Ask A Mexican 6/18/08

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: I recently went to a Los Angeles Dodgers game at Dodgers Stadium. It was good to see the familias having fun with their children, pero I then saw and heard something disturbing. There will always be rivalries in any sport, of course, pero the white people cheering for the St. Louis Cardinals would clap and cheer when their team did something good. When the Dodgers did good, the Mexican fans — mostly homeboys and paisas — were yelling profanities and flipping off other people. It was very sad that they would display such language in front of innocent, young, impressionable children, and it upset me that they made Mexicans look like ruthless, ignorant animals.

I was compelled to go up to those Cardinals fans, and I made sure the Dodgers fans were looking. I said to the güeros, “I apologize for these ignorant young men who don’t know how to behave like civilized adults at a sporting event.” It’s bad enough our culture gets a bad rap, but they shouldn’t add leña to the fuego. Was I wrong to stand up and excuse them?
–Garciaparra Girl

Dear Wabette: No. It’s always noble and a bit antiquated to ask for decency in this modern mundo, but you’re waging a Sisyphean battle if you think you can reform foul-mouthed Dodgers devotees — and not because they’re a bunch of Mexicans. Remember that “fan” in the context of sports is short for “fanatic,” and then tune into ESPN Classic and wait for footage of “Disco Demolition Night” to air.

Dig all those long-haired gabachos! If that 1979 Chicago White Sox fiasco still doesn’t convince you about the innate savagery of sports fans, then buy the 2003 tome “The Great Philadelphia Fan Book” and marvel at how Mexican Philadelphians can act when placed before loser squads. And don’t forget the followers of the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants/Mets/Jets/Yankees/Knicks … really, any major-league rooter except those pussies who cheer for the baseball Cardinals.
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