This is why you're not

"I'm hot cause I'm fly, you ain't 'cause you not. This is why, this is why, this is why I'm hot." -Mims

America: this is why you "not."

I don't usually tread in political waters, I keep my opinions to myself (because I don't want to give you the opportunity to tell me I'm wrong) but I can't just shut up about this. It's typical facebook bullshit, but in many ways facebook is the townhall of 15-25 year olds. It's our "main street" and on some levels Facebook offers a cross-section of society. Or a chance to snoop at people, but either way I'm outraged.

 

 I can't even sight/cite all of the shit that pisses me off in this comment section. First of all, are the spanish-speakers in Cornelius, Oregon from Spain? NO. So please, refer to them as "hispanic" or at the very least "mexican."* Are you "English" people? Then don't embarrass yourself, govna! That billboard that is in "Spanish" is there to advertise to the people who have immigrated to the United States from "Mexico." Simple as that. And if it is your "pet peeve" than why don't your learn how to speak Spanish?

What part of "The United States has never declared a national language" leads you to believe that "we" (who is this magical entity?) can make people learn English? Why should they? Are your ancestors Native Americans? No? Oh, then shut up because you're the descendant of immigrants as well. Oh, you ARE Native American? Then you must be pissed that all of us whites were never MADE to learn your Native tongue. 

Take a look outside yourself and your experience. Imagine coming to another country, trying to better yourself, and having an upper middle class white girl complain about the fact that she has to press a button on a phone menu. What a hardship. 

What a hardship.

*Because it is less ignorant to assume that Spanish speakers in Cornelius, Oregon are from Mexico than it is to assume that they're from Spain. Which, by the way, is in Europe. The way that you portray yourself on Facebook leads me to believe that you may not have a firm grasp on basic geography.**

** I am not a genius, and I can't point to every single country in the world on a map on command, but I behave with common decency and I do not complain about pressing a button on a phone because we welcome people from other countries with open arms. Pressing 1 for English is the least I can do. 

The very least.

2012

As Ferris tries unsuccessfully to wake up his daddy I'm reflecting on 2011 and looking forward to a new year. David put it best, yesterday when he said "2011 was a rollercoaster." Holla.

We got married, we moved, we quit our jobs, we got a dog, we got new jobs, David got fired... I feel like I was depressed, got a little better, and then the world said, "You think you're depressed, I'll give you something to be depressed about" and then bitch slapped me. I should say "us." The world bitch slapped us. That's something that I like about being married, I feel totally justified in using the words "us" and "we."

We'll be fine though, we always have been. Right now though, my biggest concern is breakfast. :)