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“charritas” (jokes) and “corridas” (folksongs), characteristic of Mexican workers, reflect
race and class issues that are deflected by focusing on gender issues (Pena 1991; Paredes
1993; Valdez and HaUey 1996).
34. Mendieta (2002) addresses the stereotypical images of Latino men that circulate
within mainstream Euro/Anglo society. These representations of Latino masculinity focus
on their “undomesticated, unbridled, uncivilized, uncouth, animalistic, overflowing, and
libidinal masculinity” (p. 42). Mainstream images of Latino masculinity are argued