In Mexico, Twitter has 13 million 900 thousand users.
It is not the first time that the actor is in the midst of controversy over the publications he makes.
The actor Tenoch Huerta posted a comment on his Twitter account where compares Christopher Columbus with Adolf Hitler, regarding Columbus Day, October 12, the date on which the creation of a new cultural and social identity that arose from miscegenation, where Christopher Columbus was the union between the two worlds, is commemorated. The actor’s tweet generated various reactions on the social network.
As usual, social networks are a central part of the population, since they not only serve to establish virtual relationships, but also They are used to expose ideas and generate debate from the different points of view. In the case of Twitter, has 13 million 900 thousand users in Mexicoaccording to official data.
To speak of miscegenation is to refer to the genetic mix between indigenous people, Europeans and Africans that originated in Mexico from the 16th century. The result was a mestizo population with diverse physical and social characteristics, which have shaped a national identity.
The simile that the Mexican actor made of the arrival of Christopher Columbus with what Adolf Hitler did is not very accurate since they are completely different situations. The arrival of Columbus in America represents the meeting of both worlds; while Hitler represents the persecution and murder of people of Jewish origin who lived in various European countries.
It must be taken into account that, When talking about this issue, it is very easy to cross the thin line that exists to racism, where even, even if it is certain that the population that lives in Mexico is mestizo, there is greater discrimination against a group of people either because of their characteristics physical or skin color. The National Survey on Discrimination (ENADIS), carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reports that at least 20.2 percent of the population aged 18 and over has felt discriminated against.
Controversy over a tweet by Tenoch Huerta
It is common for people to share their views on various topics on this social network. On this occasion, the actor Tenoch Huerta posted a tweet early this Thursday where he makes a comparison of Christopher Columbus with Adolf Hitler:
Would you ask the Jewish people to celebrate Hitler?
So why do they ask us to celebrate Columbus and the extermination of our grandparents?– Tenoch Huerta Mejía (@TenochHuerta) October 13, 2022
The publication received various negative comments from users, who point out that it is not about celebrating a character, it is about a commemoration of miscegenation:
Hahahahaha you’re mestizo, like most of us Mexicans, sucker.
One side of your ancestors caught the other side of your ancestors, and generations later, you were born. You are not indigenous. Leave the method acting for (n) love of God.
— Hugo López-Gatoell (Michi parody epidemiologist) (@HLGatoell) October 13, 2022
Do you compare the Jewish holocaust with the colonization of America?
Nothing more than a detail, here the colonizers mixed with the original peoples and had children, and the casualties were the product of the war, while the holocaust was an extermination.
– Vero (@Funesta) October 13, 2022
My grandparents, my parents and myself would not have existed without the conquest, we are mestizos and we have to accept ourselves and be at peace with the fact, we cannot change the past but we can shape our future, let’s focus our energies on that 🙏🏻
— AlexG (@AlexG45397985) October 13, 2022
I agree with almost everything, except for marking Columbus as the person responsible for the crimes that the European monarchies would commit in America years later.
That, without mentioning that, like it or not, we are products of that mix of cultures.— 𝖘𝖆𝖓 𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖘 (@marquezgrijalva) October 13, 2022
It is not the first time that Tenoch Huerta has been in the midst of controversy for his opinions on this social network. On one occasion the actor made comments where he suggested the death penalty for those who “betrayed the country”, later he had to delete it and apologized for his words:
Apologies for yesterday’s tweet, it was a joke that, taken out of context, sounds terrible, which is why I deleted it and take responsibility for it.
Of course I do not support the death penalty.– Tenoch Huerta Mejía (@TenochHuerta) July 25, 2020
At the moment the actor has not made any further comments regarding his publication, it remains to be seen what other reactions it generates among users and if the debate becomes larger.
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