September 19, 2005

Latinos: the new Model Minority to keep Pittsburgh strong!

Richard Delgado is university distinguished professor of law and Derrick Bell fellow and Jean Stefancic is research professor of law and Derrick Bell scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where they teach courses on race and civil rights.

Now, they offer us a slice of all-American thinking entitled "Let's welcome Latinos to Pittsburgh". If you thought George Bush talks like he's in the fifth grade, step back a grade or two and enjoy the racialist thinking from the cream of academia:

Pittsburgh needs more Latinos. Pious, industrious, roll-up your-sleeve immigrants from Mexico and Central America, raring to work at jobs like construction, food processing, restaurants and old age homes, save their money, send their kids to school, move up the ladder and relive the American dream...

...Latinos love working in the construction industry...

...Imagine what it would do for this region if you could remodel your house for $23,000, not $30,000; or eat a fine restaurant meal for $14, not $18; if your kids could go to a neighborhood school instead of one a mile away because the local one closed...

...Construction foremen, restaurant owners and hotel managers love Latinos, who enjoy a reputation for working hard, not complaining and showing up on time...

...In some parts of the country, every work site features Latino and non-Latino workers working together to build houses, repair roads, and make things grow. Wouldn't it be nice if Pittsburgh had more of this? [Oh! What a wonderful dream, even if it sounds like it was written by and for five-year-olds -- LW]

...Latinos, with their strong work ethic and traditional respect for elders, are the logical choice, both nationally and here.

The authors are literally race pimps, demeaning not only those of the same race as they, but other races as well. Now, let's try an alternate version of their article. Tell me what you think about this:

Pittsburgh needs more Whites. Pious, industrious, roll-up your-sleeve immigrants from Europe, raring to work at jobs like construction, food processing, restaurants and old age homes, save their money, send their kids to school, move up the ladder and relive the American dream...

...Construction foremen, restaurant owners and hotel managers love Whites, who enjoy a reputation for working hard, not complaining and showing up on time...

...Whites, with their strong work ethic and traditional respect for elders, are the logical choice, both nationally and here.

Now, of course, if Richard Delgado said that he'd be a racist, now wouldn't he?

Posted to MultiCultiCult at September 19, 2005 01:00 PM

Comments

I think this originally appeared in the "The Onion."

Posted by: Gary at September 19, 2005 02:41 PM

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT DESTROYS A COUNTRY.THIRD WORLD IMMIGRANTS BRING NOTHING BUT THIRD WORLD WAYS OF LIVING WITH THEM.CRIME,HIGH DROP OUT RATES,AND JUST AN OVERALL LOW STANDARD OF LIVING.I HAVE POSTED COMMENTS TILL IM BLUE IN THE FACE,AND CONTINUE TO FEEL NOTHING IS EVER GOING TO BE DONE TO REVERSE THIS PARASITICLE PROBLEM.WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE THIS FORM OF GOVERNMENT OR SOMTHING BECAUSE WE ARE EAT UP WITH GREED IN THIS COUNTRY..........THATS WHY THESE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE BOARDER.THEY HAVE TO BE DEPORTED BY THE MILLIONS IF WE ARE EXPECTED TO SAVE THIS COUNTRY!!!

Posted by: GENE MORRISON at September 20, 2005 01:37 PM

AND APPARENTLY, THOSE FROM THE LAND OF MORRISON DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF CAPS LOCK!!

Posted by: jay at September 20, 2005 01:41 PM

gene morrison you are the selfish one

Posted by: Denise at June 4, 2006 04:37 PM