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Old 11-11-2009, 01:49 PM
 
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Pachuco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Do you think we should embrace this culture, maybe a museum.
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:11 PM
 
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It seems as if there is too much negatism associated with the Pachuco style for such consideration. That is a good write up though. I never knew the history of that way of life.

I would be open to it. I think others would be too if they can get over the "gang-affiliation".
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:17 PM
 
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Hmm embrace it? Not sure. Like Smooth said it is going to be associated with gangs so it probably will never happen.
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:25 PM
 
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I saw a really fine documentary on the Pachuco culture/mentality a few years back. It might be a bit difficult to convince folks to embrace the Pachuco style because, frankly, as Smooth from ELP mentioned, the Pachucos are generally viewed in a very negative way as gang members, outsiders, trouble makers.

Where I come from the very word is pretty much a cuss word. Calling a person a Pachuco is considered an insult. My godfather, originally from Mexico, pretty much spits out the word.
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:29 PM
 
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I know in el paso, older el pasoans, from juarez and from segundo barrio, were proud to be pachuco. My grandpa was a pachuco, ALOT of them rebelled by grouping together in order not to get ambushed by soldiers are just people in general that werent to fond of young chicanos.
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Old 11-11-2009, 02:58 PM
 
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there's a zoot suit shop on Montana/Airport if anyone's interested . . .
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Old 11-11-2009, 09:25 PM
 
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there's a zoot suit shop on Montana/Airport if anyone's interested . . .
Speaking of zoot suits, in the opening sequences of Malcom X (the movie) Denzel Washington is wearing a yellow zoot suit with matching hat and I immediately thought of Pachucos.
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