Rick Reuben wrote:
If she had said, "I'm not hiring any Mexicans to paint my property", that's racist, because it presumes things about individuals, based on their ethnicity.
Just pointing out the ethnicity of the shitty painters is not racism, because she is not making assumptions about them without experience. She has experience.
The easy way to sum it up is:
Including ethnicity in the description of someone you know is not racism, as long as the description is accurate. Making predictions about the behavior of those you do not know, based on ethnicity, is racism.
Good god people, look at yourselves.
Well said
Knee jerk liberalism at it's best. How DARE you point out that someone you dislike/disagree with is non-white/queer/female. You are obviously racist/homophobic/sexist. Point out that someone you dislike/disagree with is a White Male, and well, you're right.
YOU WANNA HONOR DIVERSITY? HONOR DIVERSITY, ALL OF IT, EVEN THE PARTS YOU DON'T LIKE.
I'm sorry, but there are asshole Mexicans, stupid fucking fags, and bitches. There's also sexist pig entitled white males. There's nothing wrong with pointing it out, and sometimes these descriptors are the best language tool we have. Get off your high fucking horse.