Dear Mexican: These days, using the word "nigger" is considered so offensive that, in its place, we now use the term "n-word." Of course, never mind that African-Americans use it amongst themselves as a term of endearment, pero esa es una historia para un otro dia. Sin embargo, it raises a pregunta for me: Por que no one uses "b-word" for "beaner," "w-word" for "wetback," and "s-word" for "spick"?
While I don't advocate the use of ANY ethnic slur, I find it curious/interesting, that similar "abbreviations," (like n-word) don't exist for those used to refer to Mexicans, and I'd like to know your take on this (of course I'll admit that those "abbreviations" may exist, and I haven't heard about them yet).
PC, But not a Pendejo
Dear Gabacho: The three anti-Mexi slurs you used are so 1950s--the only people who use those words nowadays are old gabachos and Alabamans. No need to ameliorate those, anymore so than mick, dago, chink, Mohammedan, or square head. Besides, you forgot the most important abbreviated euphemism right now: the I-word, for "illegal" when referring to undocumented people. A campaign run by the always-chingón Applied Research Center (publishers of the even-more-chingón magazine, Colorlines) is seeking that everyone stop using the term "illegal" outright, or at the least resort to using the awkward I-word stand-in. The only people who use that term, unfortunately, are Aztlanistas of all ethnicities, while the n-word term has become part of mainstream culture (it's first appearance in the mainstream media, by the way, dates back to a 1987 St. Petersburg Time article, while the term seems to date back to PC pendejos in charge of HR relations for the government during the early 1980s).
What's the difference, then, between the public's reticent acceptance of using the n-word for nigger while completely ignoring the I-word campaign? Easy: one term has centuries of nasty history behind it involving slavery, race, lynching and all other sorts of nastiness, while illegal as a stand-in for "Mexican" only dates back to the 1950s--the earliest reference I could find to illegals being used as a noun to refer to undocumented Mexicans is a 1951 Los Angeles Times story quoting a government official about the Mexican waves then invading California. Before that, America actually cheered on "illegals" invading a sovereign land: the Jews who tried to illegally enter the British Mandate for Palestine before the establishment of Israel were called "illegals" by the press, and there was even a 1948 documentary called The Illegals based on the subject. Of course, that's ancient history for Americans, who never liked to be reminded of their double standards, especially when it involves Mexicans. Besides, America always needs ethnic slurs to toss around and make itself feel better--and while the era of nigger is largely over, the days of illegal are just beginning. Go us!
GOOD MEXICAN OF THE WEEK! The "Drop the I-Word" campaign, of course. The Mexican doesn't have a problem with using illegal--reappropriation, cabrones!--but I do support the ARC's campaign, because they're righteous broders who do good work. Visit droptheiword.com for more information.
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I too, lock down the border, better yet i like the idea of national biometric fingerprint/iris ID cards for US citizens and reviewing the 14th amendment, i don't understand how that got so out of hand.
I thought that was one of those rum drinks.
That is not an excuse, we have millions of American citizens in prison for breaking our laws because they were poor.,Being poor is no reason to violate our laws.
America is a place where they know they can get a job that pays enough to support themselves and their families
Meanwhile they are causing hardships for America citizens and their families. Why can't they beging to hold their own goverments accountable for their plight,instead of making their problems ours.The US is not a charity and no group has gotten away with breaking the laws. What is fair for one is fair for us all.
They aren't trying to disrespect us.
Yes they are, there is one way and one way only to immigarte into the United States, that's legally and lawfully. When a person enters America illegally , they only thing they are entitled to is deportation.
Those people whose countries have them poor must hold them accountable,
Why would anyone want to hitch their wagon to Black folks star. Judging from what I heard and qucikly disengage from not many folks do.
Your argument is okay now if we could only read chapter two.
Mexicans treat black Mexicans in Mexico like hell and come here and compare themselves to black Americans. I'am black and if it were up to me i would deport every illegal alien picked up. Once picked up that's it until they are turned loose on the other side of the border or their home country.
The law? What law? Prohibition was the law. Segregation was the law. Slavery was the law.
Anyone who try to uphold those laws in these days would be in deep trouble.
Some people try to use the LAW like a shield at their own convenience.
Because we all know that if that were to happen we'd all have to give it back to the Native Americans who were here before any of us, including illegals.
Not all 'illegals' are brown.
Why do you think illegals and their supporters are against E Verify? Be EV cuts through the crap and puts them out of work and back on the street, they should be put in jail for identity theft.
LMAO.
In your DREAMS, hani!! My people have had a continous history on that very spot for thousands of years!!