Today you see Hispanic culture everywhere; from the taco trucks to the blabbing of Donald Trump’s offensive comments to Hispanics, we are everywhere. Every ethnicity has its stereotypes, Hispanics are no exception. If you think really hard about it, Othello relates to stereotypical generalisations just like any other race.
In Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, the title character is a 16th century Moorish general of the Venetian army who, because of the cultural and historical background of the play’s setting, the playwright, and the original intended audience, is portrayed as both well-respected for his military prowess and disparaged for his race. Similarly, because of Mexican portrayals in the media make hispanic families seem very strict and always very close to each other while also in today’s American society are both admired for being so close with each other and having a great bond and mocked for being strict and restraining their children from doing certain things while also being really physically disciplinary.
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This was shown with the creation of “Que pasa USA”,”House of buggin”, and “George lopez show” Although this is a positive stereotype it does not mean it is necessarily generalizable to all latino populations. The stereotype is most closely related to the nature of latino culture. Deep within the culture latinos have always upheld the 3 values and beliefs; “Familismo”, ”Respeto”,” personalismo”. These 3 values show that “Mexican families stress the unity of the families and family ties,” said Nai-Ying Chang, a major in academic genealogy. The stereotype of Mexican families spawns from latinos culture always focusing on “respect”, “family interdependence”, and “the mindset that values human relationships over formal rules and