05 Oct 2008

Mexican-American Culture Clash

Just when I thought it was safe to start writing about some other subject, this little lovely comes along: “MEXICO CITY – President Vicente Fox refused to apologize Monday for saying Mexicans in the United States do the work that blacks won’t – a comment widely viewed as acceptable in a country where blackface comedy is still considered funny and nicknames often reflect skin color.” [1] And who, predictably, in the Unites States is jumping on the racial bandwagon but Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

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