At Latina, we love nothing more than when movies—especially popular ones!—make references to Latinos and, or Latino culture in the United States. Why? Because it is yet another example of the fact that Latinos have arrived and that we're very much a part of the mainstream media.
Still, there are times when we come across a movie line (or five) that seem kind-a, sort-a offensive towards Latinos. We know it's all in good fun (the reality is probably that it's intended to get a good laugh), but these movie lines are also (probably) the product of writers who still don't understand Latinos beyond stereotypes.
Withourt further ado, here are 5 awesome movies that feature not-so-awesome lines about Latinos.
Easy A (2010)
We're big fans of this Emma Stone comedy which pays homage to some of the greatest teen movies of all time (and we love the irreverence and general badassness of the main character Olive Penderghast). But there's one scene (and one movie line) in Easy A that kind-a, sort-a rubs us the wrong way. While accepting money from a fellow classmate to pretend she "fake rocked his world," the male student tells Olive (Stone) that all he can afford for payment is a coupon, to which Olive replies: "How's that my problem, amigo?" She adds: “I knew he wasn’t Latino, but for some reason all of these shady backdoor deals had me talking like Carlito.” Then, as if that weren't bad enough, she sends him off by saying:”Beat it, ese.” Umm, really?
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