--- Roland Francis writes: > > > > She, Victoria, is equally intelligent, a little > > too too logical for a woman but defintely > > politically correct and blah blah, blah, > > just like the majority of the fairer species. > > > > When I rant at home about the driving habits of > > the Chinese or the lack of family values of the > > West Indians or the pronunciations of the > > Filipinos, she is immediately on my case, saying > > "dad, you are a racist, dad you are too old, or > > dad you're out of it.". He on the other hand, > > will immediately butt in saying "dad is just > > telling it as he sees it. > > On 11/8/06, Sunith Velho wrote: > > > > Contrary to your opinion, I think women are > > extremely logical and calculating (more so than > > most men!) in most matters, except when these > > involve their spouses/boyfriends or clothes. You > > daughter's present/future suitors will soon learn > > that! > > > > Also from your post it seems like you are not the > > only one in your family who is "telling it as he > > sees it", your daughter has inherited his trait > > too. > > Mario observes: > Thank God for Victoria Francis who obviously has the common sense to recognize and speak out against her father's apparent penchant for gratuitous stereotyping - "fairer" species [???], driving habits of the Chinese [???], the lack of family values of the West Indians [???], the pronunciations of the Filipinos [???] - whereas the other acorn seems to have fallen much closer to the tree. > "Telling it as he sees it?" I know several Chinese, West Indian and Filipino immigrants in the US and cannot recognize any one of these stereotypes. >
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