isadore;1269552 wrote:Notre Dame is a fine institution of higher learning with an admireable record in men's and women's intercollegiate sports competition while maintaining high academic standards.

O-Trap;1269608 wrote:How do you know he's American?

isadore;1270134 wrote:gosh a ruddies it was a question mark. that that trike of his has english lettering.

O-Trap;1270145 wrote:So? You do know that English is spoken in most developed countries, right? It's very popular as a second language, such that many speak it pretty fluently.

Let go of your racial preconceptions and bigotry, and you will be redeemed.

isadore;1270165 wrote:gosh a ruddies little fella, as i said there is a question mark after asian american. so it would hardly reflect any preconception to think that english writing on his trike would make that more likely.

O-Trap;1270238 wrote:The mere suggestion, question or otherwise, necessitates a preconception ... not necessarily with 100% certainty, but since your default was to guess Asian American, with a specific citizenship, it was an ignorant assumption.

Loose the bonds of prejudice, and you will be redeemed.

isadore;1270357 wrote:quite the contrary. gosh by asking the question Asian American I have expanded the possibilities, moving past the assumption he was an Asian and opening the possibilities of him bein an Asian Canadian, Asian Mexican, Asian Italian.

O-Trap;1270412 wrote:Ah, but refraining from mentioning citizenship only expands the possibility. Your guess was exclusionary of the notion that he might be Canadian, Mexican, or Italian. By not mentioning it at all, you assume nothing, and the possibilities are the most wide-ranging and the most equally assumed, as none are assumed.

This is only furthered by the fact that his citizenship is irrelevant, so there was no reason to bring it up.

isadore;1270165 wrote: you must abandon the hate you hold so deep in you.

isadore;1270448 wrote:gosh the boy was labeled as Asian, the leading definition of that term is " a native or inhabitant of Asia." when he may have been a person from the united states with asian ancestry. that is a move beyond the assumptions of others.

O-Trap;1270474 wrote:Asian is often used to describe someone of descent. Clarifying that was not relevant to anyone who sees all people as equals.

isadore;1270548 wrote:the first dictionary definition and the most widely accepted is that an asian is a native or inhabitant of asia. And my question expanded the possibilities. of course it is interesting that you consider the description of someone as being asia or asia american as proof they are not equal in some way. practice tolerance is will lead you to redemption.

justincredible;1270555 wrote:Go find yourself. Twice.

isadore;1270682 wrote:it is a choice that is available.

Con_Alma;1270686 wrote:...yet not desired by all.

isadore;1270696 wrote:obviously decency and compassion are not choice of many.

Gblock;1270693 wrote:i dont know what the word ruddies means but it should be bant from this site. even if it was funny at some point it i think that time surely has passed.

isadore;1270701 wrote:gosh a ruddies, tolerance is an important step on the road to redemption.

Con_Alma;1270703 wrote:...ad road not desired by some.