‘Wog’ in Australia is a racist term nevertheless stereo typical against Greeks, Lebanese and Maltese; this is a highly cynical myth along with all the others out there. Some more of these bitter stereotyped myths are; all white Americans are obese, lazy and dim-witted; all Mexicans are lazy and came to America illegally; people who live in England have bad teeth; all African Americans outside of the United States are poor; Jews are greedy and all Asians are intelligent and drive slowly. We live in a horrible world full of disgraceful stereotypical myths and because of this we end up judging people the wrong way. Refugees isolate themselves in small groups, this is caused by hopelessness and because they feel indifferent. Society has marginalised them and hence forth they have been rejected so they group themselves with people of the same culture, religion, skin colour, etc.
The boundary between Mexico and Texas was undecided, however Mexico said it was the Nueces River and the U.S said it was Rio Grande. At this point it was clear that the United Stated was provoking the Mexican army into fighting. As Polk’s Army entered Mexican territory they were attacked and 16 were killed. (Background Essay) President Polk used this as an excuse to persuade Congress to declare war against Mexico. However, according to Jesus Velasco-Marquez, in the eyes of Mexicans, the American troops were trespassing and therefore the Mexican government was bound to protect their borders.
For example, in 1776 there was slavery/racism and women were not given equal rights, as they were not able to vote. Today there is still some racism that exists towards Mexicans and African Americans. The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, which means, we are supposed to treat fellow human beings with the same amount of respect and equality. Although this is stated in the Declaration, the principle is not currently relevant today. People in school will make racist comments towards Mexicans for their difference in race and African Americans are still judged for their different color of skin.
The greasers of the 1950s took their name from the “Greaser Act” which was a law created in California against Mexicans to protect Californians from Mexicans who were unarmed, but not peaceful or quiet people. The name “Greaser” was given to the Mexicans that greased carts, in the mid-1800s; this job was one of the worst jobs that anyone could have, which made the name “Greaser” one of utmost disrespect. When they adopted the name “greaser” also from the greased back hairstyle they did so with the idea of rebellion. Doing so with their look and attitudes. Many believe that this rebellious attitude came from the fact that the 1950s was a time of suppressed libido, due to the recovery from the war Nowadays, greasers are classified as people who not so much have the typical pompadour slicked back hairstyles but with “street cred” as a car guy who knows how to work on his hot rods.
The confusion, as Gonzales describes stems not from the lack of confidence, but from the constant change that this race has experienced throughout its history. Thus, he believes that this confusion can only be resolved by joining together. He utilizes himself in conjunction with the statement “I am the masses of my people and I refuse to be absorbed”, along with the history of “Joaquin”, a modern day robin hood, to connect and personify the anger that each individual Mexican-American feels as he/she lives within a
Mexican War of Independence An article written by Jesus F. de la Teja, "MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE," Handbook of Texas Online depicts the series of events that took place to end the Spanish rule in Mexico. There are many causes of the revolution of Mexico, some of the causes being the lack of political stability and economic reasons. Another cause of the Mexican revolution was the exploitation and mistreatment of the poor. The middle class unable to own land due to not having any wealth contributed to the political instability. Father Michael Hidalgo is considered an important figure in the history of Mexican Independence as he is the one to begin the rebellion against bad government and Spaniards.
According to the article, Native American mascots bring more negativity than the luck they are supposed to bring, “…(1) they [mascots] reflect and reinforce stereotypes, (2) they harm Native Americans, and (3) Native Americans do not have control over them,” (IMHTNA). Native Americans are already stereotyped against by having “red skin and feathers in their hair.” Seeing this exact image portrayed by many school mascots reinforces these stereotypes and keeps people thinking close-mindedly. However, it’s not just recently begun to be a problem; Native Americans were treated harshly back in the 1800s as well. The United States government was cruel to Native Americans in more ways than one, “The soldiers attack your villages and kill your women, children, and old people,” (Lakota). In many cases, the United States government had agreed and signed a treaty with the Native Americans, but then had broken the treaty soon after.
This allowed Americans to inhabit much more land. With the Indian Removal Act came a new enemy—the Indians. They thought they had done nothing wrong and Jackson was treating them unjustly. This hostile attitude led to many rebellions on the Indians behalf. Another reason was when Texas declared its independence in 1836.
Chicano Culture The history of ethnic Mexicans in the American political and education systems between 1940 and 2012 shows the struggle of Mexican Americans from discrimination, bias and stereotyping. Although these struggles have been somewhat addressed through various efforts, achieved primarily through the Mexicans’ coalition with other minorities, the issues surrounding Mexicans and their conditions in American society have still remained somehow extant in the 21st century. As Weber (1970) suggests, deeply rooted stereotypes against Mexicans still remain a formidable obstacle to more harmonious relations between Mexicans and Anglo Americans (p. 166-167). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made a huge impact on the political situation of Mexican Americans, as it marked a political transformation in terms of identity and political strategy. From trying to claim “whiteness” in order to escape racial discrimination, the Act has encouraged them to claim their brownness instead, and join other minorities in progressing politically (MacLean, 2007).
Texas argues that the Mexican General Santa Anna made late changes in the government and overturned the constitution that both states originally had agreed upon. His changes included forcing citizens to “either abandon their homes or submit to the most intolerable of all tyranny.” (117) In order to stop the Mexican government from taking away all the sacred rights of citizens, Texas petitioned for the establishment of a separate state government, but got rejected. In Texas’s argument for independence, Texas shares some of the actions performed by the Mexican Nation. The following is an example, “it has invaded our country both my sea and by land, with the intent to lay waste on our territory, and drive us from our homes; and has now a large mercenary army advancing, to carry on against us a war of extermination.” (118) On the other side of the argument, Mexico replies to Texas’s declaration of independence by stating that the “Texans were invited and admitted subject to the observance of a contract by which assurances were given to maintain one written constitution; but once this was annulled, all their obligations ceased.” (119) I feel the Texas Declaration of Independence provides the most convincing arguments