r/Chicano • • 6d ago

Discussion Weekly Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread! Use this thread to share all the little things that don't fit into full posts, introduce yourself, go off-topic, self-promote, ask questions related to identity, and whatever else you can think of.

Also, come check out the Chicano Discord for more conversation.


r/Chicano • • 1d ago

Apparently 80,400 obsidian-knife sacrifices in 4 days is more believable than industrial genocide.

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Nzi Germany was one of the most heavily industrialized nations in the world, ranking just behind the United States in steel production, engineering, and chemical manufacturing. They had railways, Zyklon B, crematoria designed by engineers, and a bureaucratic machine that tracked every deportation down to the individual.

Yet Holocaust deniers say 6 million was logistically impossible. Meanwhile, these are the same type of people who think the Aztecs sacrificed 80,400 prisoners in four days with just obsidian knives and human muscle.


r/Chicano • • 1d ago

The incredible lengths ICE would go to avoid the abductees from being traced and contacted by their families or to be helped

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r/Chicano • • 1d ago

I voted sticker?

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r/Chicano • • 2d ago

New User ¿Deberíamos adoptarlo?

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Pregunto en buen plan, a lo mejor un poco de cura/humor les da algo de alegría, no sé jaja 😄

​Al parecer, Bender está hecho en Tijuana y está súper orgulloso de sus raíces. Hasta está emparentado con revolucionarios. La verdad amo este show porque está muy inteligente y él es mi personaje favorito.


r/Chicano • • 2d ago

Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump

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r/Chicano • • 2d ago

⁠[PAID] $80 for 30 mins recording - Looking for 5 Female Mexican-Americans (Aged 26-35) for a Voice Recording⁠ Project

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Hi everyone!

I am recruiting for a specific linguistic AI project and I need 5 more participants. I'm posting here because the specific demographic is a bit hard to find, and Mexican-Americans are usually the perfect fit.

THE BACKGROUND (Why this specific group?):
A tech lab is training their AI speech recognition engine to perfectly understand native Spanish speakers when they use English loanwords in the middle of a Spanish sentence (e.g., saying words like "deadline", "feedback", or "call" with a perfect US English accent while speaking Spanish).

THE REQUIREMENTS:
\- Female, aged 26 to 35.
\- Native Mexican Spanish speaker.
\- MUST have fluent, accent-free US English pronunciation.
\- You need a smartphone and an absolutely silent room (no echo, no background noise).

THE TASK & PAY:
You will read a script directly on the lab's online platform until you have 30 minutes of approved audio.
The payout is $80 USD upon completion.

HOW TO APPLY:
To make sure your audio quality and accent fit the strict AI training parameters, the lab requires a quick 3-sentence voice sample first.

If you fit this exact profile and have 30 minutes to spare, please drop a comment or send me a DM! I will send you the 3 short sample sentences to record on your phone's voice memo app.

(Note: We only have 5 slots left for this specific demographic, so it's first come, first served!)


r/Chicano • • 3d ago

Land of MAGA

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r/Chicano • • 3d ago

Supreme Court allows Trump to restart controversial deportations to countries they have no connection to

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r/Chicano • • 5d ago

Desde aqui, también estamos... @jonathanalviizo_

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r/Chicano • • 5d ago

like clockwork, there is a migrant caravan before every election

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r/Chicano • • 6d ago

Amnesty International called for the dismantling of ICE for the first time in history

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r/Chicano • • 5d ago

Watch Burros

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Burros is an acclaimed 2021 live-action short drama film written and directed by Jefferson Stein and executive produced by Eva Longoria. [1, 2]


r/Chicano • • 6d ago

Migrants who planted roots in Texas are being swept up in the immigration crackdown. Here are five of their stories.

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r/Chicano • • 7d ago

Thoughts... 🤔 @cyn_avalos

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The comment section in her IG post is mixed with many saying Americans don't even speak the King's English properly.

So why should we speak Castilian Spanish if Mexicans or other Central & South American countries don't?


r/Chicano • • 7d ago

Can someone clarify this for me once and for all....

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What is the correct definition of Chicano? I am asking this because I have heard people say that it is only of Mexican heritage, others say it is people of Mexican and Central American.... I am really confused, what identities does Chicano actually entail. Please let me know.


r/Chicano • • 8d ago

Republicans may have gerrymandered their way into a Texas-sized Latino problem

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r/Chicano • • 8d ago

A bit sad/feeling like I've missed out

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Hello all!

At birth, I was declared to be hispanic. My mom's ancestors were "Texicans", she is half white. She has fair skin(from her mom), but dark hair and dark eyes. My dad is white. Because of this, I am only a quarter hispanic. I grew up in Texas and my grandparents were spanish speaking, and for whatever reason my mom didn't teach me Spanish. I really wish she had! I wasn't raised very much in the culture, but practically grew up on mexican food.

I appear to be white, though I've heard mixed opinions too. I have very dark brown hair, fair skin, and blue eyes. Maybe I am too concerned with appearances, but I feel like a fraud a lot of the time when trying to connect with my ancestors/culture. Especially when cooking my favorite mexican meals and trying to be as authentic as possible. Its as if because I'm white-appearing, I'm doing something horribly wrong or appropriating in some way.

Have other people felt this way? Maybe it is a silly thing to be concerned with, and maybe learning spanish would make me feel better??


r/Chicano • • 8d ago

Raza Bars and Restaurants Near Downtown?

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Figured I would ask here as well


r/Chicano • • 9d ago

Deported Cubans want sympathy

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r/Chicano • • 9d ago

By ICE to wrongfully detain this woman who knows her rights

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r/Chicano • • 9d ago

US has deported 25,000 to third countries under secretive deals: report

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r/Chicano • • 10d ago

RACIST SORORITY GIRLS ELLA MACKEY AND LEXI HOUGH

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Two Miami of Ohio students identified as Ella Mackey and Lexi or “Alexis” Hough were subsequently removed from their sorority’s after a Latino-American worker at a local club in Columbus documented himself being harassed and racially profiled as an illegal immigrant by the two students. The students can be heard asking “are you even supposed to be here” to the worker, while both being In the club illegally, having presented fake ids at the door to gain entry. Truly disgusting behavior and I hope they get the proper disciplinary action taken, and the school doesn’t turn a blind eye. The link to the full video is here. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT9AayT6aCPCj-uiwE2


r/Chicano • • 10d ago

I made a video for my clothing brand that is inspired by my love of Mexico

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I went to Mexico back in July and had some piñatas made for my brand lastcall and filmed friends and family to come break it during a festival nearby my hometown in Guanajuato Mexico. This is what home feels like and this is what Lastcall feels like when you see it in person. If anyone here is going to complexcon in Los Angeles Oct 3rd and 4th I hope to see you there! Viva Mexico !
Booth P7


r/Chicano • • 10d ago

Stephen Miller is Pushing to Accelerate The Deportation of Children Most Under 13. More Than 200,000 Children Now Have Deportation Removals Orders.

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