We talked about
cultural offenses the other day.
Here's the thing, and I've been meaning to say something about this for some time, but it's just so intimidating going up against powerful special interests and popular sentiment...
Many of you may not know my heritage is Romanian, and more specifically, pure-blooded Transylvanian. I can't tell you the number of times I've disclosed that to people only to have them respond with bad Bela Lugosi (a
Hunky, for goodness sake!) impersonations and remarks about vampires.
I am so sick and tired of being disparaged as a people with such negative stereotyping. It's demeaning. It makes me
feel bad.
And then to see an evil corporation taking the stereotype to the next level and turning it into a cartoon... Meanwhile, my poor kids have it twice as bad, being half Irish (Thanks "
Lucky." And
what the hell is this? "Fighting Irish"? No wonder those people drink!)