I’d like to be the first to welcome you to Deadspin.

Aren’t heels supposed to make you think they’re a douchebag, because they say they’re smarter and better than everyone else?

Only if he’s black AND poor. Can’t leave that out.

I don’t disagree that it’s difficult. I don’t agree that it “causes social problems in Europe” and that its “bad for everyone” if ALL immigrants all the time don’t speak the native language.

It is not the sole aspect though. And I have pointed out to you that there are plenty of people without the ability to speak or understand a spoken language, that manage to function and even be successful in society. Your logic is breaking down.

Yet you can provide no example as to how it adversely affects you currently. What would be better about people you don’t interact with, and are perfectly fine interacting how they currently do, changing the way they do things? There’s no incentive for them to learn if they don’t want to. If they feel they are…

And what would be the problem with that? If they choose to use an alternate method and it works for them, what difference does it make to you? Being capable of something and being required to do it are not one in the same. No one is required to learn English as a prerequisite to live in the United States. You are…

No, it’s like saying that a paralyzed person can’t ever go anywhere or doing anything because they can’t walk, while failing to recognize that they could use a wheelchair.

You have placed arbitrary parameters on what it means to “function” in a society. There are countless examples of people overcoming your parameters yet you drone on about France and how its “not good” for countries. It doesn’t make any sense when clearly people can get by and function in society without knowing the…

There’s really no difference as it pertains to functioning in a foreign society. If I go to China today I might as well be deaf. I won’t be able to understand anything anyone says or be able to communicate anything back to them.

“Basic norms” being speaking English? How do deaf people get by in society since this “basic norm” is not something they’re capable of. Oh wait for it... they adapt. Just like foreign people can WITHOUT learning English. And you still haven’t provided one reason for why or how this affects your life or anyone’s really.

And you don’t have any examples of what you’re talking about! If someone has figured out how to live somewhere for 10 freaking years then it doesn’t seem to matter much whether they know the language at all. They’ve somehow managed to secure food, lodging, and general healthcare WITHOUT learning the language. How does…

“Look at Europe” is not an example to support your claim of people not being able to function in a society for a decade only because they are not fluent in the language.

Still don’t see how that affects you though. And I doubt if they live here for a decade “they don’t know enough to function in society”. How are they living here for a decade if they can’t function? Maybe they function in a way, that while different to you, isn’t as bad as you’re making it seem. Do you have any type…

Shouldn’t it be up to the individual if they want to learn the language or not? If they manage to get by only knowing a little, what difference does it make to you? How is your life affected by a guy not knowing fluent English but knows enough to function in society?

I know this comment has only been here for 4 minutes. But it’s underappreciated.

Tired, depressed, and not in any kind of significant storyline. He’s just 2 minutes of comic relief now. And its not funny.

Thats what I thought.

Aren’t both these pictures of Dustin Runnels or was there another person that played Goldust too?

He’s actually still around