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**Pznrrmaf** · 02-12-2012, 12:36 PM

Then again, what % of the population is blonde? How often do you see indo-mestizo or indigenous models or actors relative to the percentage of the population they make up? One would think Mexicans look like Alteños on average going solely by telenovelas. Pred. European people, dark or light and fully white or not, are overrepresented in the media.

However, that's not to say there's no discrimination against güeros. Thoughlight eyes, light hair, and pred. European features might be idealized to a certain extent, "güeros" are often not considered as "true" Mexicans by our own compatriots. It's not a phenomenon restricted to Chicano prison gang films.

I've heard people consider only the Amerindians as "true" Mexicans. Ironically perhaps, many Amerindians don't care about or identify with the Mexican state, preferring to stick to their own nations, which have existed for far longer than 'Mexico' in many cases. If anything, independent Mexico is largely a creation of the criollo elite of the 19th century who sought to overthrow the peninsulares and install themselves as rulers. Perhaps even more importantly, criollos didn't want the Cadiz Constitution to be implemented in New Spain as it would have weakened their position and empowered the non-whites.

Why does percentage even matter? Blondes can make up 1% of the population yet we are not rare in the upper and middle class as well as in ranchos, dont make it seem as we are the rarest thing in Mexico, we as blondes are not. We are not gingers, we are blondes, gingers are very rare in Mexico, we as blondes are not.

Alteños on average look like any other northern mexican, nothing special about them at all. They are not like the ones from Chipilo, Puebla, who on average are blonde with light eyes and not mixed.

Tenochkatl, indigenous women are not into modeling and showing skin, their parents would never allow her to be a model because to them a woman's place is at home and being a traditional woman. The mexican model industry doesnt discriminate against features nor background, heck we even have a couple of Afro-mexican models, and if they have gotten a chance then so can indio-mestizos, which mexico has already.

Like paola posted, in the real world in Mexico, they perfer those type of girls Pao posted not blondes.

02-12-2012, 12:36 PM	#21
Pznrrmaf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 361 Senior Member	Then again, what % of the population is blonde? How often do you see indo-mestizo or indigenous models or actors relative to the percentage of the population they make up? One would think Mexicans look like Alteños on average going solely by telenovelas. Pred. European people, dark or light and fully white or not, are overrepresented in the media. However, that's not to say there's no discrimination against güeros. Thoughlight eyes, light hair, and pred. European features might be idealized to a certain extent, "güeros" are often not considered as "true" Mexicans by our own compatriots. It's not a phenomenon restricted to Chicano prison gang films. I've heard people consider only the Amerindians as "true" Mexicans. Ironically perhaps, many Amerindians don't care about or identify with the Mexican state, preferring to stick to their own nations, which have existed for far longer than 'Mexico' in many cases. If anything, independent Mexico is largely a creation of the criollo elite of the 19th century who sought to overthrow the peninsulares and install themselves as rulers. Perhaps even more importantly, criollos didn't want the Cadiz Constitution to be implemented in New Spain as it would have weakened their position and empowered the non-whites. Why does percentage even matter? Blondes can make up 1% of the population yet we are not rare in the upper and middle class as well as in ranchos, dont make it seem as we are the rarest thing in Mexico, we as blondes are not. We are not gingers, we are blondes, gingers are very rare in Mexico, we as blondes are not. Alteños on average look like any other northern mexican, nothing special about them at all. They are not like the ones from Chipilo, Puebla, who on average are blonde with light eyes and not mixed. Tenochkatl, indigenous women are not into modeling and showing skin, their parents would never allow her to be a model because to them a woman's place is at home and being a traditional woman. The mexican model industry doesnt discriminate against features nor background, heck we even have a couple of Afro-mexican models, and if they have gotten a chance then so can indio-mestizos, which mexico has already. Like paola posted, in the real world in Mexico, they perfer those type of girls Pao posted not blondes.
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