Tag Archives: Mexicans

Amazon Wants you to Have a Mexican Merry Christmas

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

As soon as I learned that Amazon was partnering with JibJab to release customizable video gift cards, I visited the online retailer to create my very own customizable video gift card. To my surprise, I found the company offers a multicultural … Continue reading →

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Can’t Afford to Bring Real Mexicans to your Fiesta?

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

Worry no more. U.S. and international retailers now offer 5-feet-tall Mexican “scene setters,” ready to assemble and give your party a unique fiesta touch. How? Easy as bashing a piñata! For only a few bucks, you can pretend to have real Mexicans … Continue reading →

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Asians are the New Mexicans: Stephen Colbert

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

“Mexicans do the work Americans don’t want to do. Asians do the work American’s are not able to do.” Watch Colbert deconstruct this new Inv-ASIAN here:

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U.S. Airports Will Be Screening Your ‘Mexicanness’

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

One thing I’ve always loved about Americans is their penchant for specialization. Take a special unit at Newark Airport that is becoming so adept at racial profiling that they have come to be known as the “Mexican Hunters.” According to … Continue reading →

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Mexican Entertainment Takes Over the ‘Big Apple’

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Not content with scaring the bejesus out of white families around the nation’s freeways, the Mexicans are now taking over the heart of the Big Apple: Times Square. Open 7 days a week, the Mexican Bar -and its scantily clad … Continue reading →

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Spaniards, Too, Can Look Ethnic This Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

Well, turns out it’s not only Americans who like to go a litle ethnic when it comes to celebrate Halloween. Palma de Mallorca, Spain-based Turbo Hobby is promoting a new line of ethnic costumes, which include the “Disfraz de mexicano” … Continue reading →

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These are Mexican Aliens You Should be Scared of

Posted on August 21, 2010 by

If you needed one more reason to fear “The Mexicans” consider this: not content with dropping babies all over the place, we are ready to take over by having our very own extraterrestrial creatures invade North America. At least that’s … Continue reading →

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Coke Sweet Coke: Marketing to Mexicans 101

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

Forget all about Hispanic cheese and lettuce. You know your neighborhood supermarket is genuinely targeting Mexicans when its soda aisle devotes space to the real thing. Photo taken at Wegmans in Ithaca, N.Y. by Polo Aristoy

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Bigotry Leads to -What Else?- Bigotry

Posted on April 28, 2010 by

Via Cuernavaca 2.0. For the uninitiated or, rather, the monolingual crowd, this Mexican taxi driver wants you to know There is no service available for gringos from Arizona. Hat tip: Luis Cabrera

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California Lures Mexicans to Activities Other Than Fruit Picking

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

Because you can never get enough Mexicans in California, the state’s Travel and Tourism Commission has launched an all-Spanish-language Web site to “help lure more Mexicans to The Golden State.” Visita California informs my people about the many wonderful things … Continue reading →

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Survey Finds Mexicans Curse 20 Times Each Day…… I Say No Fucking Way!

Posted on October 16, 2009 by

¡¡¿Ah qué chingaderas son estas???!! According to polling firm Consulta Mitofsky, Mexican adults curse an average of 20 times a day, serving up about 1.3 billion swear words daily. The survey, reported this week by AP, also found that upper … Continue reading →

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