Critical Race Theory: Common Stereotypes Of Mexican Americans

Have you ever seen a T.V show that has funny Mexican jokes or show common stereotypes of Mexicans? Well have you thought about the meaning behind it? More often than not we don't see it as a racism but rather funny and acceptable instead because that’s how social media has portrayed it. If we actually were to think about it it’s racist to the culture of Mexican Americans and it puts them down. Angolos believe they are the superior race in society. Americans often are viewed as a successful race, and without acknowledging it they are automatically getting an advantage for being white. In the article Critical Race Theory: An Introduction it states that “Most would agree that our system of white-over-color ascendancy serves an important purpose, psychic and material for the dominant group”. This is true and there are a lot of things that our society hasn't acknowledged and overcame. Its preferential treatment towards Americans. Other race groups may not receive these things and it can have a negative impact on their lives growing up. How much longer will this continue? For the upcoming and future generations they are going to …show more content…
It’s not always like this, but the insurance companies tend to find a way around the applicants situation when not having a good enough social security number. They are left with a big amount of money to be paid even though they sometimes can't afford it. In the same article it states that “Colored people live shorter lives worse medical care”. To me it’s unfair that Mexican Americans stress about how they will pay a medical bills. Especially when they might have a big family to provide for, paying medical bills is the last thing they should worry about when they need to be focusing on the basic needs of their family. A lot of times the system doesn’t take the time to look at their background, how much they make a month, and how much is their monthly