Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 13, 2016
Transcript:
Goat: Hey, Rat...I'd like you to meet my friend, Raul...he just moved here from his country...he's Mexican. Hispanic. Mexican-American? Latin? Latina? Latino? Hispanic-American Latino?! Oh, God, help me, I'm not a racist! Man: Is he always this tightly wound? Rat: Always. Goat: He's from here.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
Chill out, Paris. You can call him anything you want now.
Sherlock Watson about 8 years ago
You know, Raul, it might help if you didn’t keep staring at Paris as if he’s done something wrong. Better yet, say something.
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
Raúl must get that overreacting a lot.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
Ah yes, the feeling when you don’t want people to mistake you as racist.
peggykb9 about 8 years ago
Try Chicano, Pig.
railwayman001 about 8 years ago
And the man who’s about to live on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for less than the next four years, if not a full term, is already saying, “Illegal Alien Rapist, Murderer, and Loser!”
FLAreader about 8 years ago
Donald Trump would just call him an ‘hombre’.
SashaW about 8 years ago
American.
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 8 years ago
Not touching this one
juicebruce about 8 years ago
?????
Kristiaan about 8 years ago
From Central America?
AKHenderson Premium Member about 8 years ago
“Baja Texan” would probably not work.
Tue Elung-Jensen about 8 years ago
So, the first one was right.
John Smith about 8 years ago
In the next panel, Rat asks to see Raul’s Green Card
MichaelPullmann about 8 years ago
“This is Raul, my new friend who just moved here from Mexico.”
YippiKiAyMofo about 8 years ago
Don’t His-Panic!
gango4 about 8 years ago
Pulling off a good lampooning of Goat (usually the moral compass of the strip) is no easy task. Well played, Mr. Pastis, well played.
TSAlleycat Premium Member about 8 years ago
Um, “Mexican” is good description for people from Mexico, methinks
Andrew Sleeth about 8 years ago
So, Goat, what makes you assume he’s not aboriginal?
tkcoker about 8 years ago
I used to be that all US citizens were called Americans. Now it is an insult to be called American unless you are a white Christian. Otherwise you have to put something in front of it.
windfinder about 8 years ago
He’s from “Way down South in the land of Taco”
deathrider75 about 8 years ago
Unsurprisingly enough, this crap is so annoying because of the worthless PC crowd. What was wrong by calling someone by the country they were named, if they are visiting then Mexican (for an example), if moved and now living here American (I.N.T.F.C.)
i_am_the_jam about 8 years ago
Just say “He’s from south of the 25th Parallel”, or adjust accordingly depending on which state he’s from :D :D :D
halvincobbes Premium Member about 8 years ago
Why say anything? Why does Raul need a label other than “my friend?”
lproster about 8 years ago
For all you lefties posting on here, he has nothing to worry about unless he is here illegally.
sbischof about 8 years ago
Genuinely, someone who just moved last week from a country they’ve spent their whole life in is probably that. (Yes I made assumptions there.) Mexican, in his case. Or maybe Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Dominican.
If he were Dominican and Goat called him Mexican, that would be rude.
If someone has lived their whole life in America, American is often good. But let them lead. If they have a more specific identity, great, if not, great. Insisting someone whose parents are Mexican that has never even been is Mexican can be downright rude. Insisting they’re Mexican American if they would prefer to be American, rude. Insisting American and “why does it matter” if they prefer Mexican American is, in fairness, also rude.
Like if someone says their name is Allison and you insist you’re going to call them Ally, and introduce them as Ally, and they don’t like that… its very rude! Very similar idea going on here!
If you don’t know, and you aren’t close, it may not be polite to ask if they haven’t volunteered. In that case… just don’t use that qualifier. Don’t say they’re an “anything.” Just say, this is Raul. (Or Allison. Whatever.)
A_NY_Outlaw about 8 years ago
‘there’ is always a safe answer.
hooglah about 8 years ago
He’s a wet back!
kathybholland about 8 years ago
He’s from that brown area south of the US.
JoeMartinFan Premium Member about 8 years ago
“PC” isn’t some America-dooming, all-encompassing evil. Goat was just taking it to the extreme and being ridiculous.
“Politically correct” is a loaded term to begin with. I like to think of “PC” as “properly considerate.” It’s about simply respecting people, not walking on eggshells around them. There’s nothing wrong with a little discretion and decorum.
BiathlonNut about 8 years ago
He is American. People from Mexico, the US and Canada are North American. People from south of Mexico are American, prepended with “Central” or “Latin” as one desires.
BiathlonNut about 8 years ago
… But I prefer using the country of origin, such as “Mexican” or “Canadian.” Should those from the US be called “United Statesian?”
Number Three about 8 years ago
He’s just from Mexico.
Simple as that.
xxx
OldMan44 about 8 years ago
Hey Raul, Do you naturally ignore all friendly queries from your new neighbours, or is it just you puppet master Pastis who make you take such an unfriendly attitude? Maybe you came to the wrong place if you (and your puppet-meister are SO uptight with it?)
cdward about 8 years ago
Well, he’s definitely American.
Proginoskes about 8 years ago
Proginoskes about 8 years ago
My comment was supposed to have < mode type=“Donald Trump” > and < /mode > around it.
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
Goat is experiencing a Liberal Guilt panic attack. From what I’ve read or seen, that’s been pretty common since Tuesday.
Take a tranquilizer, Goat. Raul is probably still trying to figure out what your problem is.
Hi, Raul!
asianwoof about 8 years ago
I have this earworm: “Avocados from Mexico!” And now, you have it, too!
fleroudier about 8 years ago
@fbjsr“Not if he came here legally”… AND not if he is not muslim.
rick92040 about 8 years ago
You don’t mention it in the first place. It doesn’t matter.
eipxrhS over 4 years ago
Poor Goat.
Boxo croco says happy derby over 3 years ago
Say he’s from south America, that should work
alantain about 1 year ago
With my family background, I can’t be racist. I’d never be certain if I was mocking some part of myself!