Racial Discrimination In Mexico Research Paper

The Ignored Face of Mexico Racial discrimination is generally something Americans think of as a white and black issue. It can be hard to realize that other racial groups are subject to prejudice especially right at our southern border. The native people of Mexico are suffering through a systematic form of racial discrimination, but they do nothing to fight back for their rights. Mexicans native and other claim that racial discrimination is not a problem in their country at all even though there is a large group of people being denied basic rights such as education, minimum wage, and health care. Racism in Mexico will continue to worsen unless the people of Mexico finally acknowledge their prejudice. Mexico has a long history of discrimination. A racial hierarchy has been in place since the Spanish from Europe arrived. Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico looking for gold and other resources to bring them wealth. They quickly overwhelmed the indigenous people and established …show more content…
Being called Guero is an extreme compliment because everyone is constantly striving to be lighter. The beauty industry capitalizes on this. That is why the beauty industry is one of the largest industries in Mexico. A great many of people use skin lightening or bleaching treatments to appear more European or Spanish as well as blue or green color contacts to hide their naturally darker eyes. A little more than two thirds of Mexicans consider themselves dark (For Dark Skinned Mexicans). The wealthiest class of people are generally what Mexicans call Pureblood, someone who is fully Spanish, as opposed to a Mixedblood which is someone who has both Spanish and Indigenous Mexican blood. Mexican scholar, Jose Vasconecelos, advocates for these Mixedbloods or as he calls them Mestizo or cosmic race (For Dark Skinned