Quote Originally Posted by Lampada View Post
Sorry to say, but I think you are being judgemental yourself here.
I respect what you're saying - but what other response shall I give to "American kids go to college because they're too stupid to flip burgers?"

Imagine the reverse:

"Russian kids _____ because they're too stupid to ____ ."

"Irish people ____ because they're too stupid to ____ ."

"Asian people _____ because they're too stupid to ____ ."

Where is this going to be acceptable? And in what sense could we fill in the blanks that it would not create a judgmental and biased statement?

Maybe the error in judgment I made was thinking that his train of thought would lead to nothing but further debasement of that demographic. Maybe instead it will inspire some American kid. "Flip burgers, eh? Well, nothing to do in the face of insult but to change the entire frame of my personal life in the hopes it will sway the stereotypes made against my demographic, across the breadth of time to come. [Attends college with the immeasurable goal of meeting capecoddah's unmentioned standards of behavior]"

I have no argument with the statement he/she is making about hiring practices. I do take issue with the wanton use of stereotypical language, only suitable here because the culprit is "American kids" and not "Russian kids" or "jews" or "blacks" or "women" or "disabled people."

I like being friendly and agreeable with people on this website, but there are times when I have to speak frankly.

And why would you want to defend this train of thought?