2006-12-30 15:28:44 · 14 answers · asked by Ariana 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
my mexican friends don,t mind being called mexican,anyone from mexico are from mexican decent are mexican,hispanic is just another name for mexican...No one should be offended by their own race...Some time Spanish people from Spain do not like to be called mexican just because they speak spanish...i am white but I have indian blood,and cajan blood,so white is not always totally white....We are what we are........mexican people have a lot of indian blood in them also...i have many mexican friends..No i don,t think you re racist for saying mexican..........
2006-12-30 20:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by slickcut 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, let's see. A person from Puerto Rico, whom you might call a hispanic, wouldn't like to be called Mexican. Neither would a Cuban, nor a Spaniard, nor a Panamanian, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, Salvadorian, Paraguayan, Uruguayan, Columbian, Peruvian, Chilean, Argentinian, Brazilian, Ecuadorian, or a Bolivian. I'm sure I left some country out, and I apologize to anyone who might take exception for the oversight. But, yes, you are being racist when you group all "hispanics" into a category called Mexican.
2006-12-30 16:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by quietwalker 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, not racist. Everything isn't racism. Some things are done or said out of ignorance. Every hispanic (a homogenized term), or individual of latin ancestry isn't Mexican. If the person is from Mexico, or of Mexican ancestry, then this may be the correct term.
To be sure and safe, I ask the person how they define themselves.
2006-12-30 15:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by Ebony Goddess 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't mean you're racist but I wouldn't do that. I'm going to tell you like my friend told me, she's Cuban. Don't call Latinos/Latinas Mexican if they're not Mexican because it's seen as an insult. She said most Latinos/Latinas look down on Mexicans because they're mostly seen as poor and uneducated. But you should first ask them what their nationality is before you call them Mexican.
2006-12-30 15:36:46 · answer #4 · answered by Amber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a white girl, right? Well it would be like calling all white people Germans. Some people would be offended. I went to school with this one guy who is Choctaw, a lot of kids called him Mexican because he had black hair and dark skin. It made him mad. Labeling all spanish speakers as Mexican is just wrong.
2006-12-30 15:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If the person is actually from Mexico, or of Mexican descent it is fine, if you are using it as a blanket term for all hispanic people it is not.
2006-12-30 15:31:39 · answer #6 · answered by Ape Ape Man 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Puerto Rican is considered a nationality, not a race because there are many different races that make up Puerto Rico. You would be Black Puerto Rican. My friend Luz just calls herself a Black Rican.
2016-05-22 22:45:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well thats like calling all asians chinese. not all hispanics are mexicans. make the mistake of calling a cuban or puerto rican mexican, you will truely offend them.
2006-12-30 17:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't like being called hispanic. I like being called Mexican.
But only because my ancestors came from Mexico....
Yeah you shouldn't call those who aren't from Mexico or Mexican descent Mexican, it can really make them mad, and it makes you sound stupid.
2006-12-30 15:56:49 · answer #9 · answered by Yeah. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is a little insulting to me because i am puerto rican not mexican. you should watch who u say that around some people might think it is insulting.
2006-12-30 15:32:24 · answer #10 · answered by brianna h 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋