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[latinobaseball] Racism claims prompt team to change mascot name

I am ignorant too. I can tell you that in Nicaragua a
pork chop is a pork chop (chuleta) nothing more.

--- Bruce Markusen <bmark@...> wrote:

> I'm sorry to reveal my ignorance, but I was
> wondering why this is considered a racist nickname.

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/more/12/03/bc.bbm.mascotnamechange.ap/index.html 'PorkChop' no more Racism claims prompt team to change mascot...	Anthony Salazar salazar8017	Dec 4, 2007 9:15 pm
I'm sorry to reveal my ignorance, but I was wondering why this is considered a racist nickname. Is this considered a slur in some Latin American countries?...	Bruce Markusen bmark@...	Dec 5, 2007 3:42 am
As a Chicano, I will have to say, I was unaware of this as well. Any thoughts? Anthony ... ...	Anthony Salazar salazar8017	Dec 5, 2007 3:58 am
Due to space constraints, the investigative article on Spanish broadcasts in the Major Leagues had to be edited, and two crucial paragraphs were left out. One...	Alberto Rondon titorondon2002	Dec 7, 2007 12:53 am
I am ignorant too. I can tell you that in Nicaragua a pork chop is a pork chop (chuleta) nothing more. ... ...	Alberto Rondon titorondon2002	Dec 5, 2007 4:09 am
Could someone be confusing "chuleta" with "chulo"? Not that "chulo" is necessarily offensive. Claudia Perry ... From: Alberto Rondon <titorondon2002@...>...	Rockdog59@... spinscribe59	Dec 5, 2007 7:09 pm
... I guess it depends on wether you translate it as "cute" or "pimp"... ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...	Alberto Rondon titorondon2002	Dec 5, 2007 7:56 pm

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