Racist?

 

I don't know about you people but i find this a little racist against Mexicans
because it could stereotype as Mexicans being beaners with sombreros and their mustache,
and if you put it, it says MEX on it.

But that's exactly what they are

I don't know about you people but i find this a little racist against Mexicans
because it could stereotype as Mexicans being beaners with sombreros and their mustache,
and if you put it, it says MEX on it.

Do you have a point?

Lets change it to: "Orange Bean with sombrero and a mustache"

 

Then this one could be racist against the English as to that would be common garb of the early/mid 19th century Englishman. Technically depicting women with breasts could be sexist as to not all women have breasts ect..

this is not a flame nor a challenge. All I am saying is we, as western civilization, live in a very protected environment which I do not totally agree with. In all honesty I think the beans are cute, and never had a racist thought run through my mind when I saw it. To me, it's a bean wearing a sombrero with a mustache.

It's a sad, sad world we live in when an orange bean with a sombrero and a mustache is interpreted as being "racist."

I personally believe it all has to do with the comedy factor. Just because it's a stereotype that has been used ever since the advent of cinema doesn't mean it's racist. I mean, I could have a black guy with lips the size of Texas and the ability to jump really high and be extremely talented at rapping isn't racist, and a white guy who wears lots of gold chains around his neck, makes lots of gang signs, wears a backwards cap and is desperately trying to imitate the black guy, then's a stereotype, and a hilarious one at that. On the other hand, if I have the black guy wearing nothing but a potato sack and picking cotton out on a plantation field, and the white guy whipping him with a cat-o'-nine-tails repeatedly, then that's racist, and just not funny.

My point is, how exactly is an anthropomorphic mustachioed orange bean wearing a sombrero racist and offensive towards Mexicans? Is it the sombrero? Yeah, sombreros are a Mexican invention, and I'm sure millions of them wear sombreros every day. The mustache? There are no laws or regulations against facial hair. The beady black eyes? Beady black eyes are a common trait among all humans, not just those of Mexican descent.

In addition, your point that "it could stereotype Mexicans being beaners with sombreros and their mustache" is completely unaccounted for. If we look at the context of the above example, with the black guy and the white guy, we can determine that it's a stereotype, but it's a funny stereotype. You take a Mexican guy and dress him in ordinary street clothes, then it's just a Mexican guy in street clothes. Now put him in a sombrero and a mustache and have him say "qué pasa" every other sentence, then people instantly think it's funny. And if you think being funny is "racism," then I can't help you.

Agreed. I think Saint Arctica his the nail on the head.

Odd that you chose  instead of

Also, they're beans. Nothing to get worked up over.

Lol the Mexicans need to get the hell out of my country.

AND THIS ONE IS RACIST AGAINST THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY niggers.

lol, forget about it even though i am mexican and do find a little humor to this

and yeah youre right there just beans.

But that's exactly what they are

that is just racist

Eh... better lock this since it seems to be resolved. If you have a problem with Ferenn's comment, take care of it via PMs or The Sewers. >:-)

Just think I should say: I never intended for the Mexican Jumping Bean to be a racist icon, just a joke on the name and an addition to my Bean emoticon set. Any racist undertones applied to it are the result of user interference, for which I could not hope to be responsible.

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