2007-03-14 08:49:11 · 9 answers · asked by Eleanova 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Cubans are call gusanos because they behave like worms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJcMLNs7lq8
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/esp_peopleevents/e_exiles.html
Mexicanos are call Xicanos, because the termination Xicanos.
[chicanos] http://www.chicano.org/newsite/
Puerto Ricans are call Spics
2007-03-14 17:00:08 · answer #1 · answered by Rikjard M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but your question made me laugh (in a good sense)
Either you wanted to make a fine joke or you are mixing up two different things...
IF I understand right, Mexican-Americans (people who are born here from Mexican descendants) specially near the border regios call themselves Chicanos (which is not an offense) from the Mechica culture, which I understand is the pronunciation closest to Mexico in a language spoken long, long time ago...
And Gusanos to Cubans, I haven;t heard that one, but I can tell you that is not a nice way to call somebody. In the Latin culture a gusano means a worm, somebody who is a bottom feeder...so in that case these two words have a completely different meaning and effect.
2007-03-14 08:59:34 · answer #2 · answered by Isabelle06 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know only a little about the term Chicano. And it is a term of pride that Mexicans call themselves who are "part of the movement".
I know chicano people don't like being called hispanic or latino. There is no country "hispanic" and the chicanos have separated the word to be "his panic" because it was a political term given to people who immigrated to the USA from south of the border. They don't like being called latin because they aren't in "Latin America" and it is not distinguished enough. They use the term Latino for people even from Spain.
Granted this is all second hand information that I have heard from one of the movement.
2007-03-14 08:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard them called beaners, spics, greasers
I have never heard of Gusanos or Chicanos
2007-03-14 09:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't know, but, i do know your on a roll and someone is going to report you for your posts. if they are illegal they don't need to be here unless they are legal. leave the race out of it please. this is one of the reasons i have made my 13 year old stay off this sight. kids come on here to do their school work.
2007-03-14 08:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Thats strange. I call all the women Maria and the men Jose.
You should try that.
2007-03-14 08:52:36 · answer #6 · answered by BUSHISTHEGREATEST!! 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
lady go rant your bigotry elsewhere
2007-03-14 09:18:54 · answer #7 · answered by boricua_lilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never heard that.
2007-03-14 09:02:29 · answer #8 · answered by ccbean 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know that....
2007-03-14 08:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by nena_en_austin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋