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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
I'm confused by this person's letter.  A Hispanic eatery (Garcia Kitchen) is using the marketing slogan "Help stamp out gringo food." Is "gringo" a deroggatory term for non-hispanics? I've never heard this word before.
Can someone give me the jist surrounding the purpose of this story?
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Yes Gringo is a "derogatory" word for white people. Although I can't give you the historical context for this term.