HD Hypocrisy
On Sep 14, 8:33 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"Telamon" wrote in message
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A Chicano is, and only is, a born American of Mexican heritage.
Not according to my dictionaries. It refers to more than that.
1. A Mexican born person living in N. A.
In this case, the dictionary is wrong. Chicanos are definitely not Mexican
born. No Mexican born Hispanic is a Chicano/a.
2. A person of Mexican decent (born in the USA) living in N. A.
3. A person of about which issues of Mexican heritage living in N. A. is
spoken of in some way.
Since when did this definition become derogatory? The collage's in the
area used to have courses in Chicano studies and maybe still do as I
haven't checked.
Those who consider themselves Chicano do not mind being called as same and
self-identify that way. But to call, for example, a Tejano a "Chicano" might
be scoffed at or even be cause for resentment. Tejanos are also
born-in-the-USA descendents of Mexican immigrants. I surveyed about 20
born-here's in our promotion department who are here now prepping for our
September 16 concert event and none considered themselves to be Chicanos;
none knew any Chicanos. I asked what a Chicano was to them (all between 18
and about 26) and they said, in different ways, "an arrogant college kid who
wants to coast through school on their name." The oldest said, "those guys
in East LA in the suits that Cheech made fun of." All said being called a
Chicano would be considered as "fighting words."
And I asked one of our highest rated talk personalities (over 2 million
listeners in 12 major markets) who was born in Mexico and she said she would
not be offended by being called a Chicana, but would immediately clarify
that she was Mexican, born in Mexico and could not be a Chicana. This is
from Amalia Gonzalez of the Recuerdo Network who talks with listeners all
over the Southwest every day.
Chicano studies are related to the Mexican American experience in the US,
not the immigrant experience.
The MEChA group, The Aztlan Chicano Student Movement, in its manifest, wants
to establish the country of Aztlan in the Southwest, independent of the USA
and Mexico, because they believe they are not truly part of the US or of
Mexico, are not given full rights, and are discriminated against by
Americans for being Hispanic and by Mexicans for being American and not
speaking any / good Spanish and having abandoned Mexican culture.
Again, from the Oxford dictionary: Chicano n noun (feminine Chicana) (plural
Chicanos or Chicanas) chiefly United States a North American of Mexican
origin or descent.
And Encarta; Chi·ca·no (plural Chi·ca·nos) noun
Hispanic Mexican American man: a North American man or boy of Mexican
descent (sometimes offensive)
Chicano and Chicana refer only to Mexican Americans. They do not refer to
Mexican residents of Mexico. Historically, Chicano is a dialectal variant of
the Mexican Spanish word mexicano, "a Mexican," and Chicana is its feminine
form. Since opinions about these words can and do differ among the various
U.S. Mexican American communities, Mexican American is a preferred
substitute.
And Wikipedia Chicano (feminine Chicana) is another word for Mexican
American. While its meaning has changed over time and varies regionally, it
represents Mexican American ethnic identity and the accompanying
consciousness of Mexican American political struggle. The terms Chicano and
Chicana are used specifically by and regarding Americans of Mexican descent.
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