Posted on 09/22/2015 2:27:16 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
A Charlotte, N.C. Mexican restaurant has come under fire over two statues of snoozing Latinos outside the eatery.
Local residents are petitioning the owners of Hot Taco, which just opened its doors last week in Charlotte, to remove the two statues of the sleeping mustachioed men wearing sombreros placed at the eatery's front entrance.
“This particular image of the dozing Mexican – the quote unquote lazy Mexican – you know is probably one of the most of the popular derogatory images for Latino culture,” Charlotte resident Amalia Deloney, told the Charlotte Observer. “This is something I was certain had been dealt with. I didn’t expect to see it in front of a restaurant so prominently displayed.”
Deloney, originally from Guatemala, has since started a petition, calling on Hot Taco to remove the “racist” statues.”
“I’m Latina. Like most people, I want to feel like this is home and I belong,” said Deloney, who moved to the Southern city three years ago. “Which is why it was so shocking and disturbing when I saw the statues in front of Hot Taco.”
Deloney started the petition four days ago and has since garnered over 160 signatures out of 200 requested.
Opinions of the statues are mixed. Many support Deloney and her petition.
Others see no problem with a Mexican restaurant using Mexican people to represent itself.
“It definitely wouldn’t stop me from going there,” Charlotte resident Christian Leon told the Observer. “I don’t think they’re particularly offensive. I’m Hispanic. I think it’s just a Mexican restaurant and it’s a statue."
Charlotte resident Antonio Sanderson commented, "Wow....lighten up!!!!!!!! I could use a siesta myself."
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Its called a Siesta..When is this crap going to stop??
Oh please.... I have seen that at a lot of Mexican restaurants owned and ran by Mexicans.
More Political Correct nonsense.
This is CULT like behavior. What will be considered racist next?
Okay, replace them with lawn jockeys....................
It’s not that Mexicans are lazy, they just need to sleep off the tequila and cervezas they drank that morning.
Maybe next time put up a guy cutting out a living heart from a human sacrifice?
I can see two of them right now across the street. Very common in some parts of the country.
The offended class strikes again!
Not racist... But butt ugly! Yuk! Why would you put something like that in front?
I don’t know about racist — but they sure are ugly!
I wish these stupid libs would make up their minds. Aren’t they always telling us NONSTOP that Mexicans are hard workers who come here to work ... such hard workers who are willing to do hard work the Americans won’t do?
3 seconds.
Deport her arse to Guatemala.
The term “Hot Taco” is more racist than any ole sleeping Mexican statue....
Watch my truck, Julio.. here’s a buck...
Paste a Battle Flag on Poncho’s hat.
What’s more Hispanic than taking a little siesta?
leave bitch you are not required in america
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