Colorism White Mexicans face racial reckoning: A new movement protests colorism and white privilege

[Freddy]

Mexico’s new racial reckoning: A movement protests colorism and white privilege​

A few months ago, several employees of an upscale Mexico City steakhouse "Sonora Grill Prime" came forward with a damning allegation: The restaurant had a segregation policy in which the best tables were reserved for the customers with the lightest skin.

The notion of white Mexicans getting preferential treatment was not surprising in a country where darker-skinned people have long earned less money, received less schooling and been all but invisible in the media. But the ensuing public outrage was.

Within days, activists mounted a boycott and the city launched an investigation into the restaurant, Sonora Grill Prime, which denied the accusations. Multiple public figures highlighted the scandal as evidence of pervasive bigotry. "Racism is real," Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters, using a word long regarded as taboo. "We have to accept that it exists and fight it."

Mexico's new racial reckoning: A movement protests colorism and white privilege

In Mexico, a growing movement is challenging discrimination against darker-skinned people. Lighter-skinned Mexicans still dominate film, politics and business.

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[LETYM]

If you ever lived in Mexico, Its plainly obvious that many still have a colonial-era attitude toward whiteness. The self-hatred is also a problem as many Mexicans like to say they are "Spanish" if they only have 10% or less Spanish blood, and let's not forget the all-white newscasts or Telenovelas on tv.

This will only change after Mexican people get better media representation and government representation. Unfortunately, many of the media heads are all white Mexicans, so it's unlikely they'll change anytime soon.

Colorismo en Mexico y El privilegio blanco de los White Mexicans

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• Oct 20, 2022
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Colorismo en Mexico

 

[Freddy]

Unfortunately, many of the media heads are all white so it's unlikely they'll change anytime soon.

Social Media is actually helping change a lot of that today. As it helps average Mexicans the chance to get online exposure without gatekeeping from Mexican media moguls.

An example of this is Mexico's President; it helped Mexican President bypass the Media monopoly and talk directly with the people, while the news media controlled by the establishment was reporting only negative anti-AMLO news.

 

[Hazer]

Mexico still suffers from a Spanish colonial culture based on elitism that looks down on darker-looking Mexicans. The old colonial era Caste System in Mexico is nothing new, many countries around the world that were colonized still suffer from this type of backward-System.

The problem with Mexico today is that many of those holding power are descendants who benefited from the previous colonial era. Mexico needs better indigenous & mestizo representation.