People you didn't know were Mexican or part Mexican.

[Tom9]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Sure...or Mexican blood line of any race. It's not a racist wedge discussion if that's what you are implying. It's a Mexican-American discussion, meant to strengthen the bond.

No it has nothing to do with racism. It is just that everyone pretty plainly sees that the word Mexican implies nationality not blood line nor race nor ethnicity as you state in your first sentence. The word Mexican or American or Argentinian does not imply race or ethnicity, it implies a national identity defined by given boarders but nowhere does race, blood or ethnicity enter into the meaning of these words unless in the hands of nationalist who tend to do that.

If it's bloodline your speaking of then it would be predominantly Amerindian of on nation or another. For example: the Mayan and the Toltec have, according to various studies, very different DNA. You talk of Mexican-American bonds. That according to everything mentioned on this thread indicates people who have both Mexican and American citizenship. Those people could be of any race or ethnic group. Only one group of people I know that can qualify for that are the legitimate members of the Tohono O'odham Nation but even then it is a semi-sovereign nation that straddles the US-Mexican border.

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Tom9

No it has nothing to do with racism. It is just that everyone pretty plainly sees that the word Mexican implies nationality not blood line nor race nor ethnicity as you state in your first sentence. The word Mexican or American or Argentinian does not imply race or ethnicity, it implies a national identity defined by given boarders but nowhere does race, blood or ethnicity enter into the meaning of these words unless in the hands of nationalist who tend to do that.

If it's bloodline your speaking of then it would be predominantly Amerindian of on nation or another. For example: the Mayan and the Toltec have, according to various studies, very different DNA. You talk of Mexican-American bonds. That according to everything mentioned on this thread indicates people who have both Mexican and American citizenship. Those people could be of any race or ethnic group. Only one group of people I know that can qualify for that are the legitimate members of the Tohono O'odham Nation but even then it is a semi-sovereign nation that straddles the US-Mexican border.

Let it be whatever you would like. Do you have anything to contribute to this thread?

Everyone else is having fun participating in a very relaxed and well intentioned thread.

[Tom9]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Let it be whatever you would like. Do you have anything to contribute to this thread?

Everyone else is having fun participating in a very relaxed and well intentioned thread.

Well if you want to use the terms in that way it is fine on this thread but you are giving you own meanings to words that mean something else. If that's fun go for it. I am not throwing water on your party just trying to find out what you mean. Is that a sin or something. Sheeesh. You are reading meaning into my statements that are your own. Seems that it's not relaxing to you.

[CamaroGuy]

I know she isn't, but Catherine Zeta-Jones could easily pass for being Mexican.