Comments on: If you look Mexican, you’re probably uninsured http://whatprivilege.com/if-you-look-mexican-youre-probably-uninsured/ so you think you don't have any Sun, 13 May 2012 08:20:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: TANJ http://whatprivilege.com/if-you-look-mexican-youre-probably-uninsured/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 TANJ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:35:19 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/if-you-look-mexican-youre-probably-uninsured/#comment-2134 My sister received similar behavior when she applied for ACCHS & still gets half her paperwork in Spanish. Yet her looks clearly favor the Scots-Irish side of our family. My post c-section hospital paperwork was in Spanish as were the 1st halves of most conversations with the multitude of hospital bureaucrats. I expected it since my appearance favors the Greek side of our family. AZ like other places is chock full of such "oops!" My sister received similar behavior when she applied for ACCHS & still gets half her paperwork in Spanish. Yet her looks clearly favor the Scots-Irish side of our family.
My post c-section hospital paperwork was in Spanish as were the 1st halves of most conversations with the multitude of hospital bureaucrats. I expected it since my appearance favors the Greek side of our family.
AZ like other places is chock full of such “oops!”

]]> By: Jenny Islander http://whatprivilege.com/if-you-look-mexican-youre-probably-uninsured/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 Jenny Islander Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:51:10 +0000 http://whatprivilege.com/if-you-look-mexican-youre-probably-uninsured/#comment-1157 A friend of mine had a similar experience signing up for WIC. She has a first name that could be from several cultures, an Anglo-Saxon last name, and a sand-encrusted West Coast accent. She received courteous treatment when she called to set her appointment, but <i>the same caseworker</i> told her to come back with an interpreter before she had even sat down at said appointment. After she got past that misunderstanding (without an apology), the caseworker started a spiel about studying for the GED. Because if you look mestizo and you have kids, you must be uneducated. Don't worry. We're here to help. My friend has a bachelor's degree. A friend of mine had a similar experience signing up for WIC. She has a first name that could be from several cultures, an Anglo-Saxon last name, and a sand-encrusted West Coast accent. She received courteous treatment when she called to set her appointment, but the same caseworker told her to come back with an interpreter before she had even sat down at said appointment.

After she got past that misunderstanding (without an apology), the caseworker started a spiel about studying for the GED. Because if you look mestizo and you have kids, you must be uneducated. Don’t worry. We’re here to help.

My friend has a bachelor’s degree.

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