I also believe that targeting Hispanic immigrants brings a stereotype among those who are actually here legally. I always say that we make racism only a black and white issue, but it is truly more than just those two races. As a country we simply have to do a better job at handling these types of issues and our judgment.
This doesn't mean that those immigrants who travel to live in the States (legally/illegally) have to forget about their culture and fully assimilate to the American culture.
Although illegal immigration is wrong, I believe that if these people aren't doing anything that will horribly worsen the American culture, why not help them become legal? I understand their wages will rise once legal, but the immigrants truly do help design our land. Those who are involved in crimes should be dealt with as such, but not racially profiled because of the legal problem. I say this because Hispanics are not the only immigrants who are coming to the States illegally. I believe that is one factor that truly bothers me. I believe that if we are going to have stronger border control and really take action on illegal immigration, all immigrants and not only Hispanics should be targeted.
I am also aware that the United States is known to be a "melting pot," but at the end of the day the primary language here is English. Sam said that Spanish is the second language that is spoken here, and I get that. But I honestly believe that immigrants should invest time in learning the English language. If we were to travel to a Hispanic country, some of the people may be able to understand English, but Spanish is their primary language so it is only respectful that we try learning and speaking the language of that country. Excuse me if that sounds close minded. It's only my opinion.
My perspective about illegal immigration hasn't really changed. I say this because last summer I had the opportunity to intern with a newsletter that focused on Hispanic issues only and immigration was extremely prevalent at that time. I really got to understand the thoughts and emotions of Hispanics and still had the opportunity to formulate my own opinion. In my opinion, immigrants should definitely come to the states legally. I believe that is the ethical thing to do. But I am also aware that many Hispanic countries experience violence and poverty that they want to escape from. Why wouldn't you run away? When you are thinking about fleeing a country, being legal may be the furthest thing from your mind.
The U.S. government is simply hard headed in my opinion. To put it in plain terms, they don't know how to mind their own business and are greedy. This country has to learn not to play near or with the fire because your deemed to get burnt. Of course, I do believe there are some bad people that exist in the middle east, but there are some here in the States as well. Neither are completely innocent, but th U.S. is fully wrong in my opinion as an American and in the shoes of a middle eastern. They have put us in a position where I believe that if we take our soldiers out of there, the middle easterns may be angry and retaliate once we have let our guards down.
I don't know everything that goes on with politics or the government, and honestly no one does. Only the government. Media only shares with us what the government tells them and what the media wants to share with us. We are not given the opportunity to fully know what is going on with our country. There is no translucency. All I know is that for years our government hasn't been making very wise decisions.
When putting myself into the people of the middle east shoes, it only made me realize how much I disagree with the U.S. military being over there. This was not my first time thinking outside of my American body. I've honestly felt like the U.S. government has been being rude since I was able to catch on to what media has been sharing about this war.
When the terrorist attacks of 9/11 happened I was very young and extremely uneducated about the government, yet alone what terrorist attacks were. So when we first went to middle east for war I originally thought it was because of what happened that day. As time has gone by, I've begin to realize that the government here is nothing but a big bully. We would be highly pissed if someone, anyone came here demanding that we change our ways, give them our resources and to not do anything about it.
The discussion on the “needy” penis was very open and fun, but hardly any of the information was enlightening. I have a very open group of male and female friends and an even more sexually open family so this conversation was nothing new. What I did find interesting was the information on how it was a male centered world. It was just great to hear someone else; especially older couples reiterate what still exists today. I really agreed with Sam’s wife when she said that men don’t understand the anatomy of a woman and what goes on with her body. It takes more to please us than it does to please a male simply because we are complex structures.
Women not experience a monthly cycle, menopause, hormones and the other things Sam’s wife said, but the vagina has good and bad bacteria which can cause complications outside of the normal discharge. This makes it quite difficult for a woman to be comfortable with to have sex at the moment. Men just don’t understand! Women are not crazy, it’s our bodies. When our bodies are acting a different way, it affects our mental which then ruins any chances of sex occurring.
Part3: I also think it’s great that the two made it an open class discussion because sex is deeply engraved in the American culture, but many people find ways to make it a forbidden subject to converse about. It’s one of those conversations that everyone knows about and is partly interested but no one steps up to be the first to initiate the conversation. In my opinion, it’s better to talk about it in the open rather than keep it all behind closed doors because you may be missing out on something.
All in all, pretty good discussion!
Part2: It is very understandable that because of their hormones, it is difficult for men to control their sexual urges. For some women it is the same. I think the couple also did a great job of throwing it out there on how all women are different and how pleasing them can range from penetration to simply clitoral satisfaction.
Sam and his wife did a great job of just adding some statistics into their presentation and “attempting” to make the atmosphere fun and open. Some people may have felt uncomfortable, but I found the fact that Sam and his wife were so affectionate and admired each other’s comments so much that it made the discussion fun. That’s exactly how any couple who is comfortable with sexuality and being sexual with one another would act.
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