It’s official, I have been welcomed into the world of blogging on February 10th, 2010. Yes people…. thats right…. i’ve received my first hate comment! This momentous honor goes to a miss” Orisha@att.net” for her “cleverly worded” opinion of my first Jersey Shore post. Since I know I would personally be far to lazy to click the link and read the comment myself, I figure I’d post it below. I know, I spoil you guys. Orisha wrote:
“If you are 100% Italian, then you would be living in Italy, or were raised there. You are Italian-American. Jeez, I’m Italian-American, and I’m sick of you fucking guineas who think they’re still from the old country when they likely have never even left the east coast, much less the US…and certainly never having stepped foot in Italy!”
Ok so let’s break it down, you know for the hell of it. So Orisha’s first few sentences attack the idea that I’m not “only” Italian. I described myself as Italian, for those of you who don’t know (Orisha), in regards to my ethnicity. Ethnicity, defined by the internet source of all knowledge, commonly refers to people of the same race that share a distinct culture. American, in the sense both you and I are using it, refer’s to my nationality. Let me know if this is going over your head at all and I’ll slow down. Nationality is defined as a membership acquired by being born within the jurisdiction of a certain country. Now I’m not the brightest kid on the block, but two words with separate definitions can’t possibly mean the same thing right? Hmmmm. From what I can see, describing myself as an 100% Italian was correct, since the only true “ethnic” american’s are Native American’s, you know American Indians. I’m sure you remember something from 5th grade social studies right? Ok so let’s draw some conclusions, don’t be upset if your stumped, I know all these “crazy” words can get confusing. You claimed to be 100% Italian-American. Since you live in America, you clearly refered to both words in the ethnic sense, becuase assuiming otherwise would contradict your assumption that you can only be ethnicly Italian if you live within the boarders of the country. This would make you both 100% Italian and 100% Native American? Hmmm 200% full blooded Italian-American, huh. I wish I was that awesome, but I guess I’d need a cooler internet handle, like yours. Anyway, yes I am Italian-American and I’m proud of it. However, calling my ethnic background anything but Italian is incorrect. I’m Italian by blood and American by country. Since you were clearly mistaken, and somewhat made a fool through your own actions, I’ll simply leave you with this. A.) I’ve been to “the old country”; Naples, Rome, Venice, Florence, to name a few of the more known spots. B.) I’ve left the east coast, even the US in fact! I’ve visited Spain, France, Monaco, numerous countries in the Caribbean, and even Croatia. C.) Not once did I claim to be from Italy or pass off the idea that I’m a “guido” in anyway, I just choose to defend their way of life. And D.) unfortunately, you are once again mistaken, it’s “fucking guinea’s” like yourself who give the rest of us a bad name. You are so afraid of fake tan having, fist pumping Guido’s giving your ethnicity a bad rap that you fail to make sound arguments in defense of your opinion as to why you are different in the first place. Your an idiot. It’s as simple as that. However, I’d like to thank you for your, all be it elementary, comment since it’s open forum’s like these where idiotic opinions, like your’s, can be heard. I look forward to hearing your rebutle, and this time, please, let’s try to make an argument that will pass off the idea that you at least attempted to use some form of logical thought in its creation.
Oooo and P.S. those words up top that are highlighted and underlined are links. If you click on them you can learn! I know, it’s not in your nature, but you should give it a try sometime, you might like it.
