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America's view on Mexican Americans

Mexican Americans in the Census

  • White racial status but rarely treated as White
  • second-class citizens, low-status positions as laborers
  • the Mexican origin population includes many persons born in the United States
  • still: perception of all Mexican Americans as low status immigrants
  • disadvantages, viewed as alien and low status
  • 1980s: legal entry to the US by Mexicans almost impossible
  • forced to enter without proper documentation
  • in the eyes of many White Americans, all Mexicans are “illegal” and all “illegals” are Mexican

  • 1930 census: Mexican listed as a racial category
  • definitions for Mexican people have shifted significantly over the years
  • Mexican as a race, to Mexicans as White, to Mexicans as any race
  • many Mexicans naming Mexican as their race

The term "Mexican"

references

  • is Mexican a racial category?
  • are Mexicans white or non white?

  • popular understanding: Mexican is a racial category
  • official definition: Mexican is an ethnic group and Mexicans can be of any race
  • racial heritage of Mexicans is mixed

  • https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/mexico,the-uk,the-usa/
  • http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/03/28/speedy-gonzales-caged-by-cartoon-network.html
  • Ortiz, V., & Telles, E. (2012). Racial Identity and Racial Treatment of Mexican Americans. Race and Social Problems, 4(1), 41-56.
  • http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2015/12/03/truth-about-mexican-americans/
  • https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/donald-trump-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues
  • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-blame-islamophobic-anti-muslim-ban-hate-crime-numbers-southern-poverty-law-center-a7582846.html

Hofstede Comparison

figure: https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/mexico,the-usa/

Stereotypes of Mexicans in America

image: https://wallscover.com/speedy-gonzales.html#gal_post_2935_speedy-gonzales-wallpaper-11.jpg

Speedy is taken off

Atika Bibi, Cecile Brochot, Natalie Hoernlein, Bekah Macmillan, Ann-Sophie Meinzer

commenting voices

  • In 1999, Speedy was discontinued
  • Networks have edited out scenes or simply refused to show animated movies with now-questionable gags or behavior like smoking or drinking since the 1980s.
  • for Mexicans he was a hero
  • most people didn't feel offended
  • they are sad that it is not shown anymore, they felt connected
  • it turned out, that he was very popular in the community
  • many people want to resurrect Speedy
  • they do not know why the character is taken off the air
  • Americans are offended by the way how the mouse is shown
  • "for children it is just a cartoon, they do not understand the background -> children only watch cartoons"

History of Mexicans in the USA

image:

https://drgrobsanimationreview.com/tag/drunken-mice/

image: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warnerbroscartoons/images/a/ad/Newspeedyclip-1-.gif/revision/latest?cb=20110319092509

  • Mexican Americans make 11.2% of the US population (2015)
  • US is the second largest community in the world where Mexicans reside
  • 60% stay in Texas and California
  • Mexicans are used for cheap labour
  • Employers have developed a ‘don’t as don’t tell’ culture

Speedy Gonzales

  • cartoon character
  • the fastest mouse in all of Mexico
  • large yellow sombrero, white shirt, trousers
  • small red scarf tied around his neck
  • steals cheese from the rich to give to the poor (video)
  • has a stereotyped Mexican accent, exaggerated
  • first appearance : on August 29, 1953
  • In 2006, Volkswagen used Speedy Gonzales for the Volkswagen Golf in a Spanish advertisement (video)
  • ultimate ethnocentrism
  • live in relative isolation from other cultures
  • Either they do not perceive cultural differences at all, or they can conceive only of broad categories such as “foreigner”, “people of colour” or “Westerners”.
  • … unconsciously dehumanise others
  • Recognition of difference and perception of threat.
  • Negative stereotyping and undesirable characteristics attributed to every member of a culturally distinct group.
  • Defence is characterised by the polarisation of a denigrated “them” with a superior “us”.

image: https://uncouthmarie.wordpress.com/author/uncouthmarie/page/2/

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