You must really hate Athletic Bilbao. Their policy is to sign only Basques.

May 13, 2017
9:39:53pm

chilango All-American

You can be a citizen of any country, as long as you're Basque. So, a specifically racist policy.

At least Chivas looks purely at citizenship and doesn't discriminate by race or ethnicity.

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Why I can't stand Chivas. (For those who served missions in Mexico or understand the basics of Mexican soccer.)

sakhr 3rd String

5/13/17 8:32pm

América is a worse team to support.

RSLCoug

5/13/17 8:38pm

I can't say I've ever had a problem with any of the América supporters I've known there.

sakhr

5/13/17 8:44pm

Chivas is amazing. Great team. Great fans.

Supercoug

5/13/17 8:45pm

Only team to really hate is Pachuca.

Supercoug

5/13/17 8:46pm

- Omar Gonzalez

RSLCoug

5/15/17 11:41am

Well yes, of course there is a double standard. I think even Chivas USA tried to

JmThms

5/13/17 8:50pm

It's argued that the lawsuits were the last straw before the team was sold and shut down. Here's an article about it:

sakhr

5/13/17 8:54pm

You must really hate Athletic Bilbao. Their policy is to sign only Basques.

chilango

5/13/17 9:39pm

Chivas does not look purely at citizenship. You must be Mexican in the racial sense as well.

sakhr

5/13/17 10:24pm

But you can be a white Mexican, a mestizo Mexican, an Amerindian Mexican, a

chilango

5/13/17 10:30pm

If you can give me an example of any of those with the exception of the traditional Mestizos then fine.

sakhr

5/13/17 11:18pm

I lived in Mexico for three years. A third of the kids in my kids' school were

chilango

5/15/17 12:39pm

Let me guess, you've only really lived in Mexico City?

sakhr

5/15/17 4:45pm

None of this changes the fact that Mexican >< race. Even if a majority of

chilango

5/15/17 5:03pm

As I already stated previously...

sakhr

5/15/17 5:54pm

As I said before, I haven't met this supposed majority who think the way you say

chilango

5/15/17 6:17pm

And as I said, you spent your time there among the rich 1%. I spent more around the other 99%.

sakhr

5/15/17 10:34pm

Haha, right. You should have seen all the rich people I went to church with and

chilango

5/16/17 4:32am

As for saying Mexican is not a race...

sakhr

5/13/17 11:35pm

I never experienced what you are stating, at least not to any greater extent

chilango

5/15/17 12:42pm

Just want to point out that Mexicans are extremely cognizant of those

Rockytop

5/16/17 11:30am

Yes, I agree that Mexicans are very cognizant of these differences. They are an

chilango

5/16/17 12:14pm

We are kind to our immigrants relative to how they treat Guatemalans crossing in

curmudgeon

5/13/17 10:08pm

Dead on. I work with many Mexicans, and this is one

Rockytop

5/13/17 11:14pm

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