Comments on: Wells Fargo to Inland Empire residents: ¡Habla Espanol! http://blogging.la/2009/09/17/wells-fargo-to-inland-empire-residents-%c2%a1habla-espanol/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lucinda Michele http://blogging.la/2009/09/17/wells-fargo-to-inland-empire-residents-%c2%a1habla-espanol/comment-page-1/#comment-32933 Lucinda Michele Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:26:32 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=34076#comment-32933 If it were in French people would whine about the surrender monkeys; and xenophobia is definitely part of it; but I'm going to call a spade a spade & take the wild guess that these folks are probably racist. I grew up in Canoga Park, a city with a graying Anglo population and a burgeoning Hispanic one; and I've heard enough "they come here and just expect us to learn their language and they pop out babies like animals" diatribes to know when someone is just plain disgusted by Latinos. I'm disgusted by Americans. If it were in French people would whine about the surrender monkeys; and xenophobia is definitely part of it; but I’m going to call a spade a spade & take the wild guess that these folks are probably racist.

I grew up in Canoga Park, a city with a graying Anglo population and a burgeoning Hispanic one; and I’ve heard enough “they come here and just expect us to learn their language and they pop out babies like animals” diatribes to know when someone is just plain disgusted by Latinos.

I’m disgusted by Americans.

]]> By: kint http://blogging.la/2009/09/17/wells-fargo-to-inland-empire-residents-%c2%a1habla-espanol/comment-page-1/#comment-32932 kint Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:43:25 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=34076#comment-32932 It's a Wells Fargo billboard - do you really, really care what it's saying? You think it's some secret message that Wells Fargo is sending to Spanish speakers? I don't speak Spanish, but I'm going out on a limb here and say the billboard says the same thing a Wells Fargo billboard in English says - except it's translated to Spanish. It’s a Wells Fargo billboard – do you really, really care what it’s saying? You think it’s some secret message that Wells Fargo is sending to Spanish speakers? I don’t speak Spanish, but I’m going out on a limb here and say the billboard says the same thing a Wells Fargo billboard in English says – except it’s translated to Spanish.

]]> By: Matt Mason http://blogging.la/2009/09/17/wells-fargo-to-inland-empire-residents-%c2%a1habla-espanol/comment-page-1/#comment-32931 Matt Mason Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:21:03 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=34076#comment-32931 So the resident's point is that every sign should be aimed at him and everyone else? Advertisements can't just be targeted to some people? So if there was a lingerie ad, it would also have to include a male model in his underwear, so the resident wouldn't feel left out? Isn't that a view that people usually get over when they're, oh, I don't know, four? So the resident’s point is that every sign should be aimed at him and everyone else? Advertisements can’t just be targeted to some people? So if there was a lingerie ad, it would also have to include a male model in his underwear, so the resident wouldn’t feel left out? Isn’t that a view that people usually get over when they’re, oh, I don’t know, four?

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/09/17/wells-fargo-to-inland-empire-residents-%c2%a1habla-espanol/comment-page-1/#comment-32930 frazgo Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:43:29 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=34076#comment-32930 They best not take a run down the 605 as there are portions where the only boards you will see are in Spanish, and a couple Asian. ITs all good in my book, I learn another language by osmosis. They best not take a run down the 605 as there are portions where the only boards you will see are in Spanish, and a couple Asian. ITs all good in my book, I learn another language by osmosis.

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