3 years ago, there was a big stink when Mexico tried to publish postage stamps featuring Memin Pinguin, which in the United States is considered to be a blatantly racist depiction of blacks mainly because of how the title protagonist is drawn. I once…..

Wal-Mart pulls racist Mexican comic book. Mexican’s say we just don’t understand, because “Memin Pinguin was a beloved character embraced by all Mexicans.”…

My aunt, who has lived in Mexico for 27-28 years now, calls her best friend “Little Fat Brown One”, while her friend calls her “Big Ugly White One.” I guess they realize that color and wealth are correlated but not causational, and look at things sensibly.

My mom is from Panama and this is common. People say “Hey, negro” or “Hey, chino” and nobody gets offended. People don’t have a bug up their butt about their own race. Society is sharply divided by class more than anything else, although race does play into you class standing.

One time while in Tijuana I met a white couple from Mexico City who told me they were going to visit the U.S. the next day. I joked about them jumping the fence (it was not inappropriate, we were joking about everything) , but they became so offended telling me they had a visa and let me know after that remark I was not welcome to talk to them anymore. I thought elitism was an American phenomena. That was my first introduction to my ignorance of Mexican society that the media loves to promote.

I see wealthy Mexicans at the mall, the Indian casinos, and the nice outlets all of the time. They come here to shop for designer stuff, have a good time, and go home. They have nothing in common with the folks who sneak into the country class-wise and would be horribly offended to be lumped in with that crowd.

chris3cube #22,

You probably shouldn’t use the word “blacklisted” any longer. It’s racist.

On July 12th, 2008 at 3:17 pm, Grey Fox said:
What race is “Mexican” anyhow?

All my conservative (self employed) hispanic friends understand that “Mexican” is a nationality and not a race. Yet whenever I try to explain that to a hispanic democrat, I get nothing but the stink eye and comments about how I hate brown people.

I have fun.

It is also a major reason why the racism argument used against us is so stupid – What race is “Mexican” anyhow?

Free ThinkerNY said:
If you want to see truly racist media watch Spanish language TV. Univision and Telemundo are bastions of white supremacy.
Very few blacks and native Americans are stars of shows.
The nightly telenovelas/soap operas are all populated by whites. Very few blacks or native Americans.
The news anchors are all white as are almost all the street reporters.
The variety shows are hosted by white men like Don Francisco.
The talk shows are all hosted by white women. One show from Peru is a Jerry Springer style fight-fest hosted by a white woman. Almost all the exploited guests are native “people of color.”
There are no Oprah Winfrey’s on Spanish TV.

Free, also the people crossing the border illegally are the indigenous people. One time while in Tijuana I met a white couple from Mexico City who told me they were going to visit the U.S. the next day. I joked about them jumping the fence (it was not inappropriate, we were joking about everything) , but they became so offended telling me they had a visa and let me know after that remark I was not welcome to talk to them anymore. I thought elitism was an American phenomena. That was my first introduction to my ignorance of Mexican society that the media loves to promote.

It’s all my fault. I must be a white dwarf.

LOL I’m a coconut, Brown on the outside and White on the inside.

Brown Rice anyone?

Pull no punches. Cut to the chase. Eat a chocolate peanut.

But the U.S. is the one with the racism problem. Uh. No.

Delicious, chocolatey Conguitos…

I can’t blame Mexicans for liking it.

I can’t blame Wal Mart for responding to pressure and pulling it.

I can’t blame Wal Mart if Mexicans demand that it come back, and they put it back.

In fact, since I am a White Male, the only person I can blame for anything is myself. Me, my Bible, my guns, and my clever use of ethnic slurs like “black hole,” and “yellow sun,” and “red giant.”

It’s all my fault. I must be a white dwarf.