i have met some people from mexico who are offended by the term mexican. i am confused. i am from america, therefore, american. if i was from germany i would be german. can someone tell my why this is offensive?
2006-12-15 07:53:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
yes i am sure they were from mexico. i mean, unless they lied about it which would be even more strange.
2006-12-15 08:47:14 · update #1
Agree with the person above me.
I'm Colombian. Do you want to know the number of times I've been asked if I am Mexican, Brazilian, Puerto Rican...
Half the people in the US (that I've met) dont even know where Colombia is.
2006-12-15 08:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure they are from Mexico? and not like let's say Central America? Cause that would be like calling a Japanise guy chinese. They get pissed about that. If someone is from Panama and you call them Mexican, they get pissed.
2006-12-15 16:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well if theyre not from mexico in the first place, then i can see why they would get mad. im puerto rican n i hate when people call me mexican
2006-12-15 16:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see no reason for that to be offensive. The only thing i would consider offensive is for example if you called them "Brazilian" when they were actually "Mexican"
2006-12-15 16:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
do you know for sure if they were mexican ?
Its offensive if you call any other latin person a mexican.. and they are not ...
2006-12-15 16:38:33 · answer #5 · answered by nola_cajun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋