I've Something to Add

From the (thoughtful) commentary to the McMegan post linked to by brad immediately below:

I do wish, though, that Megan would have added some more thoughtful commentary related to this story. For example, the Indian inn operators who are taking over more and more of the lodging establishments in the United States don't have the business ethics that native born white Americans have. (Don't ask me to provide a study to back this up; which politically correct university is going to sponsor a study like this?). In Megan's view, letting people whose culture disrupts the fabric of our society into the United States is acceptable because the disruption is only temporary. Does this mean that in her view a night like this is a price worth paying for Indian immigration? More importantly, why does she believe that other Americans will view this as a price worth paying?
If there are any Indians on this webboard, I would love to hear their input as well.
Posted by Jeff Goldman October 26, 2007 6:11 PM

Let's see: "Thoughtful" means inject some racism? Come for the econ., stay for the hate?

Of course, it's common knowledge that "native born white Americans" are the gold standard of business ethics, or it would be if Bob Jones ("No dating the coloreds") University or Oral Roberts ("It's my, I mean my daddy's money, not the University's") U. would just do a non-p. c. study on it.

A night like this is the sum total of Indian immigration to This Great (White) Nation of Ours™, obviously. The new (Republican) governor of Louisiana? Eh, not so much.

Not to mention the assumption on Mr. Goldman's part of Indian-ness in the first place. Ms. McArdle doesn't identify the initiative-taking room clerk other than by gender, makes the assumption that the Expedia™ rep she talked to was in India (probably correct) & Goldman jumps on the whole "Indian business ethics" thing from there. Mr. Goldman, if that is your legal name, might we assume you're of the Jewish persuasion? Could we trot out a few stereotypes about "those people?" At least one of them doesn't apply to Mr. Goldman. The one about Jewish people being literate.

And sticking up for Megan, where does Goldman get this idea:

More importantly, why does she believe that other Americans will view this as a price worth paying?

Where does she state anything even remotely similar?

Mr. Goldman reminds me of those people who always manage to mention the (perceived) race or ethnicity, as long as it's not white, of anyone who doesn't provide the greatest possible service to them. And of course if it's a white person who doesn't satisfy their consumer needs, is rude to them, or whatever, that never enters the conversation.

So, Megan, we await your response to Mr. G.'s "thoughtful commentary."

P. S.: Is a "webboard" like a "waterboard?"