Yeah i basically got the same info in public school. We had a young nervous PE coach teaching out health class and he basically had the same message as the coach from Mean Girls. "Don't have sex, you will get chlamydia ...and you will die."

but I took that class with the stupid girl last semester in college. lol

So.. someone I know has been on an ignorance high lately.

Yesterday: '..there are a lot of immigrants who work there too.. people from Mexico, uh.. Eastern Europe.. from like Laos and Cambodia and Vietnam... Hispanics..'

Today: 'Close the door. Don't close the door, leave it open. You know, close it so it closes but is still open so we can just push it.'

What I find to be REALLY ignorant is that when the issue of illegal immigration is discussed, the focus is the US-Mexico border. Illegal immigrants, like legal immigrants, come from all over the world. Any plan to address illegal immigration must take into account the different countries and reasons for the activity that is illegal by our standards or it will fail miserably.

Agreed!!!

I just read on Facebook that a guy was in class and noticed a girl's tattoo said "God made me a real nigga." :mad:

Please tell me you are joking.

i keep seeing people with tattoos that say stupid stuff like "Est. 1989"
"Made in *insert city*" or "Ratchet til i die" it's getting ridiculous

Seriously?! lmbo! What does that even mean?

I've heard that Ratchet City is a nickname for Shreveport, Louisiana. IDK

In the 4 summers I was there, I never once heard that. Wow, learn something new every day. *shrug*

being Ratchet is just being an all around hood rat/pigeon. And people down here in Louisiana claim it like its the best thing in the world... embracing the ignorance

Oh I've got one! I was at a party last night, and I was talking to an acquaintance when a guy I had never met came up to us and started talking to us. He asked us where we're from, etc. It turns out the acquaintance and this guy went to high schools that were very close to each other. They were talking about their town and schools, and then the guy mentioned that the neighborhood was "changing for the worse". He said, "Yeah, there's a lot of Arabs and blacks there now, though" Now, if I hadn't had a few drinks, I would have been a bigger person and politely excused myself from the conversation ASAP...it clearly wasn't worthwhile to waste the time of day on this guy. But, like I said, I had a few cocktails, and opened my big mouth.

I said, "So? Why's that bad? What's wrong with a little diversity?" The guy, who CLEARLY was not expecting that one, just kind of looked at me stunned. I guess the crowd he runs in all shares the same beliefs...and apparently they think everyone else in the world does too? "I enjoy experiencing other cultures, but maybe that's because I'm half Puerto Rican" (I know, lame argument, but I was a tipsy:o). I continued with, "I hope my being Latino doesn't bother you." Then he replied, "Oh no, you're fine, because you act white." :confused:

All I do was say, "Yeah, nice talking to ya" and walk away. I guess I won though. He looked incredibly awkward after that, and left within about 10 minutes.

I'm happy I contained myself. If I've been drinking and you get me on a subject that I feel strongly about, I will not let it go, lol. But I'm really starting to realize that you just can't change people's beliefs and spending time stressing and being upset about is not worth it.

One thing I find funny about the whole situation is the fact that the guy just ASSUMED it was okay to say something like that to strangers. Really? He doesn't know our backgrounds or beliefs...I don't know, if you feel that way fine, but to reveal your ignorant beliefs to perfect strangers is potentially asking for it. It reminds me of a situation my dad was in once...

He somehow started talking to a neighbor who lives around the block one day. To my knowledge, they had only met recently and talked once or twice before. Well, they were talking about the neighborhood, and the guy says to my dad, "There's too many n****** and 'spics moving in." He said this. To my father. Who is 100% Puerto Rican. That just blows my mind because you can tell that my dad is Latino! WTF! My dad just said, "You're an idiot" and walked away. What's even more ridiculous is his definition of "too many": According to the statistics I found my neighborhood is 88% white, <1% Black, and 6% Latino.

Oh, people. :rolleyes:

I searched a child's clothes today at work (we search belongings before giving them to the patients). Her mother had brought her a bag of clothes and, low and behold...a pair of red string bikini panties with "Danger: Slippery When Wet" printed across the butt. :eek: The girl was barely 14, if that, and she said her mom had bought them for her. :mad: Not ignant just...yuck.

I know I'm a few days late on this....

One reason that the focus is on the US-Mexico border is because of the physical nature of the border in Texas. There are parts of the Rio Grande River that is ankle deep so people can easily cross it.

I think the issue of immigration comes down to taxation. If there was a way to tax illegal immigrants then the immigration issue would not be a problem.

To cross the US-Canadian border is even easier.....And we have TWO borders with Canada (think Alaska)!