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called a "Mexican"? I live part time in Savannah Ga. and in a schack on the beach in the D.R. LOL. When I moved to Savannah some 4 years ago I first became familiar with *everybody* referring to Latinos as "Mexicans".
WTF, where does that come from?? In fact not one of them are from Mexico. Colombia, Hond, Guat., etc yes, but ALL are Mexicans???
Maybe it's just who you are associating with, I live in the south and have not noticed this at all. I am part Mexican but have been assumed to be Middle Eastern and that incident was in California.
called a "Mexican"? I live part time in Savannah Ga. and in a schack on the beach in the D.R. LOL. When I moved to Savannah some 4 years ago I first became familiar with *everybody* referring to Latinos as "Mexicans".
WTF, where does that come from?? In fact not one of them are from Mexico. Colombia, Hond, Guat., etc yes, but ALL are Mexicans???
Why?
It may be because the great majority of Hispanics/Latinos in the US are of Mexican origin, and that's what the non-hispanic public (anglo, afro american, others) are most in contact with, therefore making assumptions that all hispanics/latinos are Mexicans.
Have you watch/noticed "hispanics" tv stations (Univision, Telemundo)?....the bulk of programming is geared towards mexican audiences because that's where the audience/ratings/$$$ is.
Don't feel bad, all of us non mexicans are at one time or another mistaken for one or as someone previously stated, mistaken for another nationality...heck, I used to hang out with filipinos and they thought I was pinoy, and when I lived in Texas everyone assumed I was chicano or mexican.
Why?
It may be because the great majority of Hispanics/Latinos in the US are of Mexican origin, and that's what the non-hispanic public (anglo, afro american, others) are most in contact with, therefore making assumptions that all hispanics/latinos are Mexicans.
Have you watch/noticed "hispanics" tv stations (Univision, Telemundo)?....the bulk of programming is geared towards mexican audiences because that's where the audience/ratings/$$$ is.
Don't feel bad, all of us non mexicans are at one time or another mistaken for one or as someone previously stated, mistaken for another nationality...heck, I used to hang out with filipinos and they thought I was pinoy, and when I lived in Texas everyone assumed I was chicano or mexican.
I disagree about Univision, Telemundo, and others gearing their programming to "Mexicans". The hosts span a wide variety of nationalities. One of the most watched and favorite TV hosts in Don Francisco of Sabado Gigante who is from Chile - his accent is very difficult for me to understand.
I disagree about Univision, Telemundo, and others gearing their programming to "Mexicans". The hosts span a wide variety of nationalities. One of the most watched and favorite TV hosts in Don Francisco of Sabado Gigante who is from Chile - his accent is very difficult for me to understand.
As I stated earlier...the bulk of programming.....and NOT the entire programming...is geared towards mexican audience.
Why is Don Francisco's (Sábado Gigante) accent difficult to understand?
called a "Mexican"? I live part time in Savannah Ga. and in a schack on the beach in the D.R. LOL. When I moved to Savannah some 4 years ago I first became familiar with *everybody* referring to Latinos as "Mexicans".
WTF, where does that come from?? In fact not one of them are from Mexico. Colombia, Hond, Guat., etc yes, but ALL are Mexicans???
i know tons of people who say it. it is used dismissively, half-jokingly. not specifically as an insult, but with deliberate carelessness.
most southerners know that it is being misused, but because we do not care about the differences in various latin cultures and nationalities, and they are a very small % of the population, we also do not care about what they're called.
it's like how many people in latin america call all americans a "Yanqui" or "yankee," despite that word referring specifically to people from the northeast. For me to be called a "yankee" is a huge insult, regardless of how it is intended. I just accept it as mutual ignorance between two different culture groups, two different languages.
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