Reply #27: I'm shocked by some of the replies here

[sui generis]

knee jerk judgemental and every bit as prejudiced. Glad we're not all like this.

If she is your friend that should outweigh her flaws, especially if she hears what you have to say about this. Having prejudical notions does not make her a bad person, any more than your great grandpa slipping up and saying "darkie" means he's the grand imperial wizard.

As her friend, maybe you can share your view that Mexican American culture is a fact of life and not to be feared any more than any other immigrant culture here, including German American, British American, or Native American. There are good and bad things about every culture, including whitebread cracker culture, but focusing just on her preconceived notions of what is bad is not being a good educator.