the word gringo do they mean it in a racist way?

Question

i think so but i have heard others on here defend them saying its not a racist term then why do they use it in a way in their questions answers that sound that way lets clear this up because if its not then is ok for me to say beaners

then its ok to say beaners right i dont think its racist the are big on burritos right they even made threats to take them away so i think its cute lil word hey beaners

Answer 1

It is not racist.
I don't know about the Mexicans, but here in Argentina it is not.

Answer 2

You call me a Gringo, I call you a cheechako and I don't care what ethnic group you are in.

BTW. The word beaner is simply a word meaning the person eats beans. Although usually applied in as an insult to those of Mexican heritage, it is a stupid term as people all over the world eat beans and I bet you do too.

Answer 3

the be conscious "gringo" got here approximately during the seek for Poncho Villa,on the turn of the century after the invasion on Brownsville New Mexico.the american military invaded Mexico(with permission) in seek of Poncho Villa,the term gringo replaced into the word utilized by using the peasents on the U. S. military for the scarfs/bandanas they wore on their uniform"eco-friendly bypass" as in go away,it wasnt till later that it became a derogatory slander

Answer 4

Not necessarily.It's a generic name used to refer to the English-speaking foreigners in Latin America or Spain,and -by extension-to non-hispanics.

The word "gringo" was first recorded as a nickname given to foreigners in Madrid who spoke Spanish with a funny accent ,a possible alteration of Griego,greek, as in 'hablar griego'
Don't buy into the Mexican-American war legends,when the American troops wore green uniforms and Mexicans went"Go (home),Green go!!!"LOL.No way


The racist/offensive connotations depend on the context
"Beaner"is ALWAYS a derogatory name

Peace

Answer 5

I think it depends on what area of the world they say it (I think in this case in Latin America) in many areas there, they say gringo to identify the nationality...instead of saying American they say gringo...and this I was told came from the time the US entered Mexico (during the war) and the Americans wore green coats so to identify them and as it sounded in Spanish it turned into gringo...get it? green coats - gringo. Now it would be interesting to learn the origin of beaners cause it doesn't make sense to me...other then the fact that beans can be a main source of food for several or a lot of people in Mexico.

Answer 6

i don't think saying gringo is racist. everyone knows what it means and thats what we use to call white people. its a normal thing now. and i think its okay to call a mexican a beaner here and there. but just call them mexican because thats what they are. i by the way am mexican. my best friends call me mexican and beaner. i have white friends that i call gringo. and we all get along. as for calling a mexican a buriito. thats racist. its like for me calling a white person a "cracker". which i don't because it is racist.

Answer 7

Almost anyone who doesn't speak Spanish and is from North is called a Gringo. Recall for a second that everyone's ancestors were enslaved at one point in history.

So if the people who enslaved your ancestors spoke another language like French, German, Portugese or English and didn't speak Spanish like the people who enslaved their people, then you are a Gringo.

Answer 8

"Gringo" -- Where'd That Word Come From?

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There are two stories that "this" Gringo has heard and believes have merit.
Like the (well, some at least) dictionary says, it comes from a word meaning "gibberish" or incomprehensible language, like we English speakers mean when we say "It's all Greek to me." And, be it noted, "Greek" in Spanish is "Griego" which is only one slight letter different than (from) "Gringo" -- pretty neat, eh?

But there is also testimony -- which this Gringo has heard on the radio -- that someone's grandfather said they used to hear the American soldiers marching in Veracruz during the occupation in the early 20th century (during the Mexican Revolution -- behold the American Empire). They used to wear olive-green uniforms and call out while marching, "Green Go, Green Go, Green Go!"

But... someone also said that someone said that someone's friend's mother put her baby's pet rat dictionary in the microwave and it hitchiked home with a ghost, so........
This Gringo thinks it really doesn't matter. It's like the argument for or against the existence of "Tia" Juana -- why bother? Why bother to spend so much energy arguing what is essentially a mythological point -- and some mythology is true, depending on your beliefs, yes? No. DefinITELY NOT! How DARE You even mention the barest possibility that there ever was, was not, was want wasrtntr?! Haw Dowr EYE? Yu?!!?! TEK THATTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

More importantly, everyone knows the word. It exists and everyone knows it means foreigner for good or for bad. What is REAL, what is happening recently, conincident with the change of centuries from 20 to 21, is that the name "gringo" has moved away from being an insult to being strictly a statement of fact. A gringo is a foreigner, most usually North American United Statesian, in Mexico.

And EVen MORE Important, this Gringo is called Gringo because his landlord calls me/him this/that. It is my sobrenombre, my nickname. So there. I am "Gringo." Everyone around the park on Third Street knows me by that nickname. I've lived there two years now, and.... Yeah... I do like it... and so does my identical cousin Michael... but he's kind of mooning around since he found out he fell in love with his hermana... but that would be telling..... . . . . .

Answer 9

According to my boyfriend of 5 years,who is Mexican it isn't a good idea to refer to yourself as being a gringo so I guess when they call
someone a gringo or gringa it is not polite.But
sometimes it is used in a joking kind of way.The more appropriate way for Hispanics to refer to
us by saying Americano or Americana.

Answer 10

I think it is offensive, they may say that it is not but why don't we call them some slang that we have for them and see how well they like it, beaners should be fine to call them. Honestly they do eat alot of beans right?

Answer 11

I really think "beaners" is a little to nice in comparison .. And you really expect to ask the source of hatred for an honest admission of guilt.......... oh come now aren't we the naive ones.
Ask the Islamic killer if he likes Americans and listen to the insolence pouring forth from their mouths ...These foreigners invented the lie and a lot of Americans are the naive innocents like lambs to slaughter. think about it!!!!!!!!!