i have a question, please serious answers only . will i lose my job? here is the situation..?

Question

ok so i was at work today and suddenlt we started talking about religion, then about americans, this co-worker who is very religious and open minded said she does not know why people get mad when there are other races in america because everyone that lives, moves to america is american, i told her i disagree, i told her i only consider whites (causcasian ) americans(unless they have moved from russia ,etc.. i said this because i am cuban and i consider myself hispanic, i am an american citizen, but i dont consider myself american, and i do not consider other races americans other than the white, the woman called me a skin head and went around telling people i work with about this, she said it offended her,.but she is not a minority and my black friends do not consider themselves americans either, they say they are african americans, or just african.. so what do you think, i mean in cuba you are not considered cuban even if youn have a citizen ship unless you are actually born there

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Answer 1

I think your coworker is wrong in her stating that everyone who moves to America is American. There are a lot of people who live here for work or other freedoms that the country has to offer who are not Americans. There are some who live here who want to destroy the United States. They are not Americans even if they were born here and they should sent to another country where hate is spewed. I think to actually be an "American" is a mindset. A person who would honor this great country, appreciate all it has to offer, and die for it, is an American. It's more than an ideology or philosophy or a sense of surviving. It's a strength of a great people. It's not a skin color or religion, but a belief in many people becoming one nation. I have friends that I strongly disagree with on issues of religion, politics, and other beliefs, but I would die for them in face of danger. I would do the same for anyone who calls himself an American. I definitely don't think people should hyphenate their race with being an American. This deteriorates the notion that we are one nation. Besides if some of us did that, we would have a hard time distinguishing who we really are...I would be a Scotch-Irish-German-Polish-Italian-Hungarian American. That's too much to put on a job application!

Answer 2

I have under no circumstances fairly given this any idea. I am an american born and raised on this nation however I believe that every person merits a reasonable shot and if relocating right here and fitting an american by way of moving is helping individuals to gain this then that's satisfactory. But simply considering that you were not born right here doesn't suggest you're any much less of an american than the ones people who have been. It is how so much you consider in and love being unfastened that is helping make you the yankee that you're or don't seem to be. To reply the relaxation of your query, no I do not suppose you'll be able to be fired over this and your co-employee demands to get a grip and be taught while to not repeat matters and to give up humiliating individuals. Best of success. Hope this is helping you out.

Answer 3

Thats the whole point of America. It was founded by foriegners. The only true Americans if you go by their origins would be our Native American Indians. I don't care what color you are, unless you are a Native American Indian then you became an American thru migration from somewhere else on the planet. Either you or someone from the past in your family tree migrated to America and then became a citizen of the United States of America. So if you are here and have applied for citizenship or were born here after someone else in your family tree migrated here then you are an American citizen whether you like it or not and are bound by our laws and the constitution of this country.

Answer 4

Let me begin defining 'America' as "The USA." I know there are other Americas, including Canada in North America, and all the nations in South America and Central America. If I assume your question refers only to "The USA," I must say the following:

Americans are American by virtue of their citizenship, and I don't mean simply the legal status of being a citizen, but essentially by exercising all the responsibilities and enjoying all the rights that go along with being a citizen of the USA.

I also take offense at the notion that people do not consider themselves Americans on the basis that they are not caucasian. Just because someone is labeled (I won't go far into how those labels are assigned, but it was an effort to replace terms once thought of as 'racist') African-American is not supposed to mean they are not American. If the same system of labeling were applied to caucasian people, which perhaps it should be, you would have people called 'European-American.' I assure you very few people of that classification would think of themselves as more European and less American.

The diversity of ethnicities and belief systems forming the American populace is one of the things that make America great, and it does sadden me that people think of themselves as being 'less American' on the basis of differences in ethnicity and/or religion. And maybe all those labels that tie ethnic origins to America should be celebrated as illuminations of the many proud heritages that form the American tapestry, rather than as allusions to potentially divisive loyalism to foreign powers.

Answer 5

Well, if you don't feel like you are an American I am not going to try and convince you that you are. The great thing about America is that you are entitled to your opinion. Although the workplace is not the greatest place to have a debate over opinion, I doubt you will lose your job over this unless this woman is really pissed off and can't get over this and she holds some sort of rank over you. Even then you should be alright if you just let it go. Don't bring it up again. I wouldn't worry too much because there is nothing you can do about it now. I think you will be fine. If you really are worried that you might lose your job you can swallow your pride and approach this woman and apologize and tell her that you are sorry that what you said offended her. But if you don't feel sorry then don't worry about it. I very seriously doubt you will lose your job, you will just lose a little popularity at work.

Answer 6

You can't get fired for offending a co-worker. Fortunately for you, stupid is not illegal. American is a nationality, characterized by being born here or becoming a citizen. Hispanic is a race, characterized by your familial place of origin. Hispanic is not a nationality. If you don't consider yourself an American, then you are Cuban, not Hispanic. What you express is not an affinity for culture, but an enmity towards America. (use a dictionary if you have to)

American, Cuban, Canadian, etc is a political distinction. Hispanic, white, black, etc is a racial distinction. The two are not interchangeable.

Answer 7

that is why all the other minorities have trouble in this country... they do not consider themselves as members of the country... I teach school and you can tell the difference between Americans with a minority background... and a minority group American... you said it plainly... although you don't mean it to be... but only white Anglo's are American... and here you have the same rights I have....

what can a white man do, if he gives people all the rights, possibilities and responsibilities he has as an American and they don't take them...

white people are not racist because of they way the treat you but you make them racist because of the way you treat yourself and so does everyone who does not consider themselves Americans first. The group I think have the simpliest time are the Asians, why do you think that is?

Answer 8

I didn't realize that many minorities don't feel like Americans. It's sad to feel like you're not really part of your own country. Sometimes (not all the time) I'm embarrassed to be American and wish I could claim citizenship from one of the countries of my ancestors (like Ireland or Sweden), because I think they're more compassionate in their politics, mostly. But alas, my people have been over here too long, and I can trace about 12 different European nationalities, which means where would I fit in? I would think that goes for African Americans too, if they're a couple of hundred years out of Africa, as there are many different tribes that were all thrown together over here.

European Americans are basically conquerors. While some are very nice people, I think most are functionally ignorant about the fact that their lives and traditions are completely built on the misery of another civilized population.

Anyway, I hope you don't get fired. And thanks for helping me to think.

Answer 9

If you go by color, then Red would be the only true Americans, after all they were here before the white, yellow, black or brown. Paper documents don't make you a citizen of any country, it is your state of mind. There still are some Americans south of the Mason Dixon line that think that "North" Americans are Yankees How about just taking each person for who they are, not defining them by color, sex, creed, country, height weight, etc.

Answer 10

They would be hard put to fire you over this but you should never have said that. If you are born in this country and at least one of your parents is an American citizen, you are an American. Period.
Segregating yourself by ethnicity only helps the racist elements of our society.