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Mexico is a country south of the United States, and many US immigrants are Mexicans, yet saying the word "Mexico" and calling something "Mexico" has become derogatory in California, so when and how did that happen?

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[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

That is not a California thing so much as an Orange County thing. California is not homogeneous and has some horrific neonazi enclaves. We call those shitholes Calibama. If you live in one, get out.

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 3 days ago

Is it really? I have never heard of this being used as a derogatory term in 13 years of living in the County of Los Angeles.

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