Admittedly, I skipped over an incredible amount of bickering for this.
Just so you all know, most of the world is multilingual, knowing and understanding two if not three languages. It is only common practice of those born in the United States to solely use a bastardized form of the English language to communicate.
Maybe it would've done your son some good to learn the Spanish words and understand them, so he could be included, maybe that's the message you should've sent. Instead by complaining about how you don't like the fact that some kids are allowed to speak their first language, sing it to their parents too, you've promoted a certain kind of bigotry.
You have black friends? Oh really? Are they from The Woodlands? I bet they're the well-spoken ones, not the ones who God forbid work at a fast food chain. You know, ebonics is a form of English dialect. However, I bet if your kid sang a rap song, you'd be enraged about that too. But, why? Because of the language, because it didn't fit your cozy definition of "American."
Also, consider that most of the AMERICAS, that's plural by the way, is Spanish-speaking.
As for Dora the Explorer being on Telemundo--it's a popular kids' show. They're not going to bother reworking the animation to exchange the spanish words for English words. Realize that the show promotes learning certain parts of the Spanish language that little kids may have yet to learn. And, just because you speak a language does not mean you can read it. It promotes reading too.
Lady, why don't you call Walton and Johnson with your opinions? I hope they make you cry. Or worse yet, I hope they make you believe that they actually agree with you while making you looking like an incredible idiot.
---Skipping to crime:
There's virtually no crime in this city minus the illicit substance abuse and vandalism. All of it is done by a bunch of bored, bratty, white kids whose parents aren't supervising them properly. I've almost been run off the road intentionally by sixteen year olds at one in the morning, on a school night. When I honked the horn at them indicating my frustrations, they met me at the nearest stop sign, got out of the car, and threw water at my car, missing entirely. I was disappointed that they weren't even brave enough to throw the plastic bottle at my car that could've reasonably run them over on the excuse of self-defense.
You have to also consider that these obnoxious kids are probably buying lots and lots of cocaine with all that money that exists to throw around. And, baisically, that will make them both testy and daring. I literally watched some kids deal drugs right in front of a gas station. I didn't call the cops. Why? I don't really want to get involved. I'm not really a concerned citizen. My concerns did arise when one of those kids started threatening me as if she was going to get out of the car and beat me up. And, for what? Looking at her? Truth be told, I was checking out my fiance's butt while I happened to see incriminating activity. See, bratty kids who think the world revolves around them.
Crime In The Woodlands
in Points North
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Admittedly, I skipped over an incredible amount of bickering for this.
Just so you all know, most of the world is multilingual, knowing and understanding two if not three languages. It is only common practice of those born in the United States to solely use a bastardized form of the English language to communicate.
Maybe it would've done your son some good to learn the Spanish words and understand them, so he could be included, maybe that's the message you should've sent. Instead by complaining about how you don't like the fact that some kids are allowed to speak their first language, sing it to their parents too, you've promoted a certain kind of bigotry.
You have black friends? Oh really? Are they from The Woodlands? I bet they're the well-spoken ones, not the ones who God forbid work at a fast food chain. You know, ebonics is a form of English dialect. However, I bet if your kid sang a rap song, you'd be enraged about that too. But, why? Because of the language, because it didn't fit your cozy definition of "American."
Also, consider that most of the AMERICAS, that's plural by the way, is Spanish-speaking.
As for Dora the Explorer being on Telemundo--it's a popular kids' show. They're not going to bother reworking the animation to exchange the spanish words for English words. Realize that the show promotes learning certain parts of the Spanish language that little kids may have yet to learn. And, just because you speak a language does not mean you can read it. It promotes reading too.
Lady, why don't you call Walton and Johnson with your opinions? I hope they make you cry. Or worse yet, I hope they make you believe that they actually agree with you while making you looking like an incredible idiot.
---Skipping to crime:
There's virtually no crime in this city minus the illicit substance abuse and vandalism. All of it is done by a bunch of bored, bratty, white kids whose parents aren't supervising them properly. I've almost been run off the road intentionally by sixteen year olds at one in the morning, on a school night. When I honked the horn at them indicating my frustrations, they met me at the nearest stop sign, got out of the car, and threw water at my car, missing entirely. I was disappointed that they weren't even brave enough to throw the plastic bottle at my car that could've reasonably run them over on the excuse of self-defense.
You have to also consider that these obnoxious kids are probably buying lots and lots of cocaine with all that money that exists to throw around. And, baisically, that will make them both testy and daring. I literally watched some kids deal drugs right in front of a gas station. I didn't call the cops. Why? I don't really want to get involved. I'm not really a concerned citizen. My concerns did arise when one of those kids started threatening me as if she was going to get out of the car and beat me up. And, for what? Looking at her? Truth be told, I was checking out my fiance's butt while I happened to see incriminating activity. See, bratty kids who think the world revolves around them.