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phylny

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76. And this is why I love the Internet.

Thu May 25, 2017, 06:38 AM

May 2017

You know, people are so freaking ignorant. I speak Spanish - enough to get by. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being fluent, I'm maybe a 5 or 6. I *wish* I were fluent.

When I encounter this crap, which I do rarely, I generally inform the ignorant that our founding fathers spoke more than one language if they were at all educated. It is, in fact, a sign of great education to speak another language. When I work with my Spanish-speaking clients, I always praise how wonderful it is that their children are bilingual. The kids generally beam when I say this within earshot of them.

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Here is the deplorable racist in action workinclasszero May 2017 #1

horrible burnbaby May 2017 #5

someone should (after soundly smacking her) ask her how she thinks the indigenous peoples niyad May 2017 #41

No kidding workinclasszero May 2017 #46

it is indeed. and beyond frustrating. niyad May 2017 #48

I noticed the husband said nothing, and then when we see the Latino gentlemen we know why. Rhett Cohen May 2017 #65

WTH. nasty trump toadie.. It's my Cha May 2017 #70

This woman's gonna die from her own hate. VOX May 2017 #73

Stores should have a policy to immediately eject the trash dalton99a May 2017 #2

I agree workinclasszero May 2017 #4

I hope people will identify them dalton99a May 2017 #7

yo Skittles May 2017 #72

And this is why I love the Internet. phylny May 2017 #76

I see being bilingual and multi-lingual as a plus Skittles May 2017 #81

And employees--companies are obliged to protect spooky3 May 2017 #30

if you have a cra cra in the store confrontation may not be a good idea dembotoz May 2017 #32

Gawd these people are the very scum of the earth! luvMIdog May 2017 #3

Trump empowered them all! workinclasszero May 2017 #6

I know . Any other president would have made a speech about this racism but not him he wanted it luvMIdog May 2017 #8

And even when Trump's draconian budget kills the deplorables and their families workinclasszero May 2017 #10

it's just crazy luvMIdog May 2017 #11

Love is a beautiful powerful force workinclasszero May 2017 #13

this person was trying to help but not white. A lesson some of us learned a long time ago lunasun May 2017 #9

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #24

Think we still need to pursue these deplorables for our party? No way! brush May 2017 #12

They are a lost cause workinclasszero May 2017 #14

EXACTLY! Crowman2009 May 2017 #37

I don't get that argument at all that we need the racists. Rhett Cohen May 2017 #66

Yes. Just to appeal to those a-holes, think of the the 180 degree switch in positions... brush May 2017 #80

Another Trump supporter? Initech May 2017 #15

Where were all the black folks taunting white folks when Obama was president? angstlessk May 2017 #16

Good question workinclasszero May 2017 #19

Well there was the woman who had an imaginary black guy mythology May 2017 #44

That's right. I forgot about that poor girl...it musta hurt to do that! angstlessk May 2017 #47

Deplorables venting because they know their boy is going DOWN . oasis May 2017 #17

I remember at CPAC there was a panel that said "Heaven has a wall, a gate, and extreme vetting". Initech May 2017 #21

If Heaven is a place where conservatives go, I wouldn't want to go there anyways. Rhett Cohen May 2017 #67

She can't fight today because she has nails on! ProudLib72 May 2017 #18

Is it wrong for me to speak Spanish wherever I can, just to piss these people off? Iggo May 2017 #20

Los Angeles..San Francisco etc. You can't speak American english witout spanish words... workinclasszero May 2017 #23

Tah-cos on a corn tore-tillah... Rhett Cohen May 2017 #68

What's worse - it looks like nobody stood up to this woman and told her to stop n/t Blaukraut May 2017 #22

had I been there, I most certainly would have. niyad May 2017 #50

Somebody recorded and released it, though. yardwork May 2017 #77

Woman identified as Tiffany Cormier, works for American Airlines dalton99a May 2017 #25

Shes...married...to a Latino man workinclasszero May 2017 #26

Mother of 5 children with two different men of Latino background dalton99a May 2017 #27

Damn workinclasszero May 2017 #28

She was encouraging her own kids to fight the Sprint employee. yardwork May 2017 #78

There was an infamous Trumper married to an undocumented immigrant who got deported IronLionZion May 2017 #38

Yup I remember reading about that workinclasszero May 2017 #42

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She must think when you marry a white person you become an honorary white person RhodeIslandOne May 2017 #57

Juan is Tiffany's husband's cousin! Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #61

If it was United, it would have been to good to be true. Almost a rare unicorn of perfection. Rhett Cohen May 2017 #69

The Rubes are surprised when they are talking so loud on their phone and someone says something, DK504 May 2017 #31

Fuckin' trash Rabrrrrrr May 2017 #33

I was surprised that it wasn't referring to THIS delightful lady... FailureToCommunicate May 2017 #34

Trump is their pied piper workinclasszero May 2017 #35

Woman is a trashy POS gyroscope May 2017 #36

As loud as that woman was talking, it was not eavesdropping csziggy May 2017 #39

Still, it was a private conversation gyroscope May 2017 #43

Being in a public place limits the right to privacy mythology May 2017 #45

Public place or not gyroscope May 2017 #49

That's total bullshit. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #62

Fine gyroscope May 2017 #63

I'm not worried. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #74

She was in a public space and should have no expectation of privacy csziggy May 2017 #56

Fine then gyroscope May 2017 #64

In addition to be a bigot, she's a "look at me!" with the cellphone RhodeIslandOne May 2017 #59

True - while looking for legality of overhearing cell phone conversations csziggy May 2017 #60

That only applies... tonedevil May 2017 #75

We don't know what happened before the recording began. yardwork May 2017 #79

Stupid piece of shit can't even keep her fingers Codeine May 2017 #40

Has anyone outed her yet? redstatebluegirl May 2017 #51

Yes look at response 25 in this thread workinclasszero May 2017 #52

Good grief, she has been married to two Latino men and dating another and feels like this? redstatebluegirl May 2017 #53

And she has children with them as well! workinclasszero May 2017 #54

"I married/dated a "Spic", so I can say it" RhodeIslandOne May 2017 #58

Not to condone violence or anything... liberalmuse May 2017 #55

If she got Fired from her job a American Cha May 2017 #71