Comments Thread For: Photos: Danny Garcia-Herrera, Juanma-Ponce Face Offs

[Grimgash]

In some areas there is a stigma about speaking Spanish. People want to fit into American culture and don't want to be seen as different or stand out and draw excess attention to themselves.

I agree that it is sad. People should preserve their culture as much as possible while still blending into the melting pot.

It's a stigma though. It hasn't changed for a while and I don't see it happening. You want to fit in in America and succeed for the most part you have to go with the flow. You go into a corner store or something similar and start speaking spanish or any non english language you're going to get looked at like a criminal. It is what it is.

As for not being PR because he wasn't born there...who cares where you're born. If it is in your blood and you want to say you are, you're what you are. You think my family who came over from Ireland think I'm any less Irish because I was born in the state? No they don't. It's make no difference where you're born, it's only soil....your heart and blood makes you who you are.

[CANELOLUJAH]

In some areas there is a stigma about speaking Spanish. People want to fit into American culture and don't want to be seen as different or stand out and draw excess attention to themselves.

I agree that it is sad. People should preserve their culture as much as possible while still blending into the melting pot.

must be a east coast thing, out west you are outcasted if you dont speak you people's langauge. If your Mexican Doesnt matter 1st gen or 100th you cant speak spanish your a disgrace and everyone makes fun of you. Same goes with the Asian community and so on and so on.