Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 13, 2016

Chill out, Paris. You can call him anything you want now.

You know, Raul, it might help if you didn’t keep staring at Paris as if he’s done something wrong. Better yet, say something.

Raúl must get that overreacting a lot.

Ah yes, the feeling when you don’t want people to mistake you as racist.

Try Chicano, Pig.

And the man who’s about to live on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for less than the next four years, if not a full term, is already saying, “Illegal Alien Rapist, Murderer, and Loser!”

Donald Trump would just call him an ‘hombre’.

American.

Not touching this one

?????

From Central America?

“Baja Texan” would probably not work.

So, the first one was right.

In the next panel, Rat asks to see Raul’s Green Card

“This is Raul, my new friend who just moved here from Mexico.”

Don’t His-Panic!

Pulling off a good lampooning of Goat (usually the moral compass of the strip) is no easy task. Well played, Mr. Pastis, well played.

Um, “Mexican” is good description for people from Mexico, methinks

So, Goat, what makes you assume he’s not aboriginal?

I used to be that all US citizens were called Americans. Now it is an insult to be called American unless you are a white Christian. Otherwise you have to put something in front of it.

He’s from “Way down South in the land of Taco”

Unsurprisingly enough, this crap is so annoying because of the worthless PC crowd. What was wrong by calling someone by the country they were named, if they are visiting then Mexican (for an example), if moved and now living here American (I.N.T.F.C.)

Just say “He’s from south of the 25th Parallel”, or adjust accordingly depending on which state he’s from :D :D :D

Why say anything? Why does Raul need a label other than “my friend?”

For all you lefties posting on here, he has nothing to worry about unless he is here illegally.

Genuinely, someone who just moved last week from a country they’ve spent their whole life in is probably that. (Yes I made assumptions there.) Mexican, in his case. Or maybe Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Dominican.

If he were Dominican and Goat called him Mexican, that would be rude.

If someone has lived their whole life in America, American is often good. But let them lead. If they have a more specific identity, great, if not, great. Insisting someone whose parents are Mexican that has never even been is Mexican can be downright rude. Insisting they’re Mexican American if they would prefer to be American, rude. Insisting American and “why does it matter” if they prefer Mexican American is, in fairness, also rude.

Like if someone says their name is Allison and you insist you’re going to call them Ally, and introduce them as Ally, and they don’t like that… its very rude! Very similar idea going on here!

If you don’t know, and you aren’t close, it may not be polite to ask if they haven’t volunteered. In that case… just don’t use that qualifier. Don’t say they’re an “anything.” Just say, this is Raul. (Or Allison. Whatever.)

‘there’ is always a safe answer.

He’s a wet back!

He’s from that brown area south of the US.

“PC” isn’t some America-dooming, all-encompassing evil. Goat was just taking it to the extreme and being ridiculous.

“Politically correct” is a loaded term to begin with. I like to think of “PC” as “properly considerate.” It’s about simply respecting people, not walking on eggshells around them. There’s nothing wrong with a little discretion and decorum.

He is American. People from Mexico, the US and Canada are North American. People from south of Mexico are American, prepended with “Central” or “Latin” as one desires.

… But I prefer using the country of origin, such as “Mexican” or “Canadian.” Should those from the US be called “United Statesian?”

He’s just from Mexico.

Simple as that.

xxx

Hey Raul, Do you naturally ignore all friendly queries from your new neighbours, or is it just you puppet master Pastis who make you take such an unfriendly attitude? Maybe you came to the wrong place if you (and your puppet-meister are SO uptight with it?)

Well, he’s definitely American.

All this confusion about what to call these people is another reason why we should build that wall! (And have Mexico pay for it).

My comment was supposed to have < mode type=“Donald Trump” > and < /mode > around it.

Goat is experiencing a Liberal Guilt panic attack. From what I’ve read or seen, that’s been pretty common since Tuesday.

Take a tranquilizer, Goat. Raul is probably still trying to figure out what your problem is.

Hi, Raul!

I have this earworm: “Avocados from Mexico!” And now, you have it, too!

@fbjsr“Not if he came here legally”… AND not if he is not muslim.

You don’t mention it in the first place. It doesn’t matter.

Poor Goat.

Say he’s from south America, that should work

With my family background, I can’t be racist. I’d never be certain if I was mocking some part of myself!