Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Have I Died and Gone to Mexico?


I have said time and time again, that I don't have a problem with Mexicans. I have never been personally wronged by any Hispanic person. I am slowly learning to speak Spanish, and I love Spanish/Cuban/Mexican food. All that being said, I don't know why I hate this whole "Dora the Mexican Explorer" phenom. I don't think that Hispanic children are buying all this crap, are they? If you know better, let me know. I have been dodging the little brown freak with the incredibly annoying cartoon voice all Christmas season. She is in every area of every department store. From the toy aisle, to clothing, to furniture. She is in the decorating aisle of Home Depot and Lowe's, with the paint and shit. Tonight, I was assaulted once again, by this tiny nail in my skull, at the grocery store. What does she have to do with canned corn? Do the advertisers think Dora's face will make children want to tear into a can of Shoe peg? When I saw the can, I thought about the Mexicans who planted, harvested, and probably canned the contents. Out there, busting that ass for less than a buck an hour. Maybe that's the intent? I don't know. I do know that it did not make me want to eat corn. It made me feel sorry for Mexicans. Not the ones in the field, working for pennies. The ones who made it through, started a life in America, and became successful. Then got in their nice car, and went to Publix- where advertisers put pictures of cartoon Mexicans on a can of corn. That's comedy.

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