TRUTH MATTERS. Anti injustice & bullies. Pro compassion & empathy. Lover of art, classic movies; theater. Book addict. gay dad. Cuban American. Color Me Blue.
Reading this thread was incredibly hurtful. We’re working so hard to become more sensitive about the complexities of minority lives nowadays. Yet, I was quite startled by the dismissive, almost sneering, comments posted here, especially about Cubans.
@ThisIsKyleR You are a disgusting example of an American. As a veteran who apparently fought for your right to kill people in the street like a vigilante, seeing you anywhere near an American flag makes me nauseous.
The only difference between you and a school shooter was location.
@FrancoeurPeggy @FrankMikeDavis1 As a Cuban, I have to step in and say that this isn't true for all of us, any more than any statement about any group can be said for all people.
@DaikonForTurnip @FrankMikeDavis1 This is your quote. It appears as if you're broadly dismissing an entire swath of people with one brush. "It's actually quite common amongst cuban Americans. Bizarrely. Even against other Latinos. Mexicans, Puerto Ricans are looked down on."
@DaikonForTurnip @FrankMikeDavis1 I think the very environment you referred to limits the sort of people you might engage with there. I refuse to accept a tag that all Cubans are (blank). It shouldn’t be so for any group, wouldn’t you say?
@SenatorLankford@esther_reedy How does my marriage impact the lives of any of my neighbors, never mind their faith? Does that fact that we’re married obstruct any detail of their day in any way at all?
@DaikonForTurnip @FrankMikeDavis1 As is another. This painting an entire community with a wide brush is tiresome. We liberals pride ourselves on our empathy and wouldn't do this to African Americans or Gays or other underrepresented groups. Don't do it to us.
@DaikonForTurnip @FrankMikeDavis1 No defense at all of the despicable Tarrio, but this response reveals a basic misunderstanding. Being Cuban is an ethnicity, not a race. We can be black, of mixed race, Asian, white...We all don't think alike. One of my very best friends (best man at my wedding)is Puerto Rican.
Not a lot of surprises in who voted against, but seeing Graham's name on this list really makes the blood boil. May he one day receive the political justice he so richly deserves.
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