Comments on: Why do people assume that all latinos are from mexico? Why do they ask do u speak mexican?

By: ladybugewa

ladybugewa — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

That kind of ignorance makes me shudder.
Ask them back if they speak American.
Bet they do.

By: phoebhart

phoebhart — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

I am not a Latino nor a Mexican but am still sometimes confused with being one (I am Euro-Asian) and I know what you mean. It is sooooo tiring, isn’t it?

By: ♥c0c0puffz♥

♥c0c0puffz♥ — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

I don’t assume. I know some latinos from California, Texas, New York and other places. But those are the main places you see them. If you weren’t raised near Latinos that’s all you know or assume. I was lucky to be raised in diverse neighborhoods so I saw all races.

By: gocash26

gocash26 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

Most people that ask questions like "do you speak mexican?" are ignorant and have not taken any time to try to research other nationalities and maybe have never been around other ethnic groups. When you encounter people like that do not get mad, on the contrary give them some knowledge and explain the importance on stereotyping.

By: Jennifer M

Jennifer M — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

Because people don’t bother to educate themselves on things. They’d rather run around and act like idiots.

My boyfriend is Mexican, and it gets really annoying when my friends make stupid comments like "Hey, so what was it like to jump the border?" and when my sister says, "So, is Ivan from Puerto Rico or what?" or when people refer to Reggaeton as "Mexican music."

I think stereotypes in general are just very annoying.

By: gunner2za

gunner2za — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

when will people learnnnnn………americans are probably the most ignorant of all nations on earth………eg they think they won vietnam war, they think they are going to win Iraq, they think they are the master nation/race,they think people actually like them, they think there is intelligent life in outer space cause they cant find it in the US

By: joejapan8

joejapan8 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

Well, I guess that it happens in America. Mexican is the most closed exixtence for us.

and im a japanese. when i was in america, everyones asumed that i was a chinese.

same thing.

But I didint know there was a Mexican langage. I thought they spoke Spanish.

By: CHOCHA FANATIC

CHOCHA FANATIC — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

I don’t know, they’re mostly stupid blacks and redneck whites. They all think I’m Mexican but I’m really Colombian! They’re so mean!