Mario Nelson
Professor Flores-Marcial
Chican@ Studies 345
December 12, 2016
The Chican@ Paradox
Explaining what a Mexican is, is very difficult and somewhat impossible. It seems as if Mexico and Mexicans are still looking for their identity. Bonfil Bantalla gives the example of two Mexico’s. One of the Mexico’s is the real Mexico and the other is imaginary Mexico. The only reason why it is hard to define what a Mexican is, is because of the caste system and the separation and implication of superiority due to skin tone. A Mexican in the 21st century could potentially experience real Mexico or imaginary Mexico differently based on their skin tone and geography. Some Mexicans might have access to whiteness due to physical appearance and or many …show more content…
To sum up his article, Vasconcelos believed that the mestizo was the evolutionary human. A human that was that next step for our species. This thinking implies that there is still racism behind this hierarchical thinking. To label the mestizo the “Cosmic Race” means that a person who is of mixed race is superior. Vasconcelos argues that the culture mixture would produce an elite new race(Vasconcelos). This perception of humanity also creates a hierarchy which is a problem against social justice in the first place. Creating a society where one culture is perceived to be superior to another is the reason why marginalized groups in America are enduring what they endure. Superiority based on skin tone will always conflict with social …show more content…
Many have used their access to whiteness to create social justice in the states. I’ve heard right wing authors such as Ann Coulter state how they created America, yet they fail to mention how marginalized groups and indentured servants lead to wealth in this country. Those same people who endured servitude did so just for an opportunity to own land. Ann coulter stated on “The View” that “…I’m a settler. I’m descended from settlers. Not from immigrants ... I’m not living in the Cherokee Nation. I’m living in America, which was created by settlers, not immigrants.”. Her statement makes no sense. The word settle means to stop after migration. Where did they settle from? Chican@’s have never been given credit for building the southwest even though we’ve been here the whole time. If she’s a settler than so are Chican@s. Ann coulters perception of what a true America is, is the imaginary
Professor Flores-Marcial
Chican@ Studies 345
December 12, 2016
The Chican@ Paradox
Explaining what a Mexican is, is very difficult and somewhat impossible. It seems as if Mexico and Mexicans are still looking for their identity. Bonfil Bantalla gives the example of two Mexico’s. One of the Mexico’s is the real Mexico and the other is imaginary Mexico. The only reason why it is hard to define what a Mexican is, is because of the caste system and the separation and implication of superiority due to skin tone. A Mexican in the 21st century could potentially experience real Mexico or imaginary Mexico differently based on their skin tone and geography. Some Mexicans might have access to whiteness due to physical appearance and or many …show more content…
To sum up his article, Vasconcelos believed that the mestizo was the evolutionary human. A human that was that next step for our species. This thinking implies that there is still racism behind this hierarchical thinking. To label the mestizo the “Cosmic Race” means that a person who is of mixed race is superior. Vasconcelos argues that the culture mixture would produce an elite new race(Vasconcelos). This perception of humanity also creates a hierarchy which is a problem against social justice in the first place. Creating a society where one culture is perceived to be superior to another is the reason why marginalized groups in America are enduring what they endure. Superiority based on skin tone will always conflict with social …show more content…
Many have used their access to whiteness to create social justice in the states. I’ve heard right wing authors such as Ann Coulter state how they created America, yet they fail to mention how marginalized groups and indentured servants lead to wealth in this country. Those same people who endured servitude did so just for an opportunity to own land. Ann coulter stated on “The View” that “…I’m a settler. I’m descended from settlers. Not from immigrants ... I’m not living in the Cherokee Nation. I’m living in America, which was created by settlers, not immigrants.”. Her statement makes no sense. The word settle means to stop after migration. Where did they settle from? Chican@’s have never been given credit for building the southwest even though we’ve been here the whole time. If she’s a settler than so are Chican@s. Ann coulters perception of what a true America is, is the imaginary