White and Jewish bullies target Arabic-speaking classmate

[mrswdk]

US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic leads school to apologise



A school in New York state has apologised after receiving complaints because a student recited the US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic.

The school's foreign language department arranged for the pledge to be read in a different language each day for a week.

Complaints were received from people who lost family in Afghanistan and from Jewish parents, an official said.

Neither the US nor New York state has an official language.

The school district superintendant, Joan Carbone, told the Times Herald-Record newspaper that the Arabic pledge had "divided the school in half" and that she had received numerous complaints.

A statement from the district apologised "to any students, staff or community members who found this activity disrespectful" and said the reading was intended to "promote the fact that those who speak a language other than English still pledge to salute this great country".

An Arabic-speaking student read the pledge during morning announcements at Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, New York, on Wednesday.

Officials said the school's foreign language department organised for different pledge translations to be read in celebration of National Foreign Language Week.

English only from now on

Many students reportedly shouted their disapproval during the recitation, and later complained on social media.

Later in the afternoon, the school's principal made a school-wide announcement to explain why the pledge was read in Arabic and to apologise to those who took offence.

Ms Carbone said the pledge would only be read in English in the future.

The school's student leader, Andrew Zink, who is in charge of the morning announcements, told US media that he knew the reading would attract controversy.

He permitted it to go forward, because he believed it was "the right thing to do".

"What makes you American is not the language you speak, but the ideas you believe in," he said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/31989874

[DaGip]

It's about the language you speak...and then the ideas you got.

Look at the terrorists. They got plenty of ideas.

What do the liberals think we should do? Walk around with i-translate ear/microphone ear inserts?

One language, One political party, One World! That's how it's going to go down, anything else is complete anarchy and should be done away with.

[muy_thaiguy]

Kids can be incredibly cruel. And often learn it from their parents, who themselves can be (in this case, are) idiots. Plenty of idiots on yahoo news articles in the comments sections. Just look up anything that has anything to do with Muslims. A ton of idiots there.

[GoranZ]

US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic leads school to apologise



A school in New York state has apologised after receiving complaints because a student recited the US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic.

The school's foreign language department arranged for the pledge to be read in a different language each day for a week.

Complaints were received from people who lost family in Afghanistan and from Jewish parents, an official said.

Neither the US nor New York state has an official language.

The school district superintendant, Joan Carbone, told the Times Herald-Record newspaper that the Arabic pledge had "divided the school in half" and that she had received numerous complaints.

A statement from the district apologised "to any students, staff or community members who found this activity disrespectful" and said the reading was intended to "promote the fact that those who speak a language other than English still pledge to salute this great country".

An Arabic-speaking student read the pledge during morning announcements at Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, New York, on Wednesday.

Officials said the school's foreign language department organised for different pledge translations to be read in celebration of National Foreign Language Week.

English only from now on

Many students reportedly shouted their disapproval during the recitation, and later complained on social media.

Later in the afternoon, the school's principal made a school-wide announcement to explain why the pledge was read in Arabic and to apologise to those who took offence.

Ms Carbone said the pledge would only be read in English in the future.

The school's student leader, Andrew Zink, who is in charge of the morning announcements, told US media that he knew the reading would attract controversy.

He permitted it to go forward, because he believed it was "the right thing to do".

"What makes you American is not the language you speak, but the ideas you believe in," he said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/31989874

If a family moves to foreign country they should learn the language of the country, and should try to familiarize with the customs in that country... or they can return in the country they came from.

White and Jewish bullies? You are mixing something here... If Arabic speaking classmate wants to speak Arabic(and others dont want) he can freely go to Arabic speaking country, same applies to Jewish, Chinese, Macedonian...

Democracy means respecting others not just demanding rights

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If a family moves to foreign country they should learn the language of the country, and should try to familiarize with the customs in that country... or they can return in the country they came from.

White and Jewish bullies? You are mixing something here... If Arabic speaking classmate wants to speak Arabic(and others dont want) he can freely go to Arabic speaking country, same applies to Jewish, Chinese, Macedonian...

Democracy means respecting others not just demanding rights

I know right?!
How dare he or she pledge loyalty to our flag and nation like that? That's as treasonous as eatin' a 4th of July hot dog with sauerkraut and pub chips!

Just because you were invited to speak in a foreign language by the foreign language department officially run by the school doesn't mean you can go around flaunting foreign languages. When will these people learn our customs?

[persianempire]

friggin jews always starting shit.

[mrswdk]

If a family moves to foreign country they should learn the language of the country, and should try to familiarize with the customs in that country... or they can return in the country they came from.

White and Jewish bullies? You are mixing something here... If Arabic speaking classmate wants to speak Arabic(and others dont want) he can freely go to Arabic speaking country, same applies to Jewish, Chinese, Macedonian...

Democracy means respecting others not just demanding rights

The GoranZ guide to respecting others

Step 1: refuse to tolerate their language or customs.

[Symmetry]

When I moved to the US for a year as a kid, my second major culture shock was the pledge of allegiance. First day in my home room class, suddenly there's a speaker in the classroom that i hadn't noticed. Everybody stands up and puts their hand on their heart and starts chanting their loyalty. I had no idea what to do. I stood up and tried to mimic what everyone else was doing, but of course, I hadn't been forced to memorise the words, so I was basically mumbling.

Thankfully, the next day, my homeroom teacher told me that all I needed to do was just stand up while the propaganda was broadcast. So that's what i did, stood up, but stayed silent.

It really is kind of creepy.

[saxitoxin]

When I moved to the US for a year as a kid, my second major culture shock was the pledge of allegiance.

What was your first major culture shock? (If it involves the gym teacher, locker room showers, and after school "tutoring," feel free to skip this question.)

[Symmetry]

When I moved to the US for a year as a kid, my second major culture shock was the pledge of allegiance. First day in my home room class, suddenly there's a speaker in the classroom that i hadn't noticed. Everybody stands up and puts their hand on their heart and starts chanting their loyalty. I had no idea what to do. I stood up and tried to mimic what everyone else was doing, but of course, I hadn't been forced to memorise the words, so I was basically mumbling.

Thankfully, the next day, my homeroom teacher told me that all I needed to do was just stand up while the propaganda was broadcast. So that's what i did, stood up, but stayed silent.

It really is kind of creepy.

What was your first major culture shock? (If it involves the gym teacher inviting you for after school "tutoring" feel free to skip this question.)

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, it was pretty boring. I bought a comic in DC, and gave the lady at the counter the price labelled on the comic. She asked me for more money. This was how I learned about sales tax.

I still find it weird that stores don't just label their goods as how much it will actually cost to purchase them.

[TA1LGUNN3R]

I'm American and I find both of those scenarios confusing as well.

-TG

[Symmetry]

I'm American and I find both of those scenarios confusing as well.

-TG

Thanks, I don't want to come off as bashing the US. The UK has some weird stuff in schools too. A religious element in school assemblies was the one that sticks to my mind. Bizarrely, that mostly meant we all had to sing ABBA.



Seriously.

[GoranZ]

If a family moves to foreign country they should learn the language of the country, and should try to familiarize with the customs in that country... or they can return in the country they came from.

White and Jewish bullies? You are mixing something here... If Arabic speaking classmate wants to speak Arabic(and others dont want) he can freely go to Arabic speaking country, same applies to Jewish, Chinese, Macedonian...

Democracy means respecting others not just demanding rights

The GoranZ guide to respecting others

Step 1: refuse to tolerate their language or customs.

Logic 101
Whats the point of a foreigner to settle in another country in order to make his new country like the country he just left.
1. He wants to eradicate the current natives in his new country.
2. He wants to spoil the new country he is living in and make it exactly like the one he already left.
3. Both 1 and 2

Conclusion: If you want to speak Arabic / Chinese / Jewish / Another language, do it in surrounding that wants to listen to you. Or get a f*ck out.

[mrswdk]

If a family moves to foreign country they should learn the language of the country, and should try to familiarize with the customs in that country... or they can return in the country they came from.

White and Jewish bullies? You are mixing something here... If Arabic speaking classmate wants to speak Arabic(and others dont want) he can freely go to Arabic speaking country, same applies to Jewish, Chinese, Macedonian...

Democracy means respecting others not just demanding rights

The GoranZ guide to respecting others

Step 1: refuse to tolerate their language or customs.

Logic 101
Whats the point of a foreigner to settle in another country in order to make his new country like the country he just left.
1. He wants to eradicate the current natives in his new country.
2. He wants to spoil the new country he is living in and make it exactly like the one he already left.
3. Both 1 and 2

Conclusion: If you want to speak Arabic / Chinese / Jewish / Another language, do it in surrounding that wants to listen to you. Or get a f*ck out.

And thems there are the rules what my daddy done taught me.

[Army of GOD]

we would get yelled at if we didn't stand up and pledge our allegiance. It was the stupidest shit.

nationalism is a terrible thing.

[Symmetry]

we would get yelled at if we didn't stand up and pledge our allegiance. It was the stupidest shit.

nationalism is a terrible thing.

I never understood it. The weird demand to ask children to take an oath to a flag is beyond me. One of the things that gives me hope is that precisely every American I've spoken to about the pledge echoes your thoughts.

Well, except my brother in law- he gets upset if I don't stand up and keep silent during the national anthem before NFL games.

[saxitoxin]

Well, except my brother in law- he gets upset if I don't stand up and keep silent during the national anthem before NFL games.

Is this while watching in-person or on TV?

[Donelladan]

Logic 101
Whats the point of a foreigner to settle in another country in order to make his new country like the country he just left.
1. He wants to eradicate the current natives in his new country.
2. He wants to spoil the new country he is living in and make it exactly like the one he already left.
3. Both 1 and 2

Conclusion: If you want to speak Arabic / Chinese / Jewish / Another language, do it in surrounding that wants to listen to you. Or get a f*ck out.

Did you read the whole first post? Did you notice that it was a choice to promote foreign languages made by the school ?
It is not like any random arabic kid decided he wanted to speak arabic at school.
Every day it was another language. People only complained when this language was arabic

The school's foreign language department arranged for the pledge to be read in a different language each day for a week.

Sure, you got to learn the language of the country you are living. But that is not at all the point of the OP. Please read again.

[Symmetry]

Logic 101
Whats the point of a foreigner to settle in another country in order to make his new country like the country he just left.
1. He wants to eradicate the current natives in his new country.
2. He wants to spoil the new country he is living in and make it exactly like the one he already left.
3. Both 1 and 2

Conclusion: If you want to speak Arabic / Chinese / Jewish / Another language, do it in surrounding that wants to listen to you. Or get a f*ck out.

Did you read the whole first post? Did you notice that it was a choice to promote foreign languages made by the school ?
It is not like any random arabic kid decided he wanted to speak arabic at school.
Every day it was another language. People only complained when this language was arabic

The school's foreign language department arranged for the pledge to be read in a different language each day for a week.

Sure, you got to learn the language of the country you are living. But that is not at all the point of the OP. Please read again.

What is the official language of the US?

[Army of GOD]

American?

[Symmetry]

American?

Wrong, it's Christian.

[saxitoxin]

American?

Wrong, it's Christian.

Chamarro is the official language of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, they are in the USA, and according to this clip I found Chamarro sounds like pagan witchdoctor gibberish -- I think this lady is trying to cast a spell on me to steal my virility for the coconut spirits -

[tzor]

What is the official language of the US?

Trick question: There is none.

I think we were a few votes shy of making German the official language right after the revolutionary war.

[Army of GOD]

I don't think it's that much of a trick question

[GoranZ]

Logic 101
Whats the point of a foreigner to settle in another country in order to make his new country like the country he just left.
1. He wants to eradicate the current natives in his new country.
2. He wants to spoil the new country he is living in and make it exactly like the one he already left.
3. Both 1 and 2

Conclusion: If you want to speak Arabic / Chinese / Jewish / Another language, do it in surrounding that wants to listen to you. Or get a f*ck out.

Did you read the whole first post? Did you notice that it was a choice to promote foreign languages made by the school ?
It is not like any random arabic kid decided he wanted to speak arabic at school.
Every day it was another language. People only complained when this language was arabic

You mean this part:

The school's student leader, Andrew Zink, who is in charge of the morning announcements, told US media that he knew the reading would attract controversy.

He permitted it to go forward, because he believed it was "the right thing to do".

Most of mass murderers in the history of the world believe the things they do are right things to be done.
Where would the world be if everyone is doing what they believe is right for them? Kim will nuke South Korea and Japan. Americans and Russians would nuke each other for the "right" reasons.

The school's foreign language department arranged for the pledge to be read in a different language each day for a week.

Sure, you got to learn the language of the country you are living. But that is not at all the point of the OP. Please read again.

OP was precise "white and jewish bullies target arabic-speaking classmate"... I can only ask how would chinese students react if japanese student recites something in japanese.
And I will be as precise as the OP:
Chinese bullies target Japanese-speaking classmate for speaking Japanese in China.

Was this what OP wanted to tell?