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As a child of an immigrant to the US and a native-born American (who herself came from a long line of mixed immigrant/native-born American families), I find thi
by legutierr 9y ago
As a child of an immigrant to the US and a native-born American (who herself came from a long line of mixed immigrant/native-born American families), I find this rather insulting. My parents are not different species, nor were my great-grandparents, nor my great-great-great grandparents.
- nyolfen 9y agoare you a little shaky on how metaphors are employed or the difference between figurative and literal speech?
- legutierr 9y agoI think it's pretty obvious that I was extending the metaphor to make my point. It was the intention and the meaning behind the metaphor that was insulting. Do you take exception to that?