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Subject: Those damn Canadians..
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:54:16 -0800
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Ron" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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California has a large hispanic population. They are mostly a warm,
friendly people who care about family and community.


Now-a-days your statement (above) could be considered to have a taint of
racism to it.

Eisboch

Why would saying that Catholic, family oriented Hispanics are "mostly a
warm, friendly people who care about family and community" ever be
construed as racist?
Maybe edging toward paternalistic, but that's all.



It isn't because a liberal said it. If a conservative said something
similar, he/she would be
ostracized for stereotyping.

Sales must be slow at the Music Shoppe.