First of all, I disagree with the unfounded opinions about Mexico that British hosts said on the program. Frankly, I think all British people are racist. That would be a stereotype isn’t it?
At least, Anthony Bourdain realized that Mexico has more than “vomit with cheese-food”.
I wonder if Top Gear hosts have looked themselves at the mirror when they wake up and look what kind of people they are.
There is no need for criticizing something if you don’t know what are the origins or even the means of support of the thing you are criticizing.
On one hand It is well known that Mexican food has been considered cultural heritage of the humanity. As Anthony Bourdain said: Mexican food is more than tacos, it requires hours of preparing it by hand and years of experience.
On the other hand, the Mexican car called “tortilla” as they said so disrespectfully, comparing to another kind of sports car such as a Corvette, Mastretta MXT weighs 1,200 pounds less and its financial officer Jean-Paul Capin said that they have been proving a lot of stereotypes wrong, such as in Mexico we can't build a sports car.
I believe the best way to eradicate stereotypes is realizing by ourselves about the others, reading books, being informed in order to acquire experience, leaving behind comments from others that could influence our beliefs.
Finally, humor and comedy don’t have to justify xenophobia and discrimination, even more if the arguments are not well supported. It is a matter of values and tolerance.
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