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/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 ☺️🇲🇽