Mexican men are widely viewed as misogynists that lack intelligence and take whatever they want whenever they want. This pessimistic idea has created dominance over the positive and beneficial judgements onto Hispanic men. Civil rights lawyer, Sebastian Gibson, stated that “studies have found that nearly three in every ten Hispanic workers feel they have been discriminated against in their employment.” The advocacy of this stance has reflected on the well-beings and results in inability for some individuals to sustain a suitable employment, or advance in their career. A detestable, prejudiced case emerged from The New York Times, centered around the stereotypical view on Latino men. Miguel Angel Peña Rodriguez–a Mexican man accused of molesting two caucasian teenage girls–was brought to court and was provided with an all caucasian jury and a non-pensive judge. Just recently, with an inevitable acquiescence, was Mr. Rodriguez sentenced to two years in jail. During the trial, he was struck with racial slurs coming from the jury in which the judge had not dispelled. One of the jurors expressed
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Marquez, being a Latina herself. Racial stereotyping will always take presence, it has existed for decades and will proceed for many generations to come. For instance, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, written in the 60’s, displays a historical account of racial stereotyping. In the book, an African American man named Tom Robinson was wrongly accused for a crime he did not commit and was suspected for it because he was of African American descent. Various cases of racial stereotyping have been dismissed or have not taken into account by people of great significance. In association, the thoughts of the people of little worth–in which can benefit the so called misogynist Hispanic men considerably–are usually disregarded and seldom put into
Marquez, being a Latina herself. Racial stereotyping will always take presence, it has existed for decades and will proceed for many generations to come. For instance, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, written in the 60’s, displays a historical account of racial stereotyping. In the book, an African American man named Tom Robinson was wrongly accused for a crime he did not commit and was suspected for it because he was of African American descent. Various cases of racial stereotyping have been dismissed or have not taken into account by people of great significance. In association, the thoughts of the people of little worth–in which can benefit the so called misogynist Hispanic men considerably–are usually disregarded and seldom put into