Miss America crowns 1st winner of Indian descent; racist tweets flow

[mota bhai 2,675]

conciliator.. back off now. you are about to get pwned

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

No typo there. Master is the term of address for an underage boy. Miss/master v. Mrs./Mr.

Well then i stand corrected

Sorry

I was so hoping someone besides me .. Oh well

Sorry Ms. Val my bad

[mota bhai 2,675]

that was painful to watch.

[decocker 7,198]

i found it quite enjoyable. it's monday ffs.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

What you Tweet-quoted from the Fox reporter... Why is that racist??? He was simply stating a preference.

While I am not rooting for anyone in that pageant, I'd like to say this:

Here's the thing a lot of non-military folks don't usually understand... In the US military, there is no such thing as race. There is no such thing as different skin color or whether your parents immigrated from another country... You live on base and your curb has houses where probably five or six families with varying heritages live and peacefully coexist and can be friends.

Racist tweets are not something to be surprised about. A Hispanic-American kid sings the Star Spangled Bannner at a national game (A Spurs game to be exact) and inane comments on twitter ensue ("Why is a Mexican singing our song?")

I'd rather be aghast at organized groups acting on their racist philosophies (neo-Nazists for example) rather than trolls who have nothing better to do with their lives on twitter.

First of all, the word "third world" is so 1990s. The terms are now developed and developing countries.

Diversity is another one of those social terms that only exist because some Americans choose to be overly politically correct. Having diversity alone is not a divider, because it is only a social construct. The existence of diversity among a people that have nothing but preformed ill notions of people different from their skin color or their background... That's when a people are divided.

Great post.. The U.S. military is usually one of the most diverse organizations one will encounter. Yet oddly I remember us all functioning as a team and race never being much of an issue.

[mota bhai 2,675]

i'd watch my back if i were you. the conciliator is like an elephant, he never forgets...

[Darnell 8,478]

I am the grammar police

I invite you to join the League of Ancient Grammarians ...

[GandD 5,966]

i'd watch my back if i were you. the conciliator is like an elephant, he never forgets...

I'm already sick of the name.

[mota bhai 2,675]

it's a real b1tch to type.

[decocker 7,198]

unless it's spelling. or grammar

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I'm already sick of the name.

I am also..It was meant to be a gag. I tried to change it the other day. I am out of name changes for a few more months

Please everyone...NB is just fine

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

StuffZ.

Yes, I know that immigration from other "non-European" countries has increased in recent decades.

But you said it had not happened at all before, that it was a new thing. That's not true.

My point was that while now you feel okay with the category of "white" immigrants, when many of these people were immigrating here, the main population was against them. They felt scared, and spouted really racist, horrible stuff about Irish, Italians. Want to know my favorite old racist joke, for instance? "What's dumber than a dumb Irishman?" "A smart Swede."

That joke makes no sense now, and all of these groups are lumped together in your mind as "white European = good."

These categories are all in people's minds, and they change throughout time. In the 1930s in California, on the census, Mexican was in the "white" section because people were worried about the Chinese as other. Then when more Mexicans came in, the white people started worrying more about them, and made "Mexican or hispanic" another separate box.

When I was growing up I knew someone who had never left the state. He said to me once, "Why are people making a big deal about Asian people being different? They are the same as white people." So in his mind, black was different, but asian was white and all the same.

Like I said, Irish were not considered European some time back, they were Celts or something (foreigners!), and the "real" Europeans were English or French, only.

The white category did not include people that is now includes. So the relative "sameness" or "difference" to you is all in your mind.

[Danno 1,228]

Great post.. The U.S. military is usually one of the most diverse organizations one will encounter. Yet oddly I remember us all functioning as a team and race never being much of an issue.

My experience was similar, even so in off duty hours relationships most often formed with race as a real factor.

The military which is a very select group of society is without a doubt the best example of "color blind".. or as close as one could hope.

Another area is Pentecostal churches, no matter where you find them they will "willingly" come together with diversity.

Muslim groups might be the same, I just can't say.

*Of course the one other area is ROMANCE , but romance always breaks all the rules.

[Danno 1,228]

Yes, I know that immigration from other "non-European" countries has increased in recent decades.

But you said it had not happened at all before, that it was a new thing. That's not true.

My point was that while now you feel okay with the category of "white" immigrants, when many of these people were immigrating here, the main population was against them. They felt scared, and spouted really racist, horrible stuff about Irish, Italians. Want to know my favorite old racist joke, for instance? "What's dumber than a dumb Irishman?" "A smart Swede."

That joke makes no sense now, and all of these groups are lumped together in your mind as "white European = good."

These categories are all in people's minds, and they change throughout time. In the 1930s in California, on the census, Mexican was in the "white" section because people were worried about the Chinese as other. Then when more Mexicans came in, the white people started worrying more about them, and made "Mexican or hispanic" another separate box.

When I was growing up I knew someone who had never left the state. He said to me once, "Why are people making a big deal about Asian people being different? They are the same as white people." So in his mind, black was different, but asian was white and all the same.

Like I said, Irish were not considered European some time back, they were Celts or something (foreigners!), and the "real" Europeans were English or French, only.

The white category did not include people that is now includes. So the relative "sameness" or "difference" to you is all in your mind.

Bro in every post I correct you on the facts, forgive me is I fail to find the time at every post of yours... such as this one.

[mota bhai 2,675]

My experience was similar, even so in off duty hours relationships most often formed with race as a real factor.

The military which is a very select group of society is without a doubt the best example of "color blind".. or as close as one could hope.

Another area is Pentecostal churches, no matter where you find them they will "willingly" come together with diversity.

Muslim groups might be the same, I just can't say.

*Of course the one other area is ROMANCE , but romance always breaks all the rules.

Romance breaks all the rules and romance is the only thing referred in your post that actually can create more people. It is therefore much more powerful as a demographic influence than the military or the church/mosque.