Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington DC features white people dressed as Mexicans

[Betty545]

 

[Betty545]

Pati Jinich presents her "Treasures of the Mexican Table" - Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington DC

Join Chef, cookbook author and host of La Frontera, Pati Jinich for a night of conversation with Joe Yonan of the Washington Post.

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[Freddy]

I guess they couldn't hire anyone dark-skinned. or even someone more representative of the average-looking Mexican. Kinda disappointed about this, yet I'm not surprised. this is part of Mexico's dirty swamp of elitists still holding onto upper-level positions.

 

[Betty545]

 

[Rick]

Hahaha this is a joke, right? No way Mexico would do something so embarrassing.

 

[Freddy]

Boom

Mexican Cultural Institute Has White People representing Mexicans - Mexican.chat/Blog

We did a previous post regrading cultural appropriation by White Mexicans that are not indigenous to Mexico. this time Mexico’s own Government has decided to have White people as the representation of Mexicans and its culture at the Mexican Cultural Institute in D.C. This doesn’t help with the...

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[grobamer]

so what is this? i see a lot of diversity in their programs...

Gente sin que hacer, ponganse a hacer algo de provecho!!!!

 

[Rick]

so what is this? i see a lot of diversity in their programs...

Gente sin que hacer, ponganse a hacer algo de provecho!!!!

I see they have the helper as a brown Mexican.

 

[Juan]

Mexico should be represented by people that look like the average Mexican. I don't see a problem with having white Mexicans. it's the amount or the major role they play as opposed to seeing a more representative roster. as if Mexico doesn't have any well qualified dark-skinned Mexicans.

 

[grobamer]

I see they have the helper as a brown Mexican.

Her name is Carina Santiago, she's a traditional cook from oaxaca invited by the institute. I guess the racist here is you portraying her as the help... lfmao!

 

[Rick]

https://patijinich.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TreasuresOfTheMexicanTable_lres.jpg

She don't look like she's from Oaxaca