Stereotypes of Hispanic Women...UGH!!!

[Klame1983]

So, yesterday I began my new job as a counselor for a non-profit organization. Today one of my co-workers took me to the city hall to introduce me to a couple of people that we work closely with. Well... this is what happened. He began by saying "This is so-n-so, she's our newest employee" and before he could continue, the first person he introduced me to was like... "so she's your secretary?" .... he responded "NO, she's a counselor, she has a degree, she went to a very prestigious university"....then, the second person he introduced me to... the same exact thing happened.

I'm so mad right now! Why do people have to stereotype people. Just because I'm Hispanic doesn't mean I don't have an education! and not that there's anything wrong with those that don't have an education.

I just needed to vent! Hopefully people will soon begin to realize that not just because you belong to a certain group, everyone's the same!

Thanks for reading this if you've gotten this far.

[angela256z]

There are a lot of single minded people out there and it's to bad we can't do anything to stop it. Sorry to hear you had a bad day with that.

[ARodrigues]

LOL..Just laugh at thier ignorance and be glad you're above it. Here, my husband is a carpenter. People almost fall over when I tell them that in Brazil, he is a Physics professor. The great thing is that after all this is over, he should be able to teach pretty easily here, too.

[milliesmom]

People aren't used to seeing people from different ethnicities in any position other than lower-level position. I hate to say this but get used to it. It's a sad reality.
I worked in a wealthy neighborhood as a tutor for children with dyslexia, autism and other disabilities. When I'd go out to lunch alone and walk the neighborhood, people would just stare at me and when I caught them looking, they would look away. At a coffee shop, the barista ignored me, while talking to other customers. I waited there for about 2 minutes for their conversation to end. The customer he was talking to looked over at me and kind of paused (to give the barista time to take my order, I suppose) but the guy at the counter continued the conversation, never even looking my way. I stepped away from the counter when I saw other people coming and he attended them right away. I was invisible to him!!

Anyway, I don't know what I'm trying to say. I have just gotten used to it.

[Eva Arellano]

Klame1983 I am sorry to hear you had a bad day. But I look at the bright side of that story. While they were pissing you off, you made them look stupid. Stupid to think they could judge you. Walk around "them" with your head up and don't let them know their "attitudes" have or will affected you. If they did this on purpose and knew your job position....they will be looking for more ways to upset you. Keep you head up and a smile on your face. Letting them see you angry will make them think they have won but if they see you smile....they will know they're waisting their time.

One of my friends once told me, "They way you react to how people treat you, is the way they will treat you" and I try to remember that every day.

I wish you a better work week next week!

[cindy101]

First, congrats on the new job... I hope!!!

Secondly, do you think being a woman also factors in?

Where I work it is very hard to get a promotion unless you have a specific male piece of equipment.

The glass ceiling is still there for women... & it seems even lower for minority women. (just my opinion)

thoughts?

[everything4love]

To make it easier mentally to deal with these kinds of people I just say to myself I really pity you because you are so ignorant, and then I don't let them seem to me that they are above me, why because I consider them very dim witted. I helps me get thru a lot of situations, not to say I still dont get mad, but eventually I just look at it like that.

[nsoto]

I'm sorry you had to go through that! I agree that it made them look like asses! It's all in how you present yourself, I know many management or higher skilled positions that are from many ethnicities. I think that you would have gotten the last laugh anyway. Try not to let it get to you. People are stupid.

I live in Arizona, and what really pisses me off is just about every morning my mother goes to work she sees in the same area a police officer stop a Hispanic male(s), obviously stereotyping that they are illegal. THAT is what makes me mad.

I swear if they do that to my husband when he gets back, I WILL be raising hell! We didn't haven't gone through 4 1/2 yrs of hell for nothing!

[dgman]

dont worry about that stuff too much. its better seeing the surprise. once i was talking with a blond woman a long time ago. she said something a little stupid. i told her she was a real rocket scientest. she contimued to act like the blonds the jokes are written about. a mutual friend came in. i knew the friend worked for nasa and an officer in the air force. guess what. the blond really was a rocket scientest. she worked on the booster engines for the space shuttle. she was an officer in the air force too. she did a good job of bustin my butt. its ok though i can take it.

[fresitadjuan]

These comments don't surprise me. Just a few days ago they were giving out a free copy of the newspaper USA Today at work and a male coworker asked me if I wanted a copy and I said no thanks. He said "oh I'm sure you don't want it because it not the "Mexican Today" paper. Well I really dislike this guy to begin with so it's not okay if he makes a comment like that. I usually just ignore him but that day I didn't. I told him that it was a really racist remark for to make and he got kind of scared because I am his supervisor. He then told me that it was not the first stupid comment he made to which I replied " I know I sit behind you and listen to all the stupid comments you make all day long and trust me our Manager knows, it is noted in your employee file and it will be addressed during your next review. The look on his face was priceless. I wish I could have taken a picture.

[DaveH]

Not all the stereotypes of Hispanic women are bad. No further comments, I'll get in trouble with the moderators :)

[tasksgirl]

These comments don't surprise me. Just a few days ago they were giving out a free copy of the newspaper USA Today at work and a male coworker asked me if I wanted a copy and I said no thanks. He said "oh I'm sure you don't want it because it not the "Mexican Today" paper. Well I really dislike this guy to begin with so it's not okay if he makes a comment like that. I usually just ignore him but that day I didn't. I told him that it was a really racist remark for to make and he got kind of scared because I am his supervisor. He then told me that it was not the first stupid comment he made to which I replied " I know I sit behind you and listen to all the stupid comments you make all day long and trust me our Manager knows, it is noted in your employee file and it will be addressed during your next review. The look on his face was priceless. I wish I could have taken a picture.


***? His defense was "that's not the first stupid comment I've made?"
what a freaking idiot..