BuffaloBill Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/spanish-homework-assignment-at-n-y-school-draws-outrage/ I feel for teachers during the era of COVID. What a senseless and stupid mistake this was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 How could anyone put that together and not think it was offensive. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Nothing reporting local (NY) that you need to get report from area with very heavy Hispanic population? If it was opposite - A teacher teaching Spanish speaking students how to disrespect non-Hispanic people they would not have reacted. I worked in California and saw it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) Wow! I am shocked this came out bougie Williamsville! 😏 What about the "Ugly American?" 28 minutes ago, PastaJoe said: How could anyone put that together and not think it was offensive. Conditioning... Edited January 16, 2022 by ExiledInIllinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: Nothing reporting local (NY) that you need to get report from area with very heavy Hispanic population? If it was opposite - A teacher teaching Spanish speaking students how to disrespect non-Hispanic people they would not have reacted. I worked in California and saw it a lot. So in an area with a limited Hispanic population the words and story are less inane and discriminatory? It was news in Buffalo also. Your assumption raises an argument that you can’t prove. The bottom line is that discrimination coming from any direction is discrimination. Beyond this, what the teacher did was simply stupid. How long could it have taken to put that assignment together, 60 seconds? Take another 60 seconds and come up with some less offensive material. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/spanish-homework-assignment-at-n-y-school-draws-outrage/ I feel for teachers during the era of COVID. What a senseless and stupid mistake this was. Yeah, this was dumb. Really dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, BuffaloBill said: So in an area with a limited Hispanic population the words and story are less inane and discriminatory? It was news in Buffalo also. Your assumption raises an argument that you can’t prove. The bottom line is that discrimination coming from any direction is discrimination. Beyond this, what the teacher did was simply stupid. How long could it have taken to put that assignment together, 60 seconds? Take another 60 seconds and come up with some less offensive material. Yeah... At least be "offense neutral" and balance things out. Lots of ugly Americans and pretty Mexicans. All you gotta do is watch the weather, tuning in South of The Border is gold mine! Special shoutout to: @Mike in Horseheads https://www.thethings.com/ranking-the-most-attractive-weather-girls-on-tv/ 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Short people are also outraged but who really cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BringBackFergy Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Question #9 is even more outrageous. “The girls are intelligent”. The nerve of some people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 18 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: Question #9 is even more outrageous. “The girls are intelligent”. The nerve of some people. ¡Estoy muy preocupado que ese hombre está aquí! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: ¡Estoy muy preocupado que ese hombre está aquí! Did you press #2 for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, Marv's Neighbor said: Did you press #2 for that? Actually, I stood up under a crossbeam support back in the late 80s after my hard hat fell off. Smacked the beam, but four years of high school Spanish seemed to be greatly recalled. A miracle? Perhaps. 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 38 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Actually, I stood up under a crossbeam support back in the late 80s after my hard hat fell off. Smacked the beam, but four years of high school Spanish seemed to be greatly recalled. A miracle? Perhaps. 🤔 I was on a business trip to Mexico years ago. I was trying very hard to follow conversation and respond (I really could not keep up with the speed). In response I kept inserting some of the very little Japanese I knew. I’m sure my Mexican coworkers thought I was an idiot and had no idea what I was saying. I suppose in many situations the same could be said for my many native English speaking coworkers…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: I was on a business trip to Mexico years ago. I was trying very hard to follow conversation and respond (I really could not keep up with the speed). In response II kept inserting some of the very little Japanese I knew. I’m sure my Mexican coworkers thought I was an idiot and had no idea what I was saying. I suppose in many situations the same could be said for my many native English speaking coworkers…. From 2006-13, I worked on a tunneling project where the overall manager was an Austrian firm that had done work all over the world, but little in North America at that point. Early on, one boss and I actually found less problems communicating in broken Spanish than either of us trying English or German. * The Austrian managers would sometimes check on how work was going, by coming up and asking "finish?" I would usually shake my head 'no', and point to each of us, saying "No! Österreich, Canadian, U.S.!" They did pick up "f*** off" fairly quickly. 😁 Edited January 17, 2022 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: They did pick up "f*** off" fairly quickly. 😁 You at least could have made it Canadian and said: ”F**** off …. Eh!!!!!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Just now, BuffaloBill said: You at least could have made it Canadian and said: ”F**** off …. Eh!!!!!” Yes, but I am the 'U.S.' in the equation. I never could get the proper tone, or inflection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Trained at Buffalo State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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