2006-08-13 12:52:47 · 6 answers · asked by J' K '06 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Hi! This is StepCat! Mexicans are called "wetbacks" because they do hard work for very little pay. This causes them to sweat therefore having a "wet back".
For how they feel, I'm sure they don't enjoy being made fun of.
2006-08-13 13:01:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I do not care for these insulting terms. Living in Texas I can only surmise that the term comes for illegal crossing into Texas from the Rio Grande River, and getting "wetbacks" in the process. As to how they would feel about this term I wouldn't know. It may insult some and not others. I worry more about the people calling another group a derogatory name.
2006-08-13 13:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess is that it has to do with illegal aliens crossing a river to get in to the US and their backs still being wet from the illegal river crossing. I assume it is not a nice name and Mexicans don't like it.
2006-08-13 12:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*please do not get offended by any of the words i use here, i do not mean to harm anyone by using them.*
"wet back" is a derogatory term for mexicans. it refers to them swimming across water to get into america. i suppose they feel they same about it as black people would feel about the word "niger" or how middle eastern people feel about being called "rag-head"
2006-08-13 12:58:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mexicans dont have feelings
2006-08-13 13:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it comes from prohibition times when alcohol was smuggled across on peoples backs. people would have a bladder full of alcohol on their backs.
2006-08-13 12:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋