Who is a pachuco? What is a wetback? What is a cholo? How many Mexicans does it take to fix a lightbulb? Do Mexicans know anything else besides soccer? Or why are Mexicans seem to be lazy and drinking on the job?
Sounds pretty racist, doesn't it? Those among other stereotypes are ones that Mexican Americans probably have to endure on a regular basis depending on which state in the US they live in. Unless it is the state of Arizona, where esteemed gentlemen( and I'm being sarcastic on the word esteemed) such as Good Ol' Sherriff Joe Arapaio and TUSD board member Michael Hicks have their way.. a good Mexican is a Mexican not living in Arizona is most likely their idealogy. States such as Arizona are not alone in that thinking. The most diverse state, California,at times has either shared that same viewpoint of not feeling 'brown pride' or still have those beliefs in some areas. Anyone remember Proposition 187? Almost 20 decades later, remnants of that bill is still a hot button issue. Tensions between Mexican Americans and the dominant society( We can perhaps think of these individuals being of the WASP persuasion) first came to a head back in the year of 1943 during the Sleepy Lagoon Trial and culminated with the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.
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