Nobody’s golden because of her struggling — thank you for saying you didn’t mean to offend.

And worked up over nothing? Even Joshua, the head honcho of this blog, admitted he was at first reluctant to post it. Why do you think he was at first reluctant? Because obviously he knew the post would come off offensive to others! I appreciate Blondie’s apology and I hope that she does not brush off this experience like you, thinking such commentators are just uptight people with no sense of humor who did not get her jokes. The problem with racism is people like you who refuse to look outside their personal comfort zone and genuinely try to understand how the comment/viewpoint/action/etc can come off racist/offensive to others.

If anyone needs to get off their high horse, it is you Lawyer. How surprising that you take the immature route and assume the commentators will not pass the bar or haven’t already done so. I have passed both the California and New York bar, and have worked at a large law firm in New York for the past 10 years. I also do on campus interviews for my firm, and I have done everything in my power to weed out candidates with your type of inappropriate sense of humor.

Further, if you read closely, this post doesn’t question the intelligence of these foreign speakers, merely makes light of the challenges such students face. If you don’t get that, you probably won’t pass the bar exam anyhow since you clearly lack the necessary reading comprehension skills. If you need assistance to distinguish between racism and light-hearted observations regarding foreign language speakers tackling a difficult exam, perhaps we can arrange for some reading comprehension tutoring for you – or maybe you just need a pocket translator yourself.

Being a foreign language test taker myself and having passed two different bar exams, I see no problem with this post. Get off your high horse, consider spending less time working yourself up over nothing and focus on your reading comprehension and sense of humor. You’ll need both to pass the bar and get a job.

However, she did say, “Not only do most of these students not speak English, they don’t even use the same alphabet as us — I was golden.”

This implies that all people who appear to be of Asian descent are not American, and don’t speak English. Clearly wrong. Further, even if said students are foreign-born, the comment assumes that they do not speak English fluently, and that they can’t prevail on an exam.

The comment creates an “us” vs. “them” dynamic. Who is “us”? Is this where we get to read garbage about the “real” America?

Worse, the comment effectuates stereotypes of Asian people as academic robots– “scribbling furiously,” as if they are the only ones doing it… as if by virtue of their heritage, Asian students are more or less inclined to study.

I’d really hate to hear her opinions on other people of color in the room. Were the Black students “writing raps” about Torts, or Native Americans doing a rain dance about Civ Pro? Please. Stereotypes are not funny, and the author of this post should know that blonde hair alone, an attorney does not make.

I am by no means discrediting the intelligence and perseverance of any student studying for the Bar exam. I am however, maintaining a sense of humor to get through this stressful time. This post was intended to depict the “lighter side” of studying, and I apologize for any offense it has caused.

Blondini

I am sorry that you found the post offensive, though.

So if that guy is still sleeping in week six, he’s toast.