I Understand. Look at Me. I Didn’t Know “Twit” Was a Disrespectful Word.
Alaska Congressman Don Young, went on the electric radio and called migrant workers a demeaning term – wetbacks.
Don Young
I specifically recall when I first heard that term and asked Momma what it meant. I was probably in first or second grade. Momma explained what it meant and then said, “Don’t say that. It makes little baby Jesus cry.” Obviously, Don Young did not have a momma. He probably chewed with his mouth open, farted in church, never bathed, and was, indeed, raised in a pig sty.
After he got caught making little baby Jesus cry, Young tried to explain, “I know that this term is not used in the same way nowadays, and I meant no disrespect.”
No, Don Young, it has always been a term of disrespect. Nothing at all has changed about that.
So now all a’sudden, Don Young is the leader of the immigration reform parade.
Young went on to praise the role migrant workers play in society and called for the country to address immigration reform.
That’s okay Don, because migrant workers have a word for you, too.
Thanks to everybody for the heads up.
I’m 61, raised in San Antonio, of Caucasian ancestry, and I knew “wetback” was a derogatory term from about the time I could talk. If anybody thinks it wasn’t, they’re ignorant.
1Most all of us are descended from wetbacks…it’s just that they were saltwater wetbacks, so to speak
2Ah yes, Don Young… Patron Saint of Bridges to Nowhere, Coconut Road, Ethics Investigations, BP Gulf Oil Spill and Jack Abramoff’s other BFF.
Hadn’t heard from him lately. But, like pond scum, it eventually floats on top where everyone can see it.
3Boy Howdy, when even John “It’s NOT A Dale Evans Fringe Jacket, Dammit!” Cornyn is calling you out for a bad choice of words, you must’ve really stepped in it…
4They don’t call him “Yon Dung” in Alaska without a reason. He is an idiot.
5Wetbacks? Since this is Alaska wouldn’t they be both wet and really, really cold? That’s a long swim.
Or in Alaska do the migrant workers come from Canada?
6As far as words having their present currency at that time.I doubt A-hole was in prevalent use yet,but thankfully it is now since little else fits this POS as closely. Just one more example of a Republican worm saying what they really feel and being sorry for having been caught doing it.
7Don Youngis an a hole and I mean it with disrespectShame on him, the big idiot.
8Alaska is right up there in the “stupid politician” category. Sarah, meet Don.
9Typical REPIG. Anybody who is over the age of 5 knows that it is a disrespectful word and always will be – I don’t think you even have to be from “near the border” to know that~my Mom used Lava hand soap and your toothbrush – cleaned up our mouths real quick – back in “those days”.
10This idiot had to make two apologies
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