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Strange that almost zero of the responses have focused on the humor about being white, and have mostly discussed a perceived unfairness in giving Hispanics advantages that whites don't get.
What about the comedy routine? I, as a white person, find it funny and true about privileges whites take for granted or don't even notice, although I don't really expect some dire retribution as the balance in numbers shifts away from a white majority.
Also, the comic is of Hungarian descent as well as Mexican, and he speaks as a white person having had that upbringing and life. Whether or not Hispanics dislike white people I cannot say, but this man's schtick on white people is not being delivered by a cultural Hispanic.
Still -- that 25% Mexican ancestry can get him in on affirmative action benefits unlike someone who doesn't claim any. It is about him -- he as a hispanic has advantages "whites" don't have.
True and honestly anyone can join people in this game because only American Indians have to have documentation of their racial/ethnic classification. Anyone else can simply claim to be hispanic whether or not it's true. If Cameron Diaz, Albeto Fujimori, Zoe Saldana, and Benjamin Bratt (note the nonSpanish surname) can all claim to be hispanic frankly anyone can.
Strange that almost zero of the responses have focused on the humor about being white, and have mostly discussed a perceived unfairness in giving Hispanics advantages that whites don't get.
What about the comedy routine? I, as a white person, find it funny and true about privileges whites take for granted or don't even notice, although I don't really expect some dire retribution as the balance in numbers shifts away from a white majority.
Also, the comic is of Hungarian descent as well as Mexican, and he speaks as a white person having had that upbringing and life. Whether or not Hispanics dislike white people I cannot say, but this man's schtick on white people is not being delivered by a cultural Hispanic.
I must have missed something here. I have worked under blacks with high position and don't see how I should feel at all privileged. I know many blacks and minorities who have beautiful homes , drive expensive cars so what is the deal here?
White to me does not equal privilege.. I have seen my share of poor whites that are really poor in the rural communities..I have traveled extensively around the US and the blacks tend to go to the urban areas where there is programs that give them a leg up.. not so in the rural areas. There are under privileged in all colors and the color of ones skin is no leg up for anyone.
Why can't he? I know people whose grades weren't good enough to get them into a particular college or win them a particular scholarship and so just checked off the "hispanic" box and had a full ride scholarship and got in.
You don't have to have a hispanic name to be a hispanic, you don't have to speak any Spanish at all, you don't have to be poor. You just check the right box and you're an underpriveleged minority and qualified for affirmative action.
I know one guy who was trying to get into medical school who said if he didn't get in, he was going to change his name to Sanchez and then change it back later -- but really changing the name was not necessary. You can have a name like "Fox" or "Halek" or "Sheen" or "Slim" and be 100% hispanic as far as what box you feel like checking goes.
Why can't he? I know people whose grades weren't good enough to get them into a particular college or win them a particular scholarship and so just checked off the "hispanic" box and had a full ride scholarship and got in.
You don't have to have a hispanic name to be a hispanic, you don't have to speak any Spanish at all, you don't have to be poor. You just check the right box and you're an underpriveleged minority and qualified for affirmative action.
I know one guy who was trying to get into medical school who said if he didn't get in, he was going to change his name to Sanchez and then change it back later -- but really changing the name was not necessary. You can have a name like "Fox" or "Halek" or "Sheen" or "Slim" and be 100% hispanic as far as what box you feel like checking goes.
I just recalled someone doing just that and guess what. wha la.. they got some free money.
I just recalled someone doing just that and guess what. wha la.. they got some free money.
Exactly. It happens all the time.
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