Spurs fans embrace 'Dirty Mexicans' controversy with snazzy shirt
Apr 30, 2010, 4:00 PM EDT
Of course we recall the latest Twitter fiasco that got someone fired … former MLB pitcher and radio executive Mike Bacsik, whose unfortunate reference to “dirty mexicans” got him canned from Dallas radio station KTCK. But in a somewhat surprising development, San Antonio residents of Mexican descent have taken the controversy and stood it on its ear, in amusing garment form.
Under a tent near General McMullen and Highway 90, a vendor is selling black shirts with the words, “Dirty Mexican.” Above the “D” is a little sombrero. In the middle is the Spurs logo.
“Everybody likes it, man,” Javier Garcia says. “Everybody loves it. Everybody’s wearing it. It’s been selling out like crazy.”
Garcia told News Radio 1200 WOAI, the phrase has become a rallying cry, and indeed a point of pride, in the Hispanic community.
“You can call us a dirty Mexican, you can call us clean, you can call us whatever you want,” Garcia said. “We’re still going to the next round.”
That can be a metaphor for other things, by the way. Catch our drift, Arizona?
Of course, Garcia may soon have to answer to a higher authority than state government, or even God. His shirts are not officially licensed by the NBA. David Stern: “Subject spotted near General McMullen and Highway 90. Swarm! Swarm!”
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“Dirty Mexican” Spurs t-shirts now for sale [WOAI]
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- Senseofhumor - Apr 30, 2010 at 6:49 PM
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America, this is a great story of how to respond to name calling….congrats to the SA fans….very cool!
Like my momma taught me went I was about 4 years old “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!”
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- Steven Gordon - Apr 30, 2010 at 7:42 PM
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Congratulations to our San Antonio SPURS! SA is a cultural flower, always blooming, and with the wonderful people we have here, we are PROUD to be the very idea of the “Great American Melting Pot”! VIVA LOS MEXICANOS!
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- Brian - May 6, 2010 at 8:33 PM
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This is reverse racism and it is not funny.
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- Trine Daniel - May 8, 2010 at 12:05 PM
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while I do not like the Logo, I still want to buy a tee shirtfor a souvenier wuold like to know how much they are Trine
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- Lillie - May 9, 2010 at 3:03 PM
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I would like to buy one of these shirts. As a Spurs fan and completey opposite to the Dallas team I think that the radio person who said this is just mad that the Spurs beat Dallas bu calling all of the spurs fans dirty mexicans is stereotypical. My parents are white and black yet we are spurs fans. does that make us dirty mexicans too?
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- Dirty Mexican - May 16, 2010 at 5:18 PM
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Yes, Lillie welcome to the dirty mexican club!!
