Talk:Pocho

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[edit] Tone Advisory

I was surprised to see the tone advisory in light of reading the article itself. While I agree that it's not on a par with with Encyclopedia Britannica, it's above average for Wikipedia standards. I think that to the extent Wikipedia is a much more relevant, and accessible encyclopedic source, the tone and style is fine -- sure it needs some work, but not an advisory. Propose we delete it. Carlos_X 16:03, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

I removed the tone advisory. I agree with you that it's not necessary. The advisory seems a bit redundant. The poster of the advisory is, by his own admission, someone who prowls Wikipedia looking for stuff to tag. I think he got a bit carried away. It's fine for a short introduction to the term "pocho." Damndirtyape 12.24, March 8, 2007

[edit] Wikt

I don't think this should be simply moved to Wiktionary - there is quite a bit more that can be said about this term. --User:Irishabroad 22:55, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Can anyone verify that 'Spanglish' or 'Pochismos' are used in any other Mexican border cities, aside from Cd. Juarez? Damndirtyape 13:57, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Pochismos are actually used among recent Mexican Immigrants across the United States. --Bfraga 16:41, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

I know they are, but they are also used by many Mexicans on the Mexican side of the border as far as I know. I lived in Cd. Juarez for a while and noticed quite a few people using pochismos. Troca is very common, for example.Damndirtyape 00:50, 17 June 2006 (GMT)

Enough people have repatriated to interior Mexico from the USA that a lot of these words are fairly well known, at least in my experience. Tubezone 09:04, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

'Pocho' and 'Chicano' often have the same insulting conotation, especially in Spanish as used by Mexicans. I have never heard anyone speaking Spanish use the word 'Chicano' in a positive sense and only rarely in English. dmcmanam 21:00, 30 June 2006 (GMT)

Maybe so in Mexico, but in the US, the Chicano movement from the 1960's has been very proud of the moniker and its connotations. Having said that, when I lived in Cd. Juarez, I never encountered a pejorative use of the word 'Chicano.' If a person wanted to be insulting about Mexican-Americans, the term 'Pocho' was generally used. 'Chicano' seems to me to be a much more politically-charged term, but that's just my opinion. Damndirtyape 3.30pm, 15 August 2006 (GMT)