My comments on other blog sites

Comment to Natasha (on Racism)*P.S. Everyone should read her page to see the article she posted. It is great for discussion and has a lot of meaningful points. And while I only posted the things or nit-picky points I disagreed with, I found a lot in the article that I agreed with.*

"I think that you have found an excellent site to comment on. Before I get into what I agree or disagree with, I have to say that I really respect the speaker for presenting the injustices he feels without racial slurs or just emotion.There was a lot in this article that raised good points (that I both agreed and disagreed with), but I will just focus on a few points that I disagreed with in order to stimulate some conversation.As to the dialect comment about the newscaster, I do not understand why it is a suprise that someone who is more easily understood, is hired. I do not mean this to be targeted at any specific race, but if I was looking to hire someone to report news in english, why should I hire a person who is incoherant to the majority of my viewers? Granted there are hundreds of American's that do not speak perfect english, but with english as the official language, shouldn't the news be presented in the its proper form?My second comment is about "reverse racism." Perhaps that is a little far to go, but in certain areas that is what it seems like. For example, let's say that a hispanic student applies to a university. He has utilized every possible form of education available to him, which was not much, but he reached the top. A caucasin student also applies, and is equal in standings to the hispanic student. However, he attended school in a richer school district that offered greater opportunities, such as AP courses. I believe that based on these scenarios, the hispanic student should be accepted...NOT because he is hispanic or poor, but because he should the most drive to use all available resources to his full potential. I do not believe though that it helps the way that people view racism by accepting equally qualified students based on race. I think that these moves for affirmative action only create resentment. The unfortunate part of this is that although I believe this, not every person accepting students thinks in these terms. It is sad that they need a university's law to tell them they should be racially fair.I hope that these comments can add to your page and spark more discussion! :) "


Comments to Naina (on Smoking)

"I am commenting to the last site that you found on meaningful differences in problem definition. I do not think that the person understands what they are arguing. They just argued that they should have the right to choose when they want to smoke, just as the bartender can choose if he wants to or not. But that's just it! With public smoking you are NOT giving the people around you a choice. They have to sit there or keep serving you, while you continue to share your unwanted secondhand smoke. That is not something THEY chose, it is something the smoker is chosing for them.On a second note, I'd like to add that I do not understand why people need to smoke while they eat...eww. "