Do they think the cartoon is racist?
Maybe they should read his column, it is even more racist than the cartoon. THERE’S A NEW VENDIDO IN TOWN (Leticia Martinez photo) http://www.ocexcelsior.com/guia_oc/recomiendan/0310_guia_recomiendan.shtml Don’t ask me about ‘The Mexican’ By Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Article by the Los Angeles Times Gustavo Arellano is like the Paris Hilton of the so-called Latino journalism world. He pops up everywhere, the media love him, and he thoroughly relishes the attention. The difference is he’s no airhead and he’s not going to jail, though some consider his celebrity an offense. Arellano has capitalized on the novelty of his syndicated column, “¡Ask a Mexican!,” in which he fields often racist questions about Mexicans with answers that are often racist themselves. Since launching the provocative feature for the OC Weekly three years ago, like it or not, “The Mexican,” as he calls himself, has become the voice of a people. He’s a frequent guest on public radio and local tal
