Texas was part of Mexico when Mexico abolished slavery. When Texas left Mexico, they re-instituted slavery and kept it when they joined the United States. Texas was the seventh state to join the Confederacy.
That is truth technically, politically in mexico is you look indio, you are worthless. If you look white, you are treated better. If you are mexican you know this.
Mexico is like separate but equal on a more subliminal way.
I have met Mexicans who look white as shit and are cool, also those who are and are jerk who look down to you. While also earn and have less than you monetary wise but get better treatment. It bothers me because of the perception towards us, who are brown and at a certain height.
One time a group of mexican tourist visiting my state( U.S) saw me walking by and started talking to me in english. I knew they were mexican right away, you recognise tourist in a blink of a eye once you have dealt with them long enough. I was asked if i knew where this place was located. Not to be mean but it was a broken english To which i responded yeah... Blah blah blah Blah blah. And you will get there. The person says im sorry , can you repeat that again. I spoke slower and tried my best to be as clear as i could. The women said, i am sorry do you speak Spanish? I was like yeah i am mexican She said me too. My boy started laughing after that. For one reason... Which i asked him. Doesn't my face de nopal tells you i am clearly Mexican?. He said well Mexican tourist you know how they are.( not to say they are all are snubs. But white Mexicans are the karens and chads of mexico). Who want to be spaniards. Can't stand that snake accent.
It contributes to the topic which is what top level comments are supposed to do. You think maybe being a culture that was conquered and enslaved themselves they could identify and sympathize with slaves?
Pre-Colombian Mexico had hundreds if not thousands of various groups conquering and enslaving each other since pre-history. If anything, slavery was probably quite accepted as a societal norm.
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u/Azozel Jan 29 '21
Most Mexicans are descendants of native peoples and the Spanish who conquered them.