Fox News Latino uses "anchor baby" slur for Cruz-Bardem baby
Writing for Fox News Latino, Alexandra Gratereaux summarizes a Spanish article, by saying actors Pénelope Cruz and Javier Bardem plan on having an anchor baby because the baby will be born in Los Angeles instead of heir native Spain.
A Fox News press release describes their Latino portal as "an unprecedented opportunity to expand our reach by engaging a new audience and providing a unique platform on which web users can access compelling content focused on the Latino community and the American dream."
The idea of an anchor baby is that immigrants come here just to have a baby on US soil and make them US citizens. It's a derogatory slur and would be on par with calling Bristol Palin's child a bastard or illegitimate, which no professional journalist would stoop to.
The idea that two Acadamy Award winning actors would need to exploit the American economy (which I'm sure recieves plenty of tax and revenue from their work) is silly to say the least. It helps illustrate how a campaign of dehumanizing language can affect people, even when they think they're trying to reach out.
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