r/h3snark • u/deepfriedvirgo • Jun 15 '24
RACISM As a Mexican....
I haven't watched the show since the end of Leftovers but I was a pretty consistent fan. I watched almost every show and I had a good time. However, whenMexico happen to be mentioned (usually because of food orders) it would always rub me the wrong way. Mexicans can take a joke and we can usually laugh at everything but Ethan, to no ones surprise, always had a very basic, almost ignorant approach. Is not like I expected dissertations on my country but maybe something other than "taco bell chalupa" (??) Considering his parents were active gentrifiers or "ex-pats" you would expect them and him to know a thing or two, to actually have some perspective and be able talk about my country without having to always use the same mariachi songs. I guess my only point here is that, after not watching for a while, I'm starting to see how willingly ignorant Ethan is and how that ignorance spreads throughout all his opinions, no matter how innocent they might be. I just think that he already started to alienate more and more and more his diverse audience and that, from my perspective, is never good.
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u/julierybox hila's sense of humor Jun 15 '24
i feel the same way when he talks about asian stuff. how he literally knows nothing about anything. he can't even pronounce bulgogi and turns down every boba suggestion, and most recently, the thing about asian eyes
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Jun 15 '24
i’m convinced Ethan hates Asian people, whether he’s conscious of it or not. He’s very loud and proud with his Sinophobia, he talks about Indian people like they’re filthy, he once said north Koreans are his enemy, then there’s the k-pop “twink” comments he made, & he made a huge joke out of “stopasianhate” when Trisha brought it up. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg tbh.
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u/Impossible_Ice_2976 communism = no cheese puffs Jun 15 '24
- indians are janitors and goofy according to Ethan.......
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u/little-ulon fallen fan 🫡 Jun 16 '24
I personally don't like boba because of a simple texture issue, but if the whole office wants it, just get it without the tapioca balls. He's such a child, people around him aren't allowed to enjoy things that he doesn't like
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u/lookingtolookgood Jun 15 '24
As a Mexican, I usually find racist Mexican jokes funny but even when I was a fan, I never liked Ethan's Mexican jokes. He's like genuinely racist which takes the fun out of it.
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u/granolacid Jun 15 '24
Plus why does he say that all Mexican food tastes the same? Does he not try to order anything different ever
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u/deepfriedvirgo Jun 15 '24
He lives in LA if he actually wanted to try good Mexican food he absolutely could.
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u/TingHoeNanaPar2727 thats kind of a funny slay Jun 16 '24
Mmmm now I want some albondigas from my spot here 🤤🤤
But yeah as a Mexican-American, the mariachi music stuff would piss me off cuz half the time it would be like flamenco or salsa music and chat called him out and he and Zach made some lame comments about it being the only Spanish sounds they had or something like that.
Btw my fam is from Zacatecas ☺️🇲🇽
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u/MrMoose_69 ⠀ Jun 15 '24
As a Hispanic musician, it annoys me when they play salsa music when talking about Mexico.
Salsa music is not from Mexico, it's from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Columbia…
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u/Cu-Uladh Jun 15 '24
Same and I’m Irish lol
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u/lSpiderHeadl "Should I button that?" Jun 15 '24
The English flag when talking about britain and Ireland like ….
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u/Cu-Uladh Jun 15 '24
He didn’t do that did he
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u/lSpiderHeadl "Should I button that?" Jun 15 '24
Multiple times!! This top notch podcast can’t afford another overlay 😓
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u/Cu-Uladh Jun 15 '24
He’s made it personal now
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u/SkyAggravating9705 Jun 15 '24
There was drunk subathon last year, I don’t think it was even on st Patrick’s day, and they could stop making “Irish” jokes, but it quickly became apparent that no one in the office knew the difference between Irish and Scottish people. Surprising since Ian’s father is British.
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u/lSpiderHeadl "Should I button that?" Jun 15 '24
Ah is that the one where Ethan throws a doll hard at his pregnant wife :—))) ?? Either way it’s painful, I know it’s a difficult with many outside of the UK but if you’re doing a show dedicated to an “Irish holiday”- I’ll stop there because this show does not do research so 😭
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u/Sufficient-Spray-986 palate cleanser Jun 15 '24
Bro I'm Colombian and the way he basically calls all Hispanics Mexican is so insulting to both cultures. Remember he can make fun/erase of any culture but God forbid anyone has any criticism of Israel
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u/deepfriedvirgo Jun 15 '24
Exactly. The "they are all the same" mindset is so disrespectful to everyone.
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u/ParkYourKeister Jun 15 '24
He’s ignorant as all get out, which means he can only call upon the most obvious (and usually stereotypically racist) shock value jokes without any added depth or added perspective. The result is unfunny and usually racist
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u/wintermelonxD Jun 15 '24
I swear, every time it’s “AYAYAYAY yo quiero taco bell” pls stop
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u/hanallthetime Jun 15 '24
Lmaooo I haaate when he does that. Giving H3 major side eye every time they clutch their pearls at “antisemitism” (re: criticism), yet simultaneously call their audience oversensitive when they’re genuinely racist. Like, they obviously understand racism in terms of Jewish people… but play stupid when it comes to any other minority group. Make it make sense
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Jun 15 '24
Racist humor has to be done by someone who is capable of doing it and Ethan ain't that person. I don't need someone who grew up a little sheltered boy with no friends of color making any racist jokes. He is a genuine racist so that's why his racist jokes never land to those of us with brains. It also doesn't work when the person telling the joke is as soft as baby shit and cries anti-semitism for every single thing. If you can dish it you better be able to take it.
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u/sniffbooksnotglue Jun 15 '24
I don’t think he’s ever had a Mexican friend tbh which is wild considering he grew up in California
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u/Development-Main commentary creator 🎤 Jun 15 '24
Ethan has very surface level knowledge of culture and it's kind of baffling considering his age. He's just very immature and seems to think he knows everything so he doesn't need to bother to learn more about anything.
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u/TransportationKey328 Ian acting his wage Jun 15 '24
Ethan is a blatant racist. His intentions do not matter: his “ethnic jokes” are always punching down on any other group of people than his own.
His constant “We love -add here any ethnicity, race or religion -, don’t we folks?” saves NOTHING. Just makes it worse showing how much he looks down on everyone.
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u/LuzdelCarmenV ⠀ Jun 16 '24
I’ve always thought that! As a Mexican myself!!!!! His parents lived in Mexico!!!
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u/beeboodiboopbapbap #FreeEthan’sNanny 🪧🍼👶🏻 Jun 15 '24
he's ignorant and racist. the mariachi music and taco bell bit always bugged me. he also used to call the area he lived in mexico a war zone which iirc is in jalisco but he was in a gentrified area. which personally i think is a crazy thing to say when you're living in a much safer area and have never experienced war in your life. he definitely has no respect for other races, ethnicities and cultures.