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Originally Posted by TexKan In Texas where I am from - not calling someone mexican was pretty much an insult in the 70's. |
In the mid-80's I had my first ever interview for a leadership position. I did not get the job because of any particular skill deficit, but I lost it because it was my first exposure to south florida and I kept referring to *them* in what I found out later was the politically incorrect term "Cubans" instead of "Latinos".
I had grown up and come of age in the deep south and the cultural experiences were with exchange students and black people. I had heard of the Latin influence in and around Miami, but had never experienced it before. My eyes were surely opened