Comments on Newspaper Rock: Racist Chihuahua trailer

I think it's stereotypical whether it's trying to ...

2009-03-11T14:59:00.000-07:00

I think it's stereotypical whether it's trying to be or not, Ashley.

For more on the subject, see Chihuahuas, Lions, and Pandas.

While agree that this movie looks incredibly stupi...

2009-03-02T02:52:00.000-08:00

While agree that this movie looks incredibly stupid (i work at a video store...ive seen the trailer at least a hundred times) i don't think that it is trying to be stereotypical of anyone. It's not saying that ALL natives of central/south america are like chihuahuas... they are assuming that all chihuahuas would have a chicano accent because that is where their breed originates. (like a kangaroo with an Australian accent.)

I have not seen the movie, so i cant say for sure, but I think the only real crime committed here is the asinine garbage that corporate america is forcing on our youth. I personally have more of a problem with the movie glorifying beverly hills elitism.

the concept for the movie was probably derived from the resent increase in chihuahua popularity spurred by airheads like paris hilton. This movie will probably cause thousands of little kids to beg there parents for little dogs which will subsequently be neglected and forgotten once the movie hype dies down. Sounds like a lot of chihuahua dookie to me.

One correspondent wrote:Sorry but I don't agree ba...

2008-05-23T23:22:00.000-07:00

One correspondent wrote:

Sorry but I don't agree based on the trailer--they appear to be dogs with the Aztec culture (and chicano accents), just like the Kung-Fu Panda is "Asian" since pandas come from Asia. In plenty of films they have animals acting representatively of their culture--NY accents etc. I think it looks stupid but not racist, anymore than having James Earl Jones be the voice of the Lion King since he's black and blacks come from Africa.

To which I responded:

1) Most movies of this type caricature a few people or everyone. They don't selectively target one and only one race.

2) Unlike a Chihuahua, a panda is reasonably big and brawny. If the trailer portrayed Indians as, say, jaguars, it might not be so offensive.

Hey, Hombre, I think I covered the "lighten up" ar...

2008-05-23T23:18:00.000-07:00

Hey, Hombre, I think I covered the "lighten up" argument when I wrote, "Please, don't waste my time saying 'It's just a movie' or 'It's supposed to be funny.' People have used these excuses to stereotype people for decades, if not centuries."

Hey Man, lighten up. Is life really that bad?

2008-05-20T18:36:00.000-07:00

Hey Man, lighten up. Is life really that bad?

I have 6 of these dogs. Chico, Cha-cha, CJ (Chico ...

2008-05-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

I have 6 of these dogs. Chico, Cha-cha, CJ (Chico JR.), Casper, Teeny, and Java. They don't think this movie is racist at all. Yes, my dogs talk to me.

Although they are from a Latin bloodline, they were born and raised on the Navajo Nation and only speak Navajo. They have been assimilated into Navajo culture and deprived of their cultural heritage their entire life....they are....Rez Dogs.

Wow I am thoroughly shocked.

2008-05-20T11:51:00.000-07:00

Wow I am thoroughly shocked.