is there anyone who is a mexican american i would like to know if ya'll get offended when  people say chicanos
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I'm not Mexican, but a friend of mine's family goes back in this country to 17th-Century New Mexico.  One of her uncles, an academic and activist, was involved in the social consciousness movement of Mexican-Americans in the 1960s - and actually helped coin the term Chicano.\n\nSo, no problemo.
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What????\n  I am mexican, i live in mexico, we are very different from the chilean culture, our music is different, our costumes, our food, the spanish accent is different.  The only thing in common is the language, but we have different accents.  The cities are different. All the America Latina  contries are different, except for the spanish ( but we all have differents meaning words)....\nIs like say, what's the different between england culture and usa culture??
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Who said the Americans are against Mexicans?  The Americans are against ILLEGAL Immigrants.  How were you able to interpret "illegal immigrant" to become "Mexican"?  It does not matter whether if they're Canadians, Mexicans, Chinese, African, Pakistanians, etc. illegal IS illegal.  What is it that you people do not understand?
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THANK YOU! \ngod, it's so annoying.\ni'm salvadorian and dang, i can't believe people STILL think mexico is the only place that speaks spanish.\ni mean, mexico is awesome, but people need to get informed!\nyeah i go to a predominantly caucasian school and these people (i'm not stereotyping, i'm just saying. lol) they're like, "el salvador? what's that? isn't it the same thing as mexico?"\nit's frustrating, too, when your spanish teacher specifically speaks about only mexico when explaining a quinceanera. it's a latin american tradition, not just a mexican one.\n\n\nhaha. i got a little excited there, so sorry!
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You mean, "Are Mexicans indigenous(sp?) to the Americas?" Yes, and no. The mexicans that are descendants of the Maya's and the Aztecs are. But, there are some Mexican's, like myself, that are of pure Spanish decent. There is a mixture though, now-a-days most Mexicans are mixed.
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yes i do...a lot of them...and i'm not 'illegal' i'm an american mutt...i researched in hs i have 16 different nationalities in my tree...my branches are far spread...i don't think they are bad and sponging and free riders and classless!!!! i know hard working upstanding people!!!!! sure they aren't all good, but come on neither are 'americans'... i like your questions pancha! i think you are a very smart girl...and i don't know what nationality you are, but i am as my father says, half texan...and half 15 other nationalities...and if you can tell me that a texan isn't a nationality, then why the heck don't we just decide that mexican isn't either and start working with the issues, not against them. sorry, i don't agree with that idiot above me..we can and we do help all...we help them we help us we help other countries...i HATE the small mindedness narrow viewed of the big picture which is it's not a problem, it could be if handled properly a very profitable business...and look, some people are using that now....Americans are so lame...and yes, I am one! Born in San Diego!
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Both... they're not Hispanics or Latinos... So it's both.\n\nI CANT BELIEVE WHAT THAT TOTS GIRL JUST SAID! WHEN THE HELL IS A MEXICAN A SPANISH PERSON!?!?!?!??!!!??!?!?! THATS LIKE ME CALLING AN AMERICAN A BRITISH PERSON!\n\nA Mexican is a Latino/Hispanic... a Spaniard or Spanish person is a person from Spain
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I do not hate any race.  I do not like a few people of different races but not the whole in tire race.  I'm not sure where you're getting your information from but it doesn't sound like it is completely accurate.  There are some people that hate everyone because they are ignorant but that is only the few.  Most people are caring and understanding of all races, creed etc.  I am not Mexican but my ex husband is Hispanic and so are my children.  I love them dearly.  I still have a good relationship with my ex husbands family.  I still consider them as my family.  Maybe you should look into this matter more.  I'm sure that you will find that the majority of people do not dislike the Mexican race.
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poor girl!! People say that this is a illegal immigration issue not a racist issue, but people make it a racist issue when they make comments like "All Mexicans are stealing lazy a$$es" how can you debate with those kind of comments and say it's just a illegal immigration issue?I call BULL SH*T. and agree with you!!
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that's actually something to think about. oh and by the way hahaha to the person that made the comment about the dirty mexicans!!! U JERK
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Some Americans are so accustomed to hearing only English for the majority of their life that it DOES make them uncomfortable when there are others nearby speaking a foreign language.  I had to laugh at one of my friends when we stopped at a little gas and go place to get some cold drinks on the way home from work. There were two guys behind us in line joking and talking in Spanish. When we got back to the car my friend commented he didn't like it when they spoke gibberish, "they might be saying bad things about me."\nI said, "so what, as long as you don't know it won't hurt."\n\nThe Hispanics were okay with them speaking language foreign to us but guess what happened the next time?\n\nA few days later, we were standing in line at the same store and the same guys came in speaking Spanish. I poked my friend on the arm and said "Just nod your head once in awhile and go along."\nWhen I started speaking to my friend in German, the two Hispanics stopped joking and were looking at us a bit disturbed. Now guess who was uncomfortable? It would seem they too were ill at ease when they couldn't understand what was being said.\n\nI would say it is rude if in a group the people can speak the same language and two of them  switch to another language that excludes the rest. That suggests they have some secret they don't want to share with the group and makes the others feel left out.  \n\nWhen people  are in a multicultural environment they should be expecting to hear other languages. When I was in Vienna, Austria for a week I think I heard 90% of every language on earth. When I heard one I thought was new I would politely ask if anyone could interpret English and I would try to learn what the language was and where it was from. All but one group was complimented that I cared enough to learn about them. But they had no interpreter and that may have caused them to be uncomfortable. For the most part they were glad to share what they knew, proving to me that most people really do have a good heart and a wish to get along with the others in the world.
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I wouldn't really worry about it too much. Mexican American works fine.
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I really want to try to be kind to you.  You say that you are "Mexican-American".  As a Mexican-American, I'd think that by now you could form decent sentences and spell correctly!  If you want to present your questions here so that people will take you seriously, then please, take the time to use spell check!\nAs for Hippie Guitar, he can say anything he wants in this forum as long as it's not overly hateful or incites violence OR unless you report him!  All of the questions you have been asking are screaming for people to come out of the woodwork and blast you!  In the time we are living, with all of the illegal immigrants and them demanding citizenship.... how do think people are going to respond?\nIf you don't want to hear derogatory remarks about Latinos, then stop submitting questions that are going to incite those kinds of responses.\nTruthfully, I think you're enjoying it, or you'd find a different topic for a while.  Am I right?
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As an American with a Mexican background I find that very offensive. All my realtives came into this country legally. And why are you just picking on the Mexicans? What about all the Asians, Indians, Middle Easterns, Russisns, Europeans, etc....who are here illegally. It's fine to leave them, but pursecute the Mexicans? You need to get a reality check and think about what you say before you say it. And just for your information, this country was created by immigrants.
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well.. i'm brazilian .. so i'm not hispanic but i am latin... but persoanlly.. i haven't noticed that any latin men get upset  ..   maybe mexican men.. or the more central american men would ?  ... not sure
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That's what I'd like to know. It pisses me off when people just automatically assume that Americans speak spanish. Hello, we are in America, not Mexico!
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How can you be a racist for not wanting ANY ILLEGAL PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY....GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD, THEY BROKE OUR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWS BY COMING HERE, then they say Mexico is so GREAT, If it is so GREAT, GET THE H-LL OUT OF THE U.S.A.   I can see being proud of your heritage, but if you were SO impressed with Mexico, then why did you come HERE??   GET THE F-CK OUT, GO BACK TO THE SO CALLED GREAT LAND OF MEXICO.............and YES, I expect to be called a racist for stating a proven fact, I lived in the barrio of San Jose CA....This is not only to Mexicans, all illegal immigrants....It is just the majority are Mexican...