"We Call Them Greasers" Reaction

This language in this poem is so strong and not only touched me personally, but touched on so many larger social issues while maintaining a captivating voice and interesting choice of narrator.  I really noticed the tragic way the intersection of different social disadvantages played out in the power dynamics of the poem.  Mexicans as a whole were victims of racism, the Mexicana was also a victim of sexism when she was raped, and the issue of class and monetary privilege was brought up with the taxes.   The lacking of these privileges can't be separated from one another, as the characters in this poem are affected by these forces in multiple ways that are intertwined.  It is in the same manner that the Anglo American can't separate his privileges of skin color, gender, citizenship status, class, etc. They are working together to put him in the place of power and taking power away from others.  It is for this that the poem is heartbreaking to me on such an intense level, because it demonstrates the way these forces work together to keep the oppressed and privileged as they are.  To me I see that this has been a timeless truth and is still relevant.  I hope this can change.