slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
Heh, kind of ironic, but the fact that you yourself pointed out that the rude reputation was created by "fellow New Jersians (who) have earned (it) for all New Jersians," you're actually admitting that not all New Jerseyians are like that, rendering your comment "...then you should be chiding the obnoxious New Jersians not a poster on these boards that states a fact," as factually inaccurate. It can't be "all New Jerseyians are rude" if it is a reputation created by "some New Jerseyians." Every square is a rectangle but not every rectangle is a square and all that.
A rude New Jerseyian might point out how closed-minded and sad your attempt to logically claim an opinion and a stereotype as fact truly is, and that if you don't want anyone lumping you in with a stereotype of people from an entire region, you'd be wise not to do it yourself. I'll leave that for a rude New Jerseyian to say.
Lately, there have been lots of man on the street interviews with people offering up their opinions on Michael Richards' racist comments at the Comedy Store in L.A. I am in no way endorsing Richards' comments, nor am I trying to explain them, but I did find it sadly ironic that many people would voice their disgust at his racist comments, then follow it with their own preconceived notions, like "what do you expect from a _______? He's just like all the other _______." Whether it was racist (he's White!) or anti-semitic ("He's Jewish! Except that he's not, but everyone thinks he is, and that's good enough for me to hate him if I hate Jewish people!"), plenty of people exposed their own intolerance while deriding his.
I find your comments eerily, sadly similar.
