Do you think la raza is racist?

LIGER20498

Their motto is â€œPor La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nadaâ€ (For the race/people, everything. Outside of the race/people, nothing.) It sounds pretty racist to me.

JustSaySo

Yes, I do..they only promote for Latinos..their choice. Read the history they post about themselves. Their original concern was only for Mexicans, they later expanded into covering other Latino groups. They give support to MEChA.

netjr

Of course the whole organization is not; but there are certainly elements of the organization that are very racist.

this mama don't take no mess

Yes I do. I'm mexican and I am not down with that or Brown Pride, it's stupid. The hispanics that are down with La Raza should all go back to Mexico because there is a whol lot of Raza back there.

whcwarrior_10

Of course they are racist. But to the PC crowd, Your only racist if you stick up for the white race, everything else is a "right"....

Dirtier Martini Top Contributer

Not all are racist. But then again, they are not inclusive to others outside their own race when it comes to their claims of being a human rights organization.

Richard S

Do I think it! I have lived in San Antonio and now El Paso; they wrote the book on racism. I should know, I am from Mississippi. At least some of the KKK were educated, these folk are extremely narrow minded and prideful.

Marianne T

Of course La Raza is racist. They hate all whites and blacks and want to take back California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Only Mexicans should be living in those states. The rate they are going in California, they may get it done. I know 6 families that have moved from Southern California because it is overrun with Mexicans. The schools are so bad they don't want to send their kids there. The crime is unbelievable. Yes, La Raza is racist.

anon

Yes, but they are one of the protected 'minorities' so they are allowed to be.

elbote72

If for nothing else, the name alone (the Race) is very racist.

Ms.L.A.

They are the most blatantly racist group operating in America. I shudder to think of all the reports I've read about the Aztlan myth, and how La Raza is so racist that they only accept Hispanics of a certain shade of color, reported by a Latino in an answer on this site. I'm disgusted that our government allows this type of propaganda to be pandered about in our nation. They are no better than the KKK or the Black panthers of the past. Unification is needed to be a prosperous, peaceful nation. But illegals are not entitled to unify with Americans as they're clearly not Americans nor do they intend to be, and never shall we let them be. We can't have a group of people in our nation that is bent on our destruction. I believe they are terrorists. Secure our borders and deport all illegal aliens now!

Micky

Yes,they are one of the most racist organizations in this country.

amnesty sucks

Of course. They care about "the race." They don't care about the law!

FOX

Yep, I think they are very racist.

Elivs

Well I'm not very informed about this movement so I will have to look into it.
La Raza (Mexican Spanish IPA: [la Ëˆrasa]; Castillian Spanish IPA: [la ËˆraÎ¸a]) is a Spanish-language phrase which, while literally translated as "the race", is more often used as a synonym of "el pueblo" or "la gente", both of which mean "the people". It is used to denote the people of Latin America who share the cultural and political legacies of Spanish colonialism, including the Spanish language and culture, and their descendants outside of Latin America. This term is mostly used by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans and on occasion Central Americans. Latin peoples in South America and especially the Caribbean seldom use the term.

The term "La Raza" may also encompass a racial significance associated with "mestizaje", or race-mixing (in Mexico not in Spain). In this sense, the term is inclusive of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, European immigrants, and all the mixtures among them.

sounds racist to me.

CharlieG

Hmm..well I think people confuse it the NCLR...which is legit organization, but like any organization or people there will always be extremists in them. The organization which you are probably referring to is MECHA...which are the ones using the Aztlan term.

http://www.nationalmecha.org/

http://www.nclr.org/section/about/

Robert P

Yes... the name says it all.

la Raza = The Race.

Daniel F

Do you know what La Raza, means (the race), it is used to identify with the Mexican people,
There are some groups such as the National Council of La Raza, or the G.I Forum ,There my be some groups in high school etc.
It is used extensively to ID with my people, La Raza.

No I do not think they are racist.

angel1923_2005

no , But too many Americans are!

Amanda h

I think they are "extremists" on some of their positions. I don't know that they are racist, I don't think they believe they are better than others, but, I think they are extreme on a lot of topics - particularly when it involves legislation.

vegas

no, just as i don't think that my pride of my irish heritage is racist. i live in a predominantly hispanic/latino area, and there is a constant reminder of cesar chavez and the fight for equality. i think that everyone has the right to proclaim their pride and their ancestry. i just realize that the term "white pride" has a lot of taboo with it, and i would rather just let it be as it is.

plus, we get a whole parade on st. paddy's day. that's more than enough for me!

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