the-movemnt:#ThatMexicanThing makes sure Mike Pence can’t just shrug off Trump’s racis

the-movemnt: #ThatMexicanThing makes sure Mike Pence can’t just shrug off Trump’s racism In Tuesday’s VP debate, after Tim Kaine brought up Trump’s Mexican comments, Pence seemed openly annoyed and called it “that Mexican thing.” In response, Latinos used the hashtag to dispel stereotypes about undocumented immigrants. Even better, someone snatched up ThatMexicanThing.com and is redirecting it. follow @the-movemnt [Top: Animated gifset from the VP debate. Kaine: When Donald Trump says … Mexicans are rapists and criminals … he is showing you who he is.Pence: Senator, you whipped out that Mexican thing again.][Below: a collection of tweets from 4th October 2016. Edited slightly for clarity.Saeed Jones: i’m sorry did he say “you whipped out that Mexican thing again” *puts on reading glasses* did that happen?Teddy Goff: Sincere gasps at @HFA HQ as Pence said “you whipped out that Mexican thing again.” AstonishingGabe Ortiz:#ThatMexicanThing where my mom has worked as a housekeeper for 25 yrs because her dream is to see her family’s dreams come true. #VPDebateMatthew Duarte:#ThatMexicanThing is my abuelita who moved to San Antonio without speaking English & slept in a barn while picking lettuce every summer.Juan Altamirano:#thatmexicanthing where we work hard, play by the rules & continue to be discriminated. While [Donald Trump] cheats the system. #VPDebateOliver Willis:Millions of Latino voters, showing up at the polls to reject blatant hate #ThatMexicanThing“That Mexican Thing” [user jpbrammer]:#ThatMexicanThing my abuela picked cotton and dropped out of the 5th grade bc she couldn’t speak English. My mom was first to go to college.#ThatMexicanThing is where you sacrifice over and over again to give your children a better life so they’re safe from people like Mike PenceChris Licata:#thatmexicanthing [is] not a “thing at all” they are my family and friends.LarBear:I was a little put off at the flippancy [Pence] uttered #thatmexicanthing “That Mexican thing” is racism and shouldn’t be blown off.karen kirchen:#ThatMexicanThing you do when [you] save to send your kids to collegederek:#ThatMexicanThing is called voting to keep racist hatred out of the white house. #ImWithTim #ImWithHer #VPDebateLuis Ruiz: #ThatMexicanThing where my immigrant mom put my ass through college and law schoolTiana Trejo: #ThatMexicanThing where my father served our country in the Navy for over 20 yearsCynthia Mendoza: #ThatMexicanThing where Latinos stop a #MikePence 2020 presidential bid before it even begins. #pencedejo #VPDebateStephanie:Dear Mike Pence, you are not in Indiana anymore. #ThatMexicanThing could cost you the election.] -- source link

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