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Originally Posted by Amy Jade
Cholo*(Spanish pronunciation:*[ˈtʃolo]) is an ethnic*slur*created by*Hispanic criollos*in the 16th century. In sociological literature, it is one of*castas,[1]*and refers to individuals of mixed or pure*Native American*ancestry, or other racially mixed origin. The precise usage of "cholo" has varied widely in different times and places. In modern American usage, it most often applies to a low-income*Mexican-American*sub-culture and manner of dress.
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Why is nobody clocking the racial sterotyping?
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In modern usage in the United States, the term "cholo" usually indicates a person of Mexican or Mexican-American descent, generally mestizo or Amerindian, who is associated with American cultural subgroups such as the "lowrider" car culture, or the hip hop scene in general. The term is used in Caló slang, but it in turn has infiltrated into mainstream American English.
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