THIS article caught my eye this morning, and as I cleared the sleepy stuff from my eyes, I laughed a little bit. Apparently, with all the Imus media swarm, Ruben Navarette (isn't that last name translated to 'Rockefeller'?) has written a commentary piece covering the use of the "w-word" when referring to Mexicans.
Having a hard time recalling what the fuck word he's talking about? Me too. Here's a quote:
"New York Times columnist Frank Rich wasn't all that careful. In arguing that offensive speech shouldn't be censored, Rich wrote that we should "let Bill O'Reilly talk about 'wetbacks.' ..."
Oh, hello. That is exactly how Rich wrote it -- wetbacks. So what that he was quoting someone else. That's no excuse. If that someone else had used the long version of the n-word, you had better believe that Rich would never have printed it in his column."
Really, Mr. Navarette? Really? You actually wrote a paragraph containing the word 'wetback' and an attack on someone's use of the word, saying in yourself, in the next sentence, "So what that he was quoting somone else. That's no excuse."
Congratulations Mr. Navarette, you have set the new speed record for hypocrisy. My thoughts:
1. 'Wetback' is a stupid slur. You mention that its origin is that Mexicans all cross a river to get here, but I always heard that it was because your people worked in the sun, as farmers, and sweat a lot. Either way, who the fuck cares? It's a dumb premise.
2. The reason so many people are using it is because the word itself carries very little power. The more you raise a stink, the more power you are giving a slur that you, assumingly, wish to never hear again. That's dumb on your part.
3. To compare the "w-word" to the "n-word" is more evident of jealousy in your argument than of any sort of empathy or brotherhood with another culture that shares your plight: minoritism.
4. I was once called a "white devil" and a "honkey" in front of a Best Buy. I laughed. This is not to say that you should always laugh, but think about it as an option the next time.
5. Bill O'Reilly and Rosie O'Donnell are the aim of your argument? Really? These two? Um, okay. Again, I think you are wasting your time there. There are bigger fights to fight, as they say.
Adios.
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