See you’re a better person than me. I would have told the young white woman to go f🎊k herself… That kind of blatant racism, while as American as apple pie, should be called out. But I know people have guns too, and guns and alcohol don’t mix well…
Be careful careful out there, fellow non-hateful Americans. 💔
This is maddening. Someone should have asked her if she ate fruits and vegetables, if she liked smooth, tended roads and highways, if she likes clean rooms in hotels, or if she thought she could do the work that so many immigrants do for far less pay than her white counterparts. (I'm not saying white folks don't work hard!) Uneducated, drunk, obviously "doesn't do the research". Shame on her and the millions of others who support this awful admin's deportation plan.
I was motivated to write by reading your essay combined with Trump targeting members of marginalized or minority communities, combined with a Target worker yesterday who talked about how rude Americans, especially young people are. (I have this habit of asking retail workers how they are doing and how customers are treating them--only when no one is is line behind me)
I do not know how to deal with drunks. But I wanted to share some thoughts about entitlement and how too many Americans complain about others being entitled, while they act entitled--as in my Target story).
I see mixed signs of entitlement today: service workers report ruder customers, social media fuels unrealistic lifestyle expectations, and younger generations demand better wages/housing affordability while older folks call this entitled. And Trump is too good at cultivating this, blaming others, while D's and allied groups do not know how to respond to any entitlement statements.
Social media, rising inequality and instant gratification culture from delivery apps and online services contribute to shifting expectations. That is an explanation, not a remedy.
And if I can end by getting on 'my high horse". And D's and progressive groups have neither responded nor effectively responded to Trump on his entitlement arguments. Thus, we will continue to interact with more drunk women.
As I grew up, there was usually one or two idiots who would come to the local bar and get obnoxious on occasion, but women usually were the exception, they maintained themselves much better than the men did, and seldom ever got sloppy drunk! Could it be that now with the Equal Rights Amendment, they feel obligated to even copy men in being idiots in places often reserved for men to be idiots at? The deterioration of the friendly tavern atmosphere into gradations of stupidity and drunkenness' keeps me out of such places especially as the light heads south of the horizon! As for "Mexican's" or any other ethnic group, bringing a little culture into bars and taverns might be a good thing in a place so devoid of appreciation for or ability to understand that language really isn't a dividing point in this country. If it is, then it divides those who raise hell about it as idiots, and should be avoided at all costs!
Should have bought her a beer! A Dos Equis, either poured it into a glass so she could not tell it was Mexican beer, or give it directly to her. Maybe buy her a plate of nachos & salsa too if the bar had them. It appears you didn't otherwise engage with her, which may have been a wise choice. Sad to see confirmation of what I see and hear.
a better idea would have been to buy shots of tequilla for everybody. And with each round of shots, confuse the heck out of her by changing the celebration toast with "Cheers, Prost, Salute, Skal, Proost (important if she is Dutch), Noroc, Budmo (Ukranian), Za zdavovye (important is she's a Putin friend), and of course Salud if she wants to speak Mexican. There's more, but your pockets aren't that deep even if people took turns buying those rounds. If you get through the list, then please call a designated driver for everybody.
Great story, and a nice look at a slice of Midwestern life.
Unfortunately the drunk broad that tried to ruin everyone’s good time with her petty racism rant, must’ve been too busy eating her boogers in school to pay any attention or just plainly missed that whole school year where they teach you about other cultures in our world…
For starters, people don’t Speak Mexican! There’s no such language. Mexicans speak Spanish. They also speak Nahuatl and Yucatec Maya, but those are for the more indigenous people that we don’t usually see singing Karaoke in a bar in Iowa. And I don’t really think real Mexicans are going to want to sing “Love Shack” or “Don’t Stop Believing” while they’re sucking down Modello’s and throwing down shots of Tequila…
It’s very sad that these racist people with small minded, backwards-ass values even exist in this country. Perhaps they need to get a taste of a world where different cultures didn’t exist amongst us…
Just think about the great food they all would be missing out on. What a bland meal they would all be eating. Think about the sports and entertainment that they would have to endure. Then think about all of the things that we all take for granted that these people of color and diversity do for a living for themselves and for all of us: housecleaning, nannying, mowing our lawns, construction, cooking and dishwashing in the restaurants,
housekeeping in our hospitals, and most importantly, picking our fruits and vegetables and farming our livestock… Without Them Life Would Be Unbearable For All Of Those That Don’t Want Them Here Because THEY’RE MEXICAN!!!
Sad and I wish I could say surprising, but it's not.
My God, this piece is a gut bunch. And yet so beautiful.
Thank you, Phoebe.
See you’re a better person than me. I would have told the young white woman to go f🎊k herself… That kind of blatant racism, while as American as apple pie, should be called out. But I know people have guns too, and guns and alcohol don’t mix well…
Be careful careful out there, fellow non-hateful Americans. 💔
This is maddening. Someone should have asked her if she ate fruits and vegetables, if she liked smooth, tended roads and highways, if she likes clean rooms in hotels, or if she thought she could do the work that so many immigrants do for far less pay than her white counterparts. (I'm not saying white folks don't work hard!) Uneducated, drunk, obviously "doesn't do the research". Shame on her and the millions of others who support this awful admin's deportation plan.
I was motivated to write by reading your essay combined with Trump targeting members of marginalized or minority communities, combined with a Target worker yesterday who talked about how rude Americans, especially young people are. (I have this habit of asking retail workers how they are doing and how customers are treating them--only when no one is is line behind me)
I do not know how to deal with drunks. But I wanted to share some thoughts about entitlement and how too many Americans complain about others being entitled, while they act entitled--as in my Target story).
I see mixed signs of entitlement today: service workers report ruder customers, social media fuels unrealistic lifestyle expectations, and younger generations demand better wages/housing affordability while older folks call this entitled. And Trump is too good at cultivating this, blaming others, while D's and allied groups do not know how to respond to any entitlement statements.
Social media, rising inequality and instant gratification culture from delivery apps and online services contribute to shifting expectations. That is an explanation, not a remedy.
And if I can end by getting on 'my high horse". And D's and progressive groups have neither responded nor effectively responded to Trump on his entitlement arguments. Thus, we will continue to interact with more drunk women.
Ralph, would you share the link to your target story? I can't find it.
It wasn’t because she was drunk, but poisoned on the MAGA bile
As I grew up, there was usually one or two idiots who would come to the local bar and get obnoxious on occasion, but women usually were the exception, they maintained themselves much better than the men did, and seldom ever got sloppy drunk! Could it be that now with the Equal Rights Amendment, they feel obligated to even copy men in being idiots in places often reserved for men to be idiots at? The deterioration of the friendly tavern atmosphere into gradations of stupidity and drunkenness' keeps me out of such places especially as the light heads south of the horizon! As for "Mexican's" or any other ethnic group, bringing a little culture into bars and taverns might be a good thing in a place so devoid of appreciation for or ability to understand that language really isn't a dividing point in this country. If it is, then it divides those who raise hell about it as idiots, and should be avoided at all costs!
Thanks, Bob. Your stories do all Iowans a great service.
I assume those singers of Mexican descent are bilingual. It seems that woman in the bar has barely mastered her own language.
The sad reality is that this woman is a symptom of a much larger pathogen ripping through America right now.
P.S. Love the Dos Equis idea suggested upthread!
Should have bought her a beer! A Dos Equis, either poured it into a glass so she could not tell it was Mexican beer, or give it directly to her. Maybe buy her a plate of nachos & salsa too if the bar had them. It appears you didn't otherwise engage with her, which may have been a wise choice. Sad to see confirmation of what I see and hear.
Great idea!
a better idea would have been to buy shots of tequilla for everybody. And with each round of shots, confuse the heck out of her by changing the celebration toast with "Cheers, Prost, Salute, Skal, Proost (important if she is Dutch), Noroc, Budmo (Ukranian), Za zdavovye (important is she's a Putin friend), and of course Salud if she wants to speak Mexican. There's more, but your pockets aren't that deep even if people took turns buying those rounds. If you get through the list, then please call a designated driver for everybody.
Great story, and a nice look at a slice of Midwestern life.
Unfortunately the drunk broad that tried to ruin everyone’s good time with her petty racism rant, must’ve been too busy eating her boogers in school to pay any attention or just plainly missed that whole school year where they teach you about other cultures in our world…
For starters, people don’t Speak Mexican! There’s no such language. Mexicans speak Spanish. They also speak Nahuatl and Yucatec Maya, but those are for the more indigenous people that we don’t usually see singing Karaoke in a bar in Iowa. And I don’t really think real Mexicans are going to want to sing “Love Shack” or “Don’t Stop Believing” while they’re sucking down Modello’s and throwing down shots of Tequila…
It’s very sad that these racist people with small minded, backwards-ass values even exist in this country. Perhaps they need to get a taste of a world where different cultures didn’t exist amongst us…
Just think about the great food they all would be missing out on. What a bland meal they would all be eating. Think about the sports and entertainment that they would have to endure. Then think about all of the things that we all take for granted that these people of color and diversity do for a living for themselves and for all of us: housecleaning, nannying, mowing our lawns, construction, cooking and dishwashing in the restaurants,
housekeeping in our hospitals, and most importantly, picking our fruits and vegetables and farming our livestock… Without Them Life Would Be Unbearable For All Of Those That Don’t Want Them Here Because THEY’RE MEXICAN!!!
That sort of thing is why the only bar in the closest town to me went out of business a couple of years ago (the dipshitism, not the karaoke).
👍are we surprised?!
The people bitching are the same ones whining about bacon prices, roofing costs, and not being able to hire good hard working people.
Just wait, dipshits.
Thanks, Bob. Iowa, if not the world, is a better place because you’re in it.
This means so much to me Anita! thank you.