Never in my right mind, could I have imagined that I would be attending an anti-racism rally. Especially in the year 2008! And worst of all, it is stemming from a set of opinion articles that read worse than an essay from a primary school student.
The first article, No Hablo Ingles, was written with the intent to make the point that immigrants to the United States would live a better life if they learned the language. The author, however, displayed her immaturity by stating that she does not like the Spanish language because her teacher "wore this horrendous smelling perfume, which I can still smell to this day. By the end of class, I would sit there with a pounding headache, hoping the punishment would end. She spoke with this heavy Spanish accent that I couldn't even understand. How the hell am I supposed to learn Spanish if I can't even understand the teacher?" Are you serious?!
The other article insinuated different steps that the author, along with anyone that would follow, would make all Asians more "americanized." The author outlines steps that he would take including "hog-tying." The article was labeled satire by the author and the publication, but once again I state...are you serious?!
At the end of the day, my main argument goes against the editors that allowed such garbage to be published. I completely understand that there is such a thing as freedom of speech and the press, however, these points could have been made in a more responsible fashion. Journalists have the OBLIGATION to be responsible with their words and when presented with articles like these, publications should exercise gatekeeping.
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