Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Reflection Post on We Call Them Greasers
When I was reading the poem, I was dismayed and angry at how brutal these men could be towards other human beings. Then again, they didn't feel like the Mexicans were even considered humans, as there is lots of animal imagery associated with them. I can't say that I was shocked by this behavior, as this does seem to fit the attitude of many white people at the time. The White Man's Burden is a prime example of how many white people felt towards people of other skin color. I was disgusted in the pleasure these people took out of others' pain, and how they were so proud of being able to trick these natives with such ease. They had no remorse whatsoever and the only reason the man who was raping the woman even stopped was because of the look of disgust on his friend's face. He was unconcerned with the woman he was harming, but of the opinion of his friend who deemed Mexicans unworthy of interaction with white men.
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I completely agree with this. I too was not shocked by this behavior, but the choice of words to describe the act really brought it home for me. I was disgusted by the animal imagery associated with the Mexican woman and the brutality. The pride that is felt from raping a woman is unfathomable to me. I was especially disgusted by the fact that the soldier stops raping the woman because his companion makes it clear that Mexicans are so low that they aren't even worthy of interaction with white men. This scene truly reveals anti-Mexican sentiment during that time.
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