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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910165)

Way to feed the troll AND stand up against racism in one shot!

Wait till he finds out you're "Latina"!

Well in another thread he did say he wanted to open the border for Mexicans and send the Africans back to Africa, so in whatever incarnation he returns in he probably won't have a problem with her.

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910165)

Wait till he finds out you're "Latina"!

She's not Latina.....she's "Latino" lol

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910165)

"Latina"!

You -- Corner, please.

K,thx.

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Originally Posted by als463 (Post 1910013)

Other than that, if you consider people "lazy" and not necessarily the "n-word" you might get more people to listen. I doubt that, though, with some of these people.

^^^^ awww...it's too easy.

I will pass on this one.

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1910172)

You -- Corner, please.

K,thx.

What?!

I mean, I think she does her best in life to convince folks that she's not, but she did admit to it once. You would think that being from a marginalized group herself, she would either 1) not feed this troll or 2) feed the troll by actually taking a stand against his remarks.

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910181)

Psst -- I was kidding :p

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910181)

I mean, I think she does her best in life to convince folks that she's not, but she did admit to it once. You would think that being from a marginalized group herself, she would either 1) not feed this troll or 2) feed the troll by actually taking a stand against his remarks.

The jury is still out on whether she is or not, though. It's easy to pretend to be something you're not on the intarwebz.

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1910186)

The jury is still out on whether she is or not, though.

I think she already took her ball and went home. :(

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1910186)

The jury is still out on whether she is or not, though. It's easy to pretend to be something you're not on the intarwebz.

Oooohh does this mean I can say that I am Italian? Will you all believe me????

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1910184)

Psst -- I was kidding :p

Psst - So was I! (at your comment, anyway.) :D

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1910186)

The jury is still out on whether she is or not, though. It's easy to pretend to be something you're not on the intarwebz.

True. The whole "I am Latino" comment made by a female is quite suspect. :confused:

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910199)

Psst - So was I! (at your comment, anyway.) :D

;)

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910204)

True. The whole "I am Latino" comment made by a female is quite suspect. :confused:

Hell, even I know that, and I'm multicultural!

so can I be Italiano or what yall??? DAMN

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910204)

True. The whole "I am Latino" comment made by a female is quite suspect. :confused:

Right? lol. I was done there. I was like [insert the 'O Rlly' owl picture] lol.

Of course she could be 1/12 Latina, ala Kristen Bell's 'couples Retreat' character.

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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid (Post 1910212)

so can I be Italiano or what yall??? DAMN

Only if I can be something else too. :D

hmmm...what do you want to be??

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1910239)

Of course she could be 1/12 Latina

She could be, and if she is, she should know it's "LatinA" not "LatinO". :p

One need not be a fluent Spanish-speaker to know this, as many have pointed out. ;)

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow (Post 1910211)

;)

Be careful. The last time an ODPhi winked at me, it turned into 6 years! :eek::D

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Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna (Post 1910273)

She could be, and if she is, she should know it's "LatinA" not "LatinO". :p

One need not be a fluent Spanish-speaker to know this, as many have pointed out. ;)

Oh I know that, it was a joke. I tried to do the little smiley with the rolling eyes, but it wouldn't come up during the edit.

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Originally Posted by epchick (Post 1910275)

Oh I know that, it was a joke. I tried to do the little smiley with the rolling eyes, but it wouldn't come up during the edit.

I figured. :) Haven't seen that movie yet, though!

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Originally Posted by als463 (Post 1909975)

That's funny because I just read this:

"Only 4 percent of this year's senior class read at grade level as freshmen, said Tim King, the school's founder and CEO."

That tells me that while only 4 percent of this year's senior class read at a level as freshmen, there might be a possibility that many of them read BELOW that. Maybe instead of finding reasons to try and make me look stupid, you could read what was written. :rolleyes:

Either way you're wrong because you originally said:

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Originally Posted by als463 (Post 1909975)

Maybe I missed it somewhere, so please let me know if I did. Didn't it say that at the beginning of their senior year, a large portion of the class could barely read?

Sooo...I dont see why you cant just simply acknowledge that you were wrong.

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Originally Posted by als463 (Post 1909975)

If you think it is acceptable to not read at grade level and then get accepted to a 4-year university, that's great. As a former reading tutor, I have a hard time believing that they went from not reading at their grade level to getting accepted to such good schools without a little "help" from the school. I am interested to see how these students do after a year at these schools. In fact, I hope after 4 years they graduate. I truly think they may have a hard road ahead of them.

I dont think its acceptable to not read at grade level and then get accpeted into a 4-year university, but I dont understand what that has to do with this conversation.

I also dont understand why it is so hard to believe that over FOUR years, these teenagers where able to improve their reading skills...thats the point of going to school..so that you learn more.

When you finished high school, were you equally as stupid as when you began?

Also, please stop pretending that your volunteer work as a reading tutor gives you insight into being an educator. If it were that easy, then teachers wouldnt need to be specifically educated and certified and any yahoo off the street could do it.

As far as not believing that people can become smarter (in regards to reading), have you ever considered that maybe you just werent a good tutor.

I am teaching right now and I can tell you that students can improve drastically in even a week if you can change their attitudes about learning.

als463 I hate to call names but you have quickly become the Elizabeth Hasslebeck of Greekchat.

Are you hard-wired to always and immediately support the most unpopular viewpoints with the weakest evidence and poorest logic available to fully functioning human beings?

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Originally Posted by DrPhil (Post 1910159)

Well, damn, okay then.

LOL--and I'm not to blame for the turn of this thread. I'm just riding on coattails after the fact.

There's a lot of inconsistency in this post.

No, African American males are not destined for worse. People confuse disproportionate involvement in crime, lack of education, and unemployment to imply destiny. For instance, the average African American male is not involved in crime. Therefore, being an African American male is not a "plight" nor is it ridden with hardtimes and negativity.

With that said, personal choices matter but it's more than just personal choices. We are talking about aggregate effects here. But, I sense that I'm typing to a brick wall right now.

THANK YOU! This post is brilliant.

I'm sick of hearing people talk like black people are designed by nature to self-destruct!

People who have worked in very poor black communities have seen first hand the heartbreaking "conditioning process" that has lead to the way things are today...and whats sad is that its a cycle that will take some real work to stop.

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Originally Posted by xp2k (Post 1910376)

When you finished high school, were you equally as stupid as when you began?

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Originally Posted by xp2k (Post 1910379)

als463 I hate to call names but you have quickly become the Elizabeth Hasslebeck of Greekchat.

I'm dead! __________________________________________________ __

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Originally Posted by xp2k (Post 1910379)

als463 I hate to call names but you have quickly become the Elizabeth Hasslebeck of Greekchat.

I really like Elizabeth Hasslebeck. als463 isn't worthy of such a comparison.

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Originally Posted by da.kish (Post 1910915)

Aren't they designated to self destruct? The only reason this thread exists is because it is so unusual. The reality is MOST blacks will self destruct. Just look at the number of high school graduates in the black community vs white. We can also look at crime and single parent homes. You pick the category and blacks will be at the bottom.

Even in step shows, thanks to the ZTAs!!!! :mad:

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Originally Posted by da.kish (Post 1910920)

the blacks are bustin rhymes and humping bitches.

I know we're not supposed to feed this mofo, but I LOL'd at this.