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Originally Posted by Moony
I'm glad someone spoke up. As a product of Mexican (2nd generation) and Spanish (3rd generation) immigrants, I find people who perpetuate Latino/Hispanic stereotypes to be ignorant and harmful to our ethnic group. Whenever people make jokes about 'wetbacks' in my presence, they're likely to end up with me exploding and owning their ass. Because, guess what? My forbears were immigrants. And actually, my father's father's mother was full blooded Native American. Though, note, the tribe she belonged to was not north of the Mexican/USA border, so I'm not entitled to free schooling, etc.
I have observed something, lately. It is socialy OK to make racist remarks regarding people of Latino and Hispanic heritage, but of course it is non acceptable to say anything of "African"- Americans or Asian Americans. Why is this? I would love to know. I'm sorry if this sounds incredibly stupid, but do blacks, asians, and whites feel they have a free pass to discriminate against the Latino world? Is it not a fact that without Mexican immigrants, California's crops would cease to be so profitable?
I don't know if any of this makes sense. What I'm trying to say is that Mexican Americans/Latinos/Hispanics seems to be getting the lowest treatment in the U.S.
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wow. I'm sorry you have to deal with such idiocy, but I will say ITA with most of what you said. most everyone I know walks on eggshells with respect to African Americans, but it's open season for all other groups of folk.
so, I don't really have an actual comment, just to say that I know what you're talking about and I agree with you.