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Originally posted by TexLex
I think it is somewhat regional. Here we get a lot of anti-Mexican comments. And most people making these comments refer to anyone of Hispanic descent as Mexican (offensive enough by itself).
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There's probably something to that. I very rarely get negative comments about minority groups of any sort, but when I do they are usually about our African-American cousins down the road. Very little Jew, Asian or Gay/Lesbian bashing, at least none I can remember.
Some groups also are higher profile than others. And may have "leaders" who love to stir the pot -- the recent actions of the D-town City Comedy, er, Council (seeking to develop black-business-only African Town area, vote to establish sizable fund to loan money exclusively to African-American business) threw just a little fuel on the fire. The racists are having a field day with that one.
One additional theory -- where someone stands career-wise may have something to do with whether someone will say these kinds of things -- people who need to hold a job or are working up the latter (say, GAs, for example), tend to keep their mouths shut, while the self-employed and the top management types maybe be a little more ready to share their views.
