How far is too far?

[Moony]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Attention Dumb White College Kids:

Here's the rule of thumb: Don't imitate/mock ethnic minorities and don't give them off-color nicknames. Other than that, have fun, kids!

Why are these kids so stupid? How is imitating Mexican stereotypes any different from the blackface minstrel shows? The sh*t's offensive, period! Don't question it. Don't resist it. Just stop it. It's not funny.

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.