a mexican person is sometimes called a beaner just for fun, maybe amongst friends...but i was just wondering if a person of another nationality eats pinto beans..lol...j/k beans are they considered beaners??
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I've always thought it was a derogatory term. The only time I feel comfortable hearing the reference is when I hear a Latino refer to themselves as one.
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I find it interesting that you say that "Americans" are the ones calling mexicans latinos. I don't know any "Americans" that do. Actually, I find that most mexicans, especially the younger ones, call themselves "Latino" or "Latina".
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Personally, I think the entire Hispanic label is sort of misleading. So many Americans think that the Hispanic people are a race, their not. They're like a group of people who share a language and that's about it. A Mexican has more in common with a Guatemalan then they do with Dominicans. Cubans have more in common with Puerto Ricans then they do Argentinans. Since you're Brazilian would you be Hispanic? That's hard, since "Hispanics" are people from Spanish-speaking countries. I have Brazilian friends, though, who mark themselves as Hispanics because they say they have more in common with Latin Americans then they do Americans. Whatever the USA tries to label you, remember that what you think you are is what really matters!
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Well, I'm white.  My husband is from El Salvador.  And to be honest, we are ignorant.  Before I met my husband, I thought all hispanics were Mexican.  We (meaning I) don't really pay attention to the different countries in Central America...to us it's all the same.  When I met my husband, he made sure that I didn't call him 'Mexican' - and he educated me on that topic.  \nBut, we don't mean any offense by it, we just are not educated about it.  The word Mexican to us means hispanic.\nBy the way, we are not WASPS - at least us white people don't mean any offense when we say what we say, but just because most of us are ignorant doesn't make us stupid...or WASPS.  Maybe if you had a better attitude to us you would get more positive reinforcement with us.
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You are not funny.  Your remarks are what causes many Mexican American to dislike other races than their own.  Please remember there are millions of us.  I am one and 3rd generation.  Please be respectful,and remember Americans are of many different races.  Shame on you.>>>>:(
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Hi, Apparently they do have something to prove if their peers think of them the way you do.  You are stereotyping by saying all Mexicans drink and womanize.  Those characteristics can be found in all races and all nationalities, including yours.  I think it is very racist and prejudicial to think like you do.  I feel sorry for you and hope that you can someday be more compassionate with  people of all races.
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Mexicans seem to be alone and excluded from the Hispanic race. I'm not going to lie I'm Puerto Rican and people in my family and some of our other Hispanic friends don’t see Mexicans as the same. I don’t know why they’re so discriminated against by other Hispanics. I have Mexican friends who will never admit to anyone what they are. It’s very sad. Hispanics can tell the difference but you can’t expect others to. Can you tell the difference between an African-Americans and Africans? Probably not. Can you tell the difference between Asians? Probably not. Same thing.
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Dear Beanoland,\nYour pertinent question and urgent curiosity has unfortunately, been buried under more legitimate concerns. If you don't get an answer within 24 hours, it is best to delete your query and ask again.\nBeanoland, I would like to take this opportunity to express my personal opinion. You have been foolish, Beanoland. Very, very foolish. Anyone can see that the purpose of Yahoo! Answers is to serve as a modern chatroom. More and more, Java programming is becoming less and less supported, there is no other method of bringing people together in a social environment than to create PHP scripts where the "thinking" can be done on the server rather than on your machine. With that in mind, Beanoland, you should interrogate the shallow-minded participants of Yahoo! Answers with matters that appeal to their common denominator. Questions such as, "How long is the normal tally whacker?" or, "My boyfriend says I should dump my hubby, what you think?"..., would get you a substantial number of replies.\nGive up your pursuit of truth and petty wonders, Beanoland. Quit asking bland, colorless questions. Are you naive? No person who is capable of giving you the answer you hoped for can last while reading though a heap of puddings, pies and pastry. I'm only doing you a favor, Beanoland, by giving you a proper admonishment you can now begin to formulate an apology. When you are ready, send your atonement to http://surveys.yahoo.com/user_ad_feedback \nAnd Beanoland, if you insist upon asking serious questions, remember that a few good jolts from a peace officer's tazor should bring you around to your senses. Please, check your spelling and throw some slang into the mix so you don't offend any of the egos lurking, waiting to pounce on you with crass, thoughtless one-liners.\n\nThank you Beanoland, and have a great day!\n-Justin
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I'm not Mexican but I am hispanic. I never liked Limbaugh and now I even detest him. How can he assume that all hispanics are illegals? I'm an U.S. citizen who is very patriotic and his words have really offended me. He is an addict with little brain cells.
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What ever happened to that wonderful saying that Christian America embraces, "Love thy Neighbor"?  I guess it doesn't apply if you are a Mexican.  \n\nWhere's the love people?
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go on justify more things ,if we as Americans thought some lil mexican cartoon character that portrayed a lil mexican boy with a can of beans in his hand and wearing a pancho and sombrero making ethnic assumptions you guys would so be all over that, oh but we think its cute and its loved here. please hypocrites !!\n\n\np.s. it not just the cartoon the president of fox also said \n\nmexicans do jobs even blacks wont do \nsee for yourself : http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=761885&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312\n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/14/fox.jackson/\n\n\nhttp://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=95933\n\nhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,156680,00.html\n\ni think the mexican should ask the black people what they think here the evidence
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Man this is a cry for attention! You know that they are poison......stop. Go get some counseling. Oh, they are called caster beans.
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Jar jar, what is the highest number of respondents you have had to any one of your "questions" here on Yahoo answers? How many in your group of friends who get together to snort tequila, drink beer and laugh, uproariously, at some of the replies you get?\n\nAlso, do you have a myspace, yahoo 360, or a website where we might enjoy even more of your particular brand of humor? I just can't get enough of it here. \nOh, and another thing... I have a very vivid mental image of what you look like.. sans Jar Jar costume.. am I right? \n\nYou're even more fun than that one guy.. the "what should I do" retard. Remember him?
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Thank u me being an Mexican American think the same thing why are they so directed on use Hispanics when there are way more races immigrating to America as well did they say anything about closing the borders by Canada? i don't know that answer...................................and i would like to know
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OK first of all, to begin with do not, i repeat, do not listen to any of this people! Because the truth is that they have no experience in anything that they have previously wrote, seriously. They are just people wasting their time on their computer answering questions on Yahoo! They do not know how the rest of the world is and they just judge.  Anyways, this is the wrong place to ask this kind of question. I know cause I have no experience, cause i've never been to Mexico. But seriously all of us are just bored, with nothing to do! What kind of person spends their time answering quetions on Yahoo if not a bored one. Or someone who has nothing to do? Don't take advise from bored people they are just looking for fun!
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Nope . . . I'm going to have Tex-Mex food . . . I have an awesome Chili cooking in my crockpot at home.  But there really must be some good Mexican restaurants in your area.  Personally, my all-time favorite is chili relano.
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For alotta people, it's just an excuse to get wasted and throw a party. The beer companies REALLY push the celebration of Cinco De Mayo. Almost every Latino supermarket will have tons of posters and other promotional crap they get from Budweiser, Corona, etc plastered all over their stores. I really don't think it holds alotta signifigance to many Mexican-Americans. That's just my opinion tho.