[Dan31670]

L.A. is pretty much the epitome of a minority majority city. However, there are many people who are uneasy about it, and the vast majority of them happen to be white. L.A. used to be a conservative, mostly white town where Latinos and others were sectioned-off minorities, and now it’s liberal and about 70% non-white. A lot of those who object to this hearken back to the old days of L.A. and they really feel that it isn’t the same at all. Every problem imagineable is blamed on Latinos and others in the letters-to-the-editor section in the newspapers. However, the minorities here are thrilled about the change, and many are hopeful as to what the future shall bring in regards to opportunity, culture and multiculturalism. Essentially it’s a changing of the guard, and its almost understandable how the old guard would be leery or even hostile over it. However, I also believe that many of these objections are rooted in bigotry (realized or unrealized) and even in ‘northern racism.’ I would suggest you ask your friend why he objects to ‘those Mexicans’ and to state everything he finds objectionable. Most of these objections are probably overblown or are rooted in misunderstanding, and if you do your homework (reliable facts and figures, speak with a Chican@ friend about it, etc.) you can probably set him straight; however, there is always the possibility that he could very well be a bigot.

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Name : Dan31670, Gender : M, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 22, City : L.A., State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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