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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 4:43 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 4:39 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Be proud of who you are.
Screw everyone else, especially the haters.
I am. That’s the issue. They want to be like, “Girl, we like you, even though you’re Mexican.” And they expect me to be content and grateful while ducking my head. Nope.
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 4:47 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 4:41 pm)J a c k Wrote: (March 18, 2018 at 4:29 pm)Minimalist Wrote: People have been beaten up for less. This is 'Murrica' you know and Arizona is full of redneck morons.
Error-zona.
I should have copyrighted that!
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 4:50 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 4:42 pm)chimp3 Wrote: This is a subject dear to my heart. My ethnic background is Syrian/ French Canadian. I grew up in Boston, Ma. When I was 11 we moved to Phoenix, Az. My folks rented a home in Phoenix from Boston without seeing it first. We moved right into the barrio.
This is a recent photo of a Dia de los Muertos celebration at my old Junior High School:
I learned something valuable about Mexicans. Before 1860 this was Mexico:
So, you have to take into consideration the Chicano. Mexicans who were here before it was the U.S. They did not go away because the gringos won a few wars. They continued speaking Spanish, making chorizo and tamales, celebrating their daughters Quinceaneras. They continued making music and art. The "Mexicans" are just as much a part of the USA as the Cajuns.Just as much as part of USA as the French are a part of Canada. There is no way to disentangle Mexico from the US of A. Viva la Raza!
Viva!
There are Mexicans that “forget” our language, because they want to cut anything that ties them to Mexico. They don’t teach their kids our history and they pretend to not know. I’m not one of them. I won’t say I’m latina, to not have to say I’m Mexican. I am what I am. Yo soy lo que soy.
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 4:55 pm
Huh. I did not know you were Mexican. Not shocked, just pleasantly surprised.
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 4:56 pm
Be proud Jack
My people strip of our identity for generations . We only got people to respect us. By not ducking our heads to bigots .
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 5:00 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 4:50 pm)J a c k Wrote: Viva!
There are Mexicans that “forget” our language, because they want to cut anything that ties them to Mexico. They don’t teach their kids our history and they pretend to not know. I’m not one of them. I won’t say I’m latina, to not have to say I’m Mexican. I am what I am. Yo soy lo que soy.
Esta bien! Don't let them cabrons get you down!
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 5:06 pm
I've never been ashamed of being Irish. In fact, I spent a large part of my youth making other people ashamed that I was Irish.
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 5:15 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 4:55 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Huh. I did not know you were Mexican. Not shocked, just pleasantly surprised.
Honey, I’ve paraded my Mexicanism so much ‘round here, that I’m shocked you didn’t know. Lol
I’m the AF Mexican.
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 5:21 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 5:15 pm)J a c k Wrote: (March 18, 2018 at 4:55 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Huh. I did not know you were Mexican. Not shocked, just pleasantly surprised.
Honey, I’ve paraded my Mexicanism so much ‘round here, that I’m shocked you didn’t know. Lol
I’m the AF Mexican. I guess I didn't go to those threads where you paraded your Mexicanism. Then again, I bring up my being on the autism spectrum a lot and sometimes people are still surprised by it.
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RE: Why should I be ashamed? A rant by a Mexican.
March 18, 2018 at 5:26 pm
(March 18, 2018 at 5:21 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: (March 18, 2018 at 5:15 pm)J a c k Wrote: Honey, I’ve paraded my Mexicanism so much ‘round here, that I’m shocked you didn’t know. Lol
I’m the AF Mexican. I guess I didn't go to those threads where you paraded your Mexicanism. Then again, I bring up my being on the autism spectrum a lot and sometimes people are still surprised by it.
This is true.
Then again, I don’t really post a lot. Lol I do lurking and I do it with an accent. There.
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