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Is Mexican a derogatory term now?
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:17 am
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:17 am
The other day I was chatting with someone I know well. I mentioned I had a couple Mexican guys build a flagstone patio at my house that I could recommend him. I knew the guys where from Mexico.
This person reacted like I used a derogatory word.
So it made me think. There is a Mexican restaurant in every town in America. The word is very common in our vernacular.
I normally don't use it and go with Hispanic, but I was wondering other peoples thoughts.
This person reacted like I used a derogatory word.
So it made me think. There is a Mexican restaurant in every town in America. The word is very common in our vernacular.
I normally don't use it and go with Hispanic, but I was wondering other peoples thoughts.
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Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:18 am to PoppaD
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The other day I was chatting with someone I know well. I mentioned I had a couple Mexican guys build a flagstone patio at my house that I could recommend him. I knew the guys where from Mexico.
This person is an idiot.
FIFY
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:19 am to PoppaD
Yeah you're supposed to call them hispandex.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:19 am to PoppaD
Apparently it is. I mentioned to someone about an Arabian one time and was told it was an offensive term.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:19 am to PoppaD
I'm Texan and they don't seem to get upset here when they hear it.
This post was edited on 10/23/15 at 11:43 am
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:21 am to Sao
It is if you call a Cuban or Puerto Rican a Mexican. They get pissed. But I guess I can understand it, I'd be just as pissed if someone thought I was from Alabama.
This post was edited on 10/23/15 at 11:24 am
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:21 am to Sao
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Texan
I believe the preferred term is "Mexican Lite"
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:22 am to PoppaD
I think the term is "meximaybe." Just in case they're not actually Mexican.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:22 am to PoppaD
I guess being called an American will be frowned upon next from PC police.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:23 am to PoppaD
No it is not. It's as offensive as calling you an American.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:23 am to PoppaD
The person probably thought it was offensive to label them as Mexican guys instead of just guys.
It implies you look at them differently because of their nationality, which I guess to sjws is some sort of bigotry.
Honestly though who can keep up.
It implies you look at them differently because of their nationality, which I guess to sjws is some sort of bigotry.
Honestly though who can keep up.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:23 am to PoppaD
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Is Mexican a derogatory term now?
It doesn't bother me.....but I'm not Mexican
I think we're supposed to call everyone 'it' now.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:23 am to Sao
I normally don't use it but I didn't think it was a thing. I really only brought it up because there was language barrier with them.
Now, i know people from Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, etc take offense to being lumped in as Mexicans.
Now, i know people from Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, etc take offense to being lumped in as Mexicans.
This post was edited on 10/23/15 at 11:33 am
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:26 am to PoppaD
All adjectives, modifiers, and descriptives are trigger words now.
It's enlightened.
It's enlightened.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:27 am to PoppaD
I just call em messicans
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:27 am to PoppaD
All these labels have triggered me
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:27 am to PoppaD
frick THAT person.
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:28 am to PoppaD
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There is a Mexican restaurant in every town in America.
its usually not even real mexican food,
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:28 am to PoppaD
I mean if somebody calls me a mexican, I usually correct them and say.. I am actually from Honduras gringo.
I don't really get bent out of shape about it.
In Honduras we call any caucasian gringo...even if they are british, australian...whatever so I understand.
I don't really get bent out of shape about it.
In Honduras we call any caucasian gringo...even if they are british, australian...whatever so I understand.
This post was edited on 10/23/15 at 11:30 am
Posted on 10/23/15 at 11:29 am to PoppaD
Everything is a derogatory term now.
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