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minionofmidas
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« on: February 17, 2006, 06:11:02 AM »
« edited: February 17, 2006, 09:37:46 AM by Supa Hasi »

...nor to 19th century conventions.

There's also Native American Heritage Month. Now admittedly, all of this is a wee bit silly. And yes, obviously every year should be Black History Year.
The answer, then, to Kevin's question, is "neither". It should not be celebrated, and it is not pc (for one thing it's not called African American History Month, as it would be if it were pc. Tongue ) It's symbolic politics, ie "I won't "can't" give you justice but I can give you a hug history month" elitist poor-appeasing crap.
Then again, once it's there, abolishing it would also be purely symbolic politics - racist symbolic politics. Keep on the law books; ignore.
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minionofmidas
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2006, 03:34:43 PM »

He calls himself "Hispanic", not "Latino" or "Mexican" or "Chicano" or "Pocho". He's obviously middle class, Ope.

Yes, I know. There's also Hispanics from other countries, and the above definition doesn't work out so well for them.
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minionofmidas
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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2006, 07:08:53 AM »


Why do you assume he isn't a member of the owning class?  Because he's Hispanic?

No, because it is a 99% chance that he is working class, regardless of ethnicity.
No I'm from a middle class family not a lower class family. The US isn't all 1% rich and 99% poor like oyu think it is.

Yes it is, stahan.  The point is - do you work?  Did your father work?

He calls himself "Hispanic", not "Latino" or "Mexican" or "Chicano" or "Pocho". He's obviously middle class, Ope.

I know nothing of their various appellations, but I certainly think he is a working class.
1 the name is STRAHA or VICE INCARNATE. Not "Stahan". Fu(kwit.

2 I'm currently a colelge student and my father is a professor at another school than the one I go to so no I'm not a lazy bum like you.

3 I see "working class" as being the lower classes. Definately NOT the middle class. My family makes above 100,000 a year. I'd say that's better off than being "working class".
 
4 so ANYBODY who is from a family that isn't a millionaire/can live on trust funds is a "working class"? by your defintion?
On his definition yeah.
It's sort of a 19th century definition (and if anything, it divided the upper middle from the lower middle classes, not the middle from the working classes, even back then.)
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