[Esmy B.]

Glenda I thought things were suppose to be non-confrontational...urgh. This at first appears to be a question in the subject line but in the message, although there's a question mark that question is letting me know that Glenda is offended by the Spanish language 'taking over.' and that's simply an assumption, I think it's very possible that in Cincinnati there's a large Latino population but that's not the same for the entire U.S. I disagree that Spanish is taking over because English took over my Spanish tongue and not because I moved to this country. I speak Spanish and English. Spanish being my first language. My family didn't come to the states, the United States government stole/won/'legally' had documents signed by Mexico in a war they 'won' to take the land that at the time belonged to Mexico, therefore making my family U.S. citizens. Since my culture lost that war, my ancestors had to learn English if they wanted to stay in their land. Well, they didn't then, because there weren't any schools for them then, but my mom did as soon as my grandmother had to put her in school. So my mom speaks two languages. I speak two languages, but not because, i wanted to but because I was forced to. (I'm in no way complaining about the fact that I speak two languages, just complaining about how I wasn't asked) I think that the customer service number people dial that says press 1 for English or press whatever for Spanish, is trying to HELP the larger population regardless of language barriers. I didn't move to this country, this country moved onto my land. I'm offended that all languages can't be spoken in a country as diverse as the United States and that they aren't equally accepted, especially those that existed here prior to the English speaking Americans taking over this land. I don't think Spanish is taking over I think it's asking for a space in the United States to simply exist as a language that is not foreign to this land.

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Name : Esmy B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Chicana, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 21, City : Chicago, State : IL Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Esmy B.]

I remember my teenage years and don't regret not having had the sexual experiences my friends had. Some were raped, some were curious, some were in love at the time, but the majority were just curious. I never found the person I was in love with, still haven't. Love before marriage is very possible to happen in my situation, because religion is not a big factor for how or why I make decisions. I base my decision on emotion (whether or not I love the person) and reason (whether or not I think I could live with this person for the rest of my life). I didn't have sex because I didn't truly love anyone at that age. I had a hard time loving myself and trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted to do with my life. Thinking about sex was just an added stress factor. Regardless of my personal reasons, I know that my friends don't regret what they did. With the exception of the one who was raped, because she blames herself for having been in that situation to begin with. The one friend who to this day makes me smile when she talks about her sexual experiences, lost her virginity at 15. She makes me smile because she sees sex as natural and an enjoyable experience, yet she is very aware of who her partner is and is responsible for her actions. (for example using protection) She shocks me because I feel like I was raised in a culture where I was told I had to get married in white and I know plenty of men who have married women that were dressed in white and the men were not virgins themselves. I love that she is a strong women saying 'this is what I want, this is what makes me feel good, and I don't care if you don't like it, I'm taking care of myself and you don't have to worry about me.' Responsible teenagers are what I'm most concerned about.

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Name : Esmy B., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Chicana, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 21, City : Chicago, State : IL Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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