Black media alleged discrimination in Mexico still fueled

According to "The Christian Science Monitor," on August 29
Reported that although Mexican law is strictly prohibited complexion and racial discrimination, but the phenomenon still exists. By public relations firms and the media influence people's cognitive errors complexion, dark-skinned Mexicans still face discrimination in the pain.


Reported that in Mexico, browse publications describe the activities of high society, people hard to find dark-skinned people.

Although Mexican law is strictly prohibited complexion and racial discrimination, but public relations firms and the media seem to fall behind others, their behavior deepened "popular light complexion, black skin Snub" error awareness.

Reported that recently, Mexico's largest airline in shooting television commercials, appeared a staggering appeal - "put an end to Black," which attracted media outrage, the airline ultimately embarrassing apology. Mexicana Airlines on social networks that they sincerely apologized and said it would respect all the sex, race, religion or color of the crowd.

"The Christian Science Monitor," said Mr revised 2001 Mexican Constitution to prohibit it in the form of discrimination, and the establishment of national committees to prevent discrimination (National Council to Prevent Discrimination). In Mexico's 32 states, currently 22 states (including the Federal District) documented anti-discrimination law. Moreover, Mexico has signed 20 international treaties and conventions that prohibit unfair treatment.

London School of Economics Ph.D. in comparative politics Mario Arriagada Cuadriello that the gap between law and practice is substantial.

For example, the light-skinned people can get better service at the restaurant. Since the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the government gradually recognized biracial and dark-skinned Mexicans image, these images began to appear on the lottery and other publications.

Mid-20th century, in order to win the support of the upper classes, then ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party adopted the wearing Indian clothes resembles European Mexicans image. At the same time, the per capita of all skin colors are allowed to participate in Congress, now is still the case. (Practice compilation: Li Sheng, Reviewer: Nie Lubin)