In order to be tolerant, one needs to become intolerant of intolerance.

Um, one reaction is about diversity, the other is about splitting up the West Bank and preventing a two state solution. Good job on false equivalency.

Wrong. It should have been done. Your excuse is a way to silence people who have views that might unsettle others. Tough shit. The majority should never hide.

Many first generation italian and Irish immigrants spoke as much english as modern day latino and asian immigrants. And today's immigrants work just as hard and want to be citizens just as much.

What you're doing is suggesting that celebrating the nation you love by singing its national anthem in your native tongue means that you're a dirty good for nothing leech. That's what makes every bit of your opinion racist. From a commercial that features people singing in different languages you have decided you know…

Actually, contrary to popular belief, there is such a thing as a stupid opinion. The people highlighted in this article hold a stupid opinion, and it's not slanderous to call them stupid (calling someone stupid, for any reason, isn't slanderous).

Why should it "not have been done"? They're a global country based in America. But America is easily the most ethnically diverse country out there. It is very realistic to think there are some immigrants and first-generation employees, in their American facilities, who still speak a different language on a daily basis…

If everybody stopped trying to change things because "tensions are high," nothing would ever get changed.

Knowing that idiots are going to take something and twist the meaning into something disgusting is nowhere near the same thing as twisting it yourself.

But I suppose white people who supported the Civil Rights Movement were also racists. I mean, I'm sure they were aware that ignorant idiots weren't going to respond…

I feel like an important fact and one that sadly the vast majority of Americans should know is that we have no federally mandated national language. To the best of my knowledge, we're the only first world country that can claim this. It's why legally you can have any federal legal document translated into another…

I'm one of the subhumans on that list, bossman.

But someone who rationally and intelligently states a differing opinion, including the reasons for that opinion, does not deserve to be painted with either one of those particular brushes.

Who cares how you were raised? You are a third generation American. Don't compare yourself to the massive number of first generation immigrants who live in this country and "choose" not to totally abandon their language because they are worried about what white people think. And of course by "choose" I mean "do out of…

I don't feel this ad necessarily invalidaters your grandparents experience. Immigrants can work hard to learn the language and blend in and embrace their American identity; but they are not REQUIRED to be monoglots and the reality is there are many Americans who are bilingual, more than a few of which are comfortable…

From your perspective, huh? And just how many brand new immigrants do you know? How do you know that they aren't doing the exact same thing your grandparents did? Because you overheard someone speaking spanish in a store? Or because coke did a commercial with a language other than English? Heaven forfend! These new…

"I guess what I'm saying is that from my perspective it seems that today those that come seem to expect things to come somewhat easy to them, whereas in previous generations it was hard but people seemed to accept the hardship as the price of the opportunity. I welcome anyone who wants to work and be productive and…

it seems that today those that come seem to expect things to come somewhat easy to them, whereas in previous generations it was hard but people seemed to accept the hardship as the price of the opportunity

You are missing the point. The ad was celebrating the diversity of all our backgrounds. It was not making any statement about what language we should or shouldn't speak. Besides, most immigrants learn some English and their kids definitely will, so I don't get all the belly aching from the "Speak English!" crowd…

What message? That America is made up of a lot of different people from a lot of different backgrounds who are all proud of their heritages? Your immigrant grandparents wouldn't have been proud of that? Really?

Immigrating doesn't exempt folks from being racist. If your grandparents wouldn't have appreciated the ad for the reasons you suggest, well, guess what?