The purpose of this site is to make it clear that the word gringo is racist and offensive.
Since I have lived in South America I have experience an enormous amount of racism. I would like to make it very clear that people from the United States should not be called "GRINGOS". First we are all humans I do not call the people here Ecuadorians, Peruvians, Colombians, etc. There is an idea here that "GRINGO" is not offensive. As a person from the United States I am very offended by the word and I believe it is time to take action to officially make this word a racial slur and inappropriate.
Most people here use the word very lightly. Today I was at a political rally and the politician actually started talking about "GRINGOS" tried to colonize their country. To my recollection unless I was sleep walking I do not recall trying to colonize any country. Only because I am fair skinned I am suppose to accept any sort of racist remark that is thrown at me. This is unacceptable. The majority of fair skinned people do not make racist remarks against other ethnicities and I expect the same respect. I would never use any racial slurs to classify any group of people. Since a lot of people from South America are from mixed decent as such in the United States they should understand as much as most that their race or creed is of no importance. I am tired of being called a "GRINGO" and those that are with me please feel free to stand up and stop calling either yourselves or others "GRINGOS" we are people not a generalization. If someone does call you a "GRINGO" it is time to stand up and say "NO" I am not a "GRINGO" I am a person!
Most people here use the word very lightly. Today I was at a political rally and the politician actually started talking about "GRINGOS" tried to colonize their country. To my recollection unless I was sleep walking I do not recall trying to colonize any country. Only because I am fair skinned I am suppose to accept any sort of racist remark that is thrown at me. This is unacceptable. The majority of fair skinned people do not make racist remarks against other ethnicities and I expect the same respect. I would never use any racial slurs to classify any group of people. Since a lot of people from South America are from mixed decent as such in the United States they should understand as much as most that their race or creed is of no importance. I am tired of being called a "GRINGO" and those that are with me please feel free to stand up and stop calling either yourselves or others "GRINGOS" we are people not a generalization. If someone does call you a "GRINGO" it is time to stand up and say "NO" I am not a "GRINGO" I am a person!