To those people having origins in Latin America...
- Thread starter Lamberto Quintero
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I KNOW IM GONNA CATCH FLAK FOR THIS, BUT I CONSIDER MYSELF AMERICAN-MEXICAN, NOT MEXICAN AMERICAN... I LOVE MY HERITAGE AND CULTURE, BUT I WAS BORN IN THE UNITED STATES... HOW THE FUCK YOU GONNA BE SCREAMIN L.A. OR THE BAY, OR WHATEVER, AND BE WAVIN A MEXICAN FLAG... IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO ME... DONT GET ME WRONG, I DONT GO WAVIN AMERICAN FLAGS LIKE THE MINUTEMEN, EITHER...
Mexican Americans don't like to just get into gang fights,
they like flowers and music and white girls named Debbie too.
Mexican Americans are named Chata and Chella and chemma
and have a son in law named jeff.
Mexican Americans don't like to get up early in the morning
but they have to so they do it real slow.
Mexican Americans love education so they go to night school
and take spanish and get a B.
Mexican Americans love their Nana's and their Nono's and their
Nina's and their Nino's........ Nano Nano Nina Nono!
Mexican Americans don't like to go to the movies where the
dude has to wear contact lenses to make his blue eyes brown
cause don't it make my brown eyes blue.....
they like flowers and music and white girls named Debbie too.
Mexican Americans are named Chata and Chella and chemma
and have a son in law named jeff.
Mexican Americans don't like to get up early in the morning
but they have to so they do it real slow.
Mexican Americans love education so they go to night school
and take spanish and get a B.
Mexican Americans love their Nana's and their Nono's and their
Nina's and their Nino's........ Nano Nano Nina Nono!
Mexican Americans don't like to go to the movies where the
dude has to wear contact lenses to make his blue eyes brown
cause don't it make my brown eyes blue.....
I consider myself Mexican-American. I'm of Mexican decent, but born in America, therefore I'm Mexican-American. I guess on a So-Cal stand point, I'm Chicano. The only problem I have with labeling as "Mexican-American" is the fact that it singles us out by putting emphasis on the word "Mexican." I mean you don't see white people labeled or referred to as Caucasian-American, European-American, German-American, Sweedish-American, Norwegian-American,etc..., their just American. The only time whites have to label themselves like that is when their filling out questionaires and shit like that. So my point is that by labeling us "Mexican-American" or "African-American," it's singling us out as the minority, since the whites don't have to refer to themselves as Caucasian-American, European-American, German-American, Sweedish-American, Norwegian-American,etc... I guess it's kind of like saying, he's 50% Mexican and 50% American, he's not a true 100% American. :ermm: In reality we should all just be labeled "AMERICAN" if we were born in the US.
You can look at it in that way, or you can look at the others who only claim "American" as lacking knowledge of where they descended from and also lacking cultural identity. I tend to look at it my way.
Also, why should we all be "American"? When there are so many different cultures in our country, so many languages, so many customs, why should we all be forced to assimilate to only one and completely lose our identity? What you really mean by "American" is those people who follow the core values that the United States was founded on (WASP), so you're really denying your own ancestors and peoples' culture, values and traditions. Why can't we keep ours?
Also, why should we all be "American"? When there are so many different cultures in our country, so many languages, so many customs, why should we all be forced to assimilate to only one and completely lose our identity? What you really mean by "American" is those people who follow the core values that the United States was founded on (WASP), so you're really denying your own ancestors and peoples' culture, values and traditions. Why can't we keep ours?
Yup, that's the other way to look at it. I thought about that as well.
But my point is, why don't whites make reference to where they come from? I hardly ever see the media make reference to a white person by the country they came from. Barack Obama is African American in the voices of the media, Hiliary Clinton is just Hilary Clinton and John McCain is just John McCain. Why put emphasis on Obama being "African." The same goes for any Latino in politics. Why do WE Mexicans, Africans, Chinese, Japanese,etc... all have to say the other half before saying American? Again, I think that's white America's way of distinguishing us as the Minority.
If America is a country of various cultures, whites should have to make reference to their origins as well.
But my point is, why don't whites make reference to where they come from? I hardly ever see the media make reference to a white person by the country they came from. Barack Obama is African American in the voices of the media, Hiliary Clinton is just Hilary Clinton and John McCain is just John McCain. Why put emphasis on Obama being "African." The same goes for any Latino in politics. Why do WE Mexicans, Africans, Chinese, Japanese,etc... all have to say the other half before saying American? Again, I think that's white America's way of distinguishing us as the Minority.
If America is a country of various cultures, whites should have to make reference to their origins as well.
Whites don't make reference to where they're from because it benefits them to just be white and part of the dominant culture. Those who don't look white and look "different" than the dominant culture are automatically labeled as "other". Therefore, you get a bunch of confused people trying to figure out if they should try and be a part of the dominant culture, if they should claim their own native culture, or just not pay attention at all.
The thing to realize is that it is not people who do the labeling, but society and institutions that do it. Also, look at if it benefits whites to "claim" their individual countries' European ancestory, or if it benefits them to just be "white" and a part of the dominant culture. Hopefully this clears things up for you...
The thing to realize is that it is not people who do the labeling, but society and institutions that do it. Also, look at if it benefits whites to "claim" their individual countries' European ancestory, or if it benefits them to just be "white" and a part of the dominant culture. Hopefully this clears things up for you...
Aren't people a part of society? 
And institutions, that's why I made reference to the media. Their the main ones that do it, publically.
"Jose Sanchez, a Mexican-American, was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
"John McClintock was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
It's bullshit man. Why make references like that? My whole point is that it's making us the minority and will continue to make us the minority.
Also whenever there's crimes and they put emphasis on "Mexican," "African,",etc... it makes people think we're fucked up as a culture. "Oh, it was another Mexican."
So I think it's best that we ALL are just labeled as American, if we are born here. And only in situtations where we NEED to make reference to our cultural origins, then say it. Otherwise, I think it just singles us out.
And institutions, that's why I made reference to the media. Their the main ones that do it, publically."Jose Sanchez, a Mexican-American, was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
"John McClintock was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
It's bullshit man. Why make references like that? My whole point is that it's making us the minority and will continue to make us the minority.
Also whenever there's crimes and they put emphasis on "Mexican," "African,",etc... it makes people think we're fucked up as a culture. "Oh, it was another Mexican."
So I think it's best that we ALL are just labeled as American, if we are born here. And only in situtations where we NEED to make reference to our cultural origins, then say it. Otherwise, I think it just singles us out.
Aren't people a part of society? And institutions, that's why I made reference to the media. Their the main ones that do it, publically.
"Jose Sanchez, a Mexican-American, was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
"John McClintock was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
It's bullshit man. Why make references like that? My whole point is that it's making us the minority and will continue to make us the minority.
Also whenever there's crimes and they put emphasis on "Mexican," "African,",etc... it makes people think we're fucked up as a culture.
So I think it's best that we ALL are just labeled as American. And only in situtations where we NEED to make reference to our cultural origins, then say it. Otherwise, I think it just singles us out.
And institutions, that's why I made reference to the media. Their the main ones that do it, publically."Jose Sanchez, a Mexican-American, was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
"John McClintock was indicted today on charges of grand larceny."
It's bullshit man. Why make references like that? My whole point is that it's making us the minority and will continue to make us the minority.
Also whenever there's crimes and they put emphasis on "Mexican," "African,",etc... it makes people think we're fucked up as a culture.
So I think it's best that we ALL are just labeled as American. And only in situtations where we NEED to make reference to our cultural origins, then say it. Otherwise, I think it just singles us out.
And people claiming something other than "American" is a huge statement and is part of being proud of where you come from, and also recognizing that this country is made up of different people from all around the world and you can't have one uniform language and culture for everybody, it's racist, nativist, and xenophobic!
On a side note, how many of you Mexicanos, have abuelitas or just family members in general that refer to white Americans, as "Americanos?" I'm talking about your Mexican-American family members.
"Ah si, los pinches Americanos." Like if your family members themselves that are saying it, ain't American. haha Kind of hyprocritical.
"Ah si, los pinches Americanos." Like if your family members themselves that are saying it, ain't American. haha Kind of hyprocritical.
Mexican
to white guy im a mexican, to a black guy im a mexican,
so i say im mexican so i wont have to feel like im tryn to fit in with these putos
but then again. my cusins from mexico call me gringo... so in front of mexicans im gringo
and in front of whites and blacks, im mexican
whatever pisses people off the most im down with
to white guy im a mexican, to a black guy im a mexican,
so i say im mexican so i wont have to feel like im tryn to fit in with these putos
but then again. my cusins from mexico call me gringo... so in front of mexicans im gringo
and in front of whites and blacks, im mexican
whatever pisses people off the most im down with
It may be hypocritical because many Mexicans live here, but if you look deeper into it, it's not hypocritical and this ant-American school of thought comes from the United States' intervention in Mexico, both politically and economically. Which led to the displacement of millions from Mexico due to lack of economic opportunity. Always look at the bigger picture vato...