Possibly a slight derailment, but I was just having a conversation about colorism/racism in Mexico with a friend.

He's Mexican American (born in Mexico), I'm a white American. While we both acknowledged that native people get a shit ton of racism and discrimination, he was trying to tell me that a) it makes no sense for there to be colorism in general because so many Mexicans are darker especially within families, b) Mexican media shows plenty of darker people, and c) Mexico treats blacks (especially African Americans) better than the U.S. does.

I was saying a) that wasn't necessarily true since there are plenty of ethnic communities where the darker are discriminated and I've even heard him and other Mexican friends fret about becoming "darker" ergo it must be thought of as bad, b) the Mexican media does no such thing and flipped to five different channels to prove my point, c) he is not black, so how can he speak for others about their experiences and furthermore, just because he didn't see overt racism doesn't mean racism against blacks is almost entirely lacking there.

Since I had never been to Mexico though, I was almost entirely shut down and I haven't been able to talk to any of my other friends (Mexican or black) about it. Just wondering if any others of Mexican heritage, or blacks that have visited Mexico wanted to tell their experiences.