatant discrimination. We don't hear complaints about the Congressional Black Caucus being a racist group. Nor do we hear whimpering about the Miss Black USA Contest, or the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, etc. etc. I have no doubt that some blacks will read this and call me a racist. Well, if telling it like it is makes me a racist, then bring it on, brother.

Bob Weir is a former detective sergeant in the New York City Police Department. He is the executive editor of The News Connection in Highland Village, Texas. Email Bob.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/10/ ... raci.html#

A language is not a race. Also why don't Mexicans speak the native language of the Aztecs instead of Spanish?

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

A language is not a race. Also why don't Mexicans speak the native language of the Aztecs instead of Spanish?

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10% of Mexican nationals are white/European
60% are Mestizo (native Indian+White)
30% are Native

They are a mexican outfit anyway. They should keep their opinion in mexico as far as I'm concerned.

Univision is mostly US owned, though it gets its soap operas from Mexico's TELEVISA and Venezuela's VENEVISA.... The owner of TELEVISA (Azcarraga does own about 10% of the network...)

its last buyout, according to WIKIPEDIA, left it with debts 12 times its annual cash generation.... pretty bad!

Over the last couple of years it has lost some key reporters to new US rivals...

Ever wonder why NO Spanish station has a secondary audio channel while most English ones do?

Just food for thought.

its not the "racist americans" that make language an issue, its the racist hispanics that make it an issue when someone who doesnt speak spanish talks to them and they demand it or mock it and then go find someone who can speak it to go help them. ive seen this time and time again, it happens in retail alot, a mexican comes in, doesnt know a lick of english, you try to help them out and if you look at all hispanic they ridicule you and ask you such things as 'why dont YOU speak spanish?' and then just seek out a spanish employee that knows it.