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Gringo Masks: For The Mexican In Your Life

050510gringos.jpg Are you tired of looking like you're Mexican? Worried that Arizona law enforcement officials will bang down your door and demand to see your papers? Hispanic ad agency Zubi is here to help you fight the Man (or hide from the Man) with "Gringo Masks." Just print one out, cut out the eyes, and Voila, you're practically invisible to cops. According to Babelfish, the site exclaims, "The objective of this action is to protect, to support and to dignificar to our Hispanic community, with the firm idea to go out and to give the face to law SB 1070 of Arizona. Proud from where we come, than we are and we do by this country, we go out we erase all stereotypes." Yup, no more stereotypes here—except for the stereotype that all "real" Americans are blond.

In related news, the Phoenix Suns will don "Los Suns" jerseys for tonight's game "to honor [the] Latino community and the diversity of our league, the state of Arizona, and our nation." Great sentiment, but shouldn't it be Los Soles? [Via Animal]

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  • Mike

    It's totally okay in my book ridiculing white people and yes if they weren't like walking around with a roll of nickles stuck in their tight little Lilly white asses, they'd have a laugh at how paranoid and racist and ridiculous half the white people on the planet are to other people besides their Lilly-white culture and xenophobic (read scared), little narrow-minded closed white society. Witness, "Skull and Bones", "Golf" with the exception of the talented Tiger Woods, a white mans game. The other 75% non-white world population wouldn't waste their time on such a non-nonsensical sport. They view golf like white men view football. No, not our football, that's of entertainment value only to them. Their football, soccer. Besides golf is an acronym for gentlemen only ladies forbidden. And the list goes on and on. The Masons, The VFW and so on. Not sure about the VFW. My point is that as everybody knows, white people are prejudiced towards everyone equally and need to get over there vociferous hatred of everybody (read fear) Spoken like the true white man I am. Plato, or somebody in any case says: the ultimate wisdom is to know thyself, not hate somebody because they're different then you and your friends.

  • inoyourider

    Hey ping!

    Go fuck your mother!

  • LaLo

    We welcome your comments on Gringo Mask Facebook group!

    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=113399378700382&ref=ts

  • chlyn

    I thought the masks were funny, and that it would be really great if we ALL wore the masks, so that no one could tell who might be illegal and who might have been here since the Mayflower.

  • chlyn
  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

    lol

  • Jen S

    This article is hilarious, and people getting upset by it is hilariouser.

  • inoyourider

    Yay, we should have masks for every race.

    And since gringo isn't the nicest term, we should keep with that tradition and use all ethnic slurs!

    It would be a real hit come Halloween!

  • 2020

    these masks idea is actually funny, it shows how stupid this law is. Seriously, if this was a law to be enforced for NYC instead of Arizona, how would the cops possibly would base their "suspicion" that one person is an immigrant? would they ask to every single person walking on the streets to show their IDs??...

  • whatsd

    The guy in the gringo mask could pass for a relative of mine, and I think this is brilliant. It is a tongue in cheek response to the immigration law and I don't see how this can perceived as anything other than clever.

  • Holsum Pan

    I agree. The new policy in Arizona is so stupid, it deserves to be ridiculed. And you know what, fuck Arizona anyway. Miserable 110 degree desert n shit - and if you've ever met any white people from there, you'll probably agree they're amongst the dumbest folks you'll ever meet. Then again, anyone not born in Manhattan is kind of retarded :) lol just kidding. Kind of.

  • PKinNYC

    wow this comment section (and article) needs a huge in CAPS... STFU!

  • PKinNYC

    I knew this would raise a shit storm when I saw the picture...

  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

    if white is defined by complexion then Why not include Chinese as white? Some of them are whiter than rice.

  • Kojak

    Now THAT is racist!!! I've met some pretty light skinned Asian people, but never that white. RACIIISTTT!!!!

  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'



    Then you have not been around the Asian girls that I been around. yeah it is racist if you think white is an insult. It's your perspective. White is only a color for me. Has no significance.

  • rasputinsghost



    if you don't see the racially charged nature of comparing an asian person as "white as rice" you really are the dumbest person on the internet

  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

    what you have something against rice? fool

  • Kojak

    Well you need to tell those Asian girls to dial up the cast from the Jersey Shore & ask them for tips on where the best tanning salons are.

  • Boogie Down

    Or to stop using carcinogenic skin lightening creams, which is the most popular type of cosmetic in China.

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