Racial Tension in Santa Fe / Taos Area? (Espanola: high school, safe) - New Mexico (NM) -Santa Fe County - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

mortimer · 03-05-2009, 07:42 AM

Whatta bunch of blarney.

bradly · 03-08-2009, 08:31 PM

If you want to make a "Spanish" meaning from "Spain" mad, call him Mexican!

That gets me angry!! Big difference.

TKO · 03-10-2009, 07:51 AM

The only time I was ever treated with what was clearly prejudice was in Espanola. I stopped at a gas station to buy a coke and some chips and the lady wouldn't serve me. She served about 4 people who came in after me, quite blatantly, before I realized what was going on and asked her if she was going to sell me the goods or not. With a sneer and shrug she said she would.

I got vibes in the state office where I worked but nothing to hang your hat on. The opposite, of course, is evident too. I saw it most when I was working in the southeast part of the state.

All in all though of every place I've lived NM is by FAR the least prejudiced place I've ever been.

domino · 03-10-2009, 06:57 PM

To claim there is no racial tension would be naive. There is racial tension here, but it is easily adapted to and need not be a defining element of life in this area.

redwine · 03-10-2009, 07:07 PM

So what' s the difference living in a place with 50/50 mexicans and white vs 50/50 blacks/vs?

Vinegaroon · 03-11-2009, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by redwine

So what' s the difference living in a place with 50/50 mexicans and white vs 50/50 blacks/vs?

The place with 50% African Americans clearly has less green chile.

redwine · 03-11-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Vinegaroon

The place with 50% African Americans clearly has less green chile.

Ok, thats what I thought!

Lovehound · 03-11-2009, 08:37 PM

If I'm going to be discriminated against because I'm White I might as well be enjoying New Mexican cuisine while I'm doing it.

This topic has given me much to think about.

all2humanuk · 05-25-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by brubaker

Have you been there long? are you melatonin-less too?

What are you worried about? Is this some kind of siesta joke? Hispanics are always sleeping? Unless what you meant was melanin-less

Santa Fe · 09-03-2009, 10:28 PM

I (an Anglo) live in the Pojoaque Valley, which is majority Hispanic, and have seen no overt hostility. Nobody stole any Spanish Land Grants in the Pojoaque Valley and the Pueblos have more land now then they did when the Anglos first came.

Has anybody ever "come up to me and ask "Why did you come here?" in a challenging tone of voice"?

Absolutely no.