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Tres adolescentes, Michael Trevino, Robbie Carillo y Angie Rubio fueron reprendidos por usar camisetas (T'Shirts) con la leyenda,"They can't deport us all" impresa en ellas. Las camisetas fueon confiscadas a los estudiantes por la directora de la Choctaw High School, Cindy Meserelli, quien después devolvió las camisetas al final del dia escolar. "Nosotros queriamos usar las camisetas para demostrar nuestro orgullo en ser Chicanos, un Mexicano-Americano. Queriamos mostrar que estamos orgullosos de ser quienes somos," dijo Carillo. Los adolescentes compraron sus camisetas en linea, de un sitio web de Chingo Bling,un rapper splanglish de Texas, que presenta canciones rap populares en sus cantorales con temas Mexicanos. " No Nos Pueden Deportar a Todos" (They can't Deport us all) es el nombre de su último CD y sus videos presentan a gente joven usando esas camisetas y exhibiendo pancartas con la misma frase. Los muchachos dijeron que se les dijo que se cambiaran sus camisetas porque eran ofensivas y que podrian provocar violencia en contra de ellos. Sin embargo, los muchachos discutieron que hay otros niños en su escuela que son permitidos usar ropa con banderas confederadas y cruces invertidas que también son ofensivas. "Con todas las cosas malas que otros muchachos usan, como hojas de marijuana y otras cosas asi, nos sorprendió que ellos estuvieran molestos acerca de usar algo positivo, algo acerca de estar orgullosos de quienes somos." dijo Rubio. La madre de Trevino, Grace Devey,dijo que sus niños siempre han tenido un problema con otros niños hostigándolos por su origen Mexicano, pero que ella siempre les ha enseñado a sus hijos que pelear no es la respuesta. "Los niños(Latinos) son a menudo llamados 'espaldas mojadas' o 'salteadores de fronteras'," dijo Pevey. "Pero yo siempre le he dicho a mi hijo que no pelee porque siempre hay una forma mejor. Por eso fué que ellos compraron las camisetas." Pevey dijo que los muchachos no intentaban empezar ningún problema en la escuela, pero después que un profesor leyó las camisetas y comentó. "Bien, pero si que podemos probar." ellos rápidamente recordaron su causa. La Directora, Maserelli no devolvió las llamadas de La Costa LAtina, sin embargo, Pevey y Rubio dijeron que los muchachos fueron informados que los estudiantes que estuvieran vestidos igual serían considerados como una pandilla. Los estudiantes no han sido castigados por usar las camisetas en la escuela, y dicen que probablemeten las volverán a usar. Por cierto, ellos dicen que muchos de los otros estudiantes Latinos están usando bumper stickers y escribiendo frases en sus cuadernos en soporte de sus amigos en la lucha contra el racismo que ellos experimentan en su escuela. "Nosotros sabemos que pelear no va a arreglar nada." dijo Rubio, "Pero queremos que la gente sepa que estamos orgullosos de ser quienes somos." Que opina Ud? Visite www.LaCostaLatina.com y añada su opinión! La Costa Latina ahora tiene un foro en linea que le permite a los lectores a someter comentarios en los articulos publicados y otros temas. ¿Qué usted piensa en esta historia? Escriba sobre el en "El Grito!". ~ ~ Three teenagers, Michael Trevino, Robbie Carillo, and Angie Rubio were reprimanded for wearing t-shirts with the words, "They can't deport us all" printed on it. The shirts were confiscated from the boys by Choctaw High School principal, Cindy Maserelli, who later returned the shirts at the end of the school day. "We wanted to wear the shirts to show our pride for being a Chicano, a Mexican-American. We wanted to show that we are proud of who we are," Carillo said. The teens bought their shirts online from the website of Chingo Bling, a Texas-based spanglish rapper who parodies popular rap songs into Mexican-themed anthems. “They Can’t Deport Us All” is the name of his latest CD and his videos cast young people wearing these t-shirts and holding signs with the same phrase. The boys said that they were told to change their shirts because they were offensive and that they would provoke violence against them. However, the boys argued that there are other children in their school who are allowed to wear clothing with confederate flags and up-side-down crosses that were also offensive. “With all the bad things that other kids wear like marijuana leaves and things like that, we were surprised that they were upset about us wearing something positive, something about being proud of who we are,” Rubio said. Trevino's mother, Grace Pevey, said that her children have always had a problem with other children harassing them because of their Mexican ethnicity, but she has always taught her children that fighting is not the answer. "The (Latino) kids are often called names like 'wetback' or 'border jumper'," Pevey said, "But I have always told my son not to fight because there is always a better way. That's why they bought the shirts.” Pevey said that the teens didn't intend to start a problem at school, but after a teacher read their shirts and then commented, "Well, we can sure try," they quickly remembered their cause. Principal Maserelli did not return calls from La Costa Latina, however Pevey and Rubio said that the kids were told that any students who were dressed alike would be considered a gang. The teens have not been punished for wearing the shirts to school, and they say that they probably will wear them again. In fact, they say that many of the other Latino students are using bumper stickers and writing the phrase on their notebooks in support of their friends in the fight against the racism that they experience in their school. “We know that fighting won’t fix anything,” Rubio said, “But we want people to know that we are proud of who we are.”
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