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Cardon Man
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Chilango
On a recent trip through Mexico City I saw a newstand that featured a magazine called 'Chilango'.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
You can use the simple term "Mexican" and based on your intent, facial expression and tone of voice indicate two very different things.
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Yep....I wonder at what point in time a noun became an adjective. Probably with the first El Torito's.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Some of the most polite and well mannered people in life will smile and greet you graciously as they secretly hold a knife in their other hand,
behind their back.
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Now you know why all "those Mexicans" are constantly shaking hands. They just want to make sure they're empty.
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Bajahowodd
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I think what this thread has determined is that be it perceived a a slur or a term of endearment is all situational.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Now you know why all "those Mexicans" are constantly shaking hands. They just want to make sure they're empty. |
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LOSARIPES
I have not come across any Mexican that would call himself a beaner. |
I'm willing to wager they never called themselves Gringo either. Wonder why?
Jeezo....This is as far as I got into your book before I had to reply. Lemme get a six-pak and dive into it.
Don't turn out the lights. I may be back soon.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LOSARIPES
The term Gringo and Beaner are worlds apart.
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Why? How?
Aw crap...now I lost my place.
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Bajahowodd
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It may have to do with the fact that one cannot think of Mexicans referring to themselves as beaners (they have many other perjoratives to choose
from), while North of the Border, the use of gringo as a self-identifier is somewhat common.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LOSARIPES
drummer Randy Ebright, of the band Molotov, dubbed himself El Gringo Loco (The Crazy Anglo).
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Is that right? Well....Randy has always been one of my hallmarks of American morality. [he is an American, isn't he?]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
It may have to do with the fact that one cannot think of Mexicans referring to themselves as beaners (they have many other perjoratives to choose
from), while North of the Border, the use of gringo as a self-identifier is somewhat common. |
Not to mention its use by the less sensitive of BajaNomad.
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BajaGringo
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Missed me Dennis - I saw it coming and ducked!
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Bajahowodd
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here, my friend. Being a part of this board, I've learned that Dennis is a true veteran, having been in Mexico some three
decades. I don't know how much time you have spent nob in that time, but perhaps we should consider that thirty years ago, you would have been
absolutely correct in feeling that the term was nothing but an insult. Society moves forward. For better or for worse. Could it not be that it may
have snuck passed you?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LOSARIPES
Further.... you say that it is wrong to accept that the term American is a misnomer. What is it then? I don't say what it is. It appears that you
labeled it as such and now you turn around and try to blame me. |
Too many recent deaths in the name of The United States Of America to even think the name is wrong. If that's not our name, we have no name at all.
You are denying these young soldiers a name for the country they fought for and you are giving away our identity to detractors who have nothing but
hatred towards us. They arn't language purists.
I couldn't care if it's geographically correct. I don't give a crap. What I do know is it's our country and our name and if that bothers anybody on
the hemisphere, cut off their foreign aid.
Where do you come off, in this time in this world, denying your country the name it's had from day one. Is that what you call being humble?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Missed me Dennis - I saw it coming and ducked!
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I didn't throw that shoe at you.
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I know but I didn't know if you are as accurate as that Iraqi journalist...
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Society moves forward. For better or for worse. Could it not be that it may have snuck passed you? |
Well, I'm not in Mongolia. I just happen to have made strong commitments in the past which I need good reasons to ammend. So far here with this
issue, I havn't seen any and blind tolerance will never be in the running for me.
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Bajahowodd
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Is Sharkey's closed on Thursdays?
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Gringo? No big deal. If you go south of the border, you'll be one. There's no
harm meant nor insult intended.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Is Sharkey's closed on Thursdays? |
I don't know. Haven't been there for a month. Sick of the place.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Is Sharkey's closed on Thursdays? |
I don't know. Haven't been there for a month. Sick of the place. |
Damn!
And I was looking forward to stopping in there one of these days to see if I would find you there...
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