The women weren't following the rules of society (lines).
The old woman basically said, "follow the rules of our society (language, lines, etc.) or go back to where you came from".
She doesn't say "go use the colored water fountain", she just says get in the back of the line "like everybody else".
There's nothing "racist" about that. Every major group of immigrants in American history has been treated exactly the same way. Americans have always been assholes.
Where is the impetus to assimilate if everyone just coddles immigrants and says "oh, don't say anything about them refusing to stand in line or speak the local language"? The reason many "traditional" cultures are so traditional is because the culture is ruthlessly enforced.
Hell, how many people here cheered at the idea of liberals moving to Canada? Was it racist for white people to tell Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer to get out of the country?
I pointed this out in another recent thread, but the term "racist" has reached a point of absurdity in the US.
The racism that's openly displayed in Latin America (and every other part of the world) is way worse than any of this basic bullshit.
Meanwhile one of the most ethnically diverse societies in history has to walk on eggshells so they're not shouted down with "racist! racist!"
The old woman basically said, "follow the rules of our society (language, lines, etc.) or go back to where you came from".
She doesn't say "go use the colored water fountain", she just says get in the back of the line "like everybody else".
There's nothing "racist" about that. Every major group of immigrants in American history has been treated exactly the same way. Americans have always been assholes.
Where is the impetus to assimilate if everyone just coddles immigrants and says "oh, don't say anything about them refusing to stand in line or speak the local language"? The reason many "traditional" cultures are so traditional is because the culture is ruthlessly enforced.
Hell, how many people here cheered at the idea of liberals moving to Canada? Was it racist for white people to tell Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer to get out of the country?
I pointed this out in another recent thread, but the term "racist" has reached a point of absurdity in the US.
The racism that's openly displayed in Latin America (and every other part of the world) is way worse than any of this basic bullshit.
Meanwhile one of the most ethnically diverse societies in history has to walk on eggshells so they're not shouted down with "racist! racist!"