# Mexican restaurants don't serve stray cats. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 21, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-restaurants-dont-serve-stray-cats/782680 "2017-03-21T10:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 92
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-restaurants-dont-serve-stray-cats/782680/92 "2017-03-21T20:24:34Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Yes. _It doesn’t make sense to say because it’s random_. It would no more occur to me to say it to a Mexican than an Italian or an Irishman. The “joke” doesn’t apply to those nationalities (as far as I’ve ever heard). If I was with my little nephew I might say “oh bummer, there’s no cat on the menu. I could really go for some Siamese” because it’s a silly statement quite appropriate for a five year old. Unless one really desires to elicit a reaction from their Asian companion, I can’t really see why those particular words would come out of \*anyone’s \*mouth. So is the quote in the OP “random”? Because those words basically _did_ come out of **watchwolf49** ’s mouth: > [@Question for Democrats - Restaurant exclusion sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-democrats-restaurant-exclusion-sign/782543/132): > > If my favorite Mexican restaurant put up a sign “No Whities” … I’d still go in and hope they serve me … the other place across town is strangely devoid of local stray cats … and that worries me to be honest … . . . and if you think that his comments come from an honest evaluation of the density of stray cats centering in his town, revealing an unusual lack of stray cats with a focal point at this particular Mexican restaurant, well . . . I don’t think you believe that. So what’s the point? [QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] My understanding of things and the way they color my opinions are beside the point?:dubious: Alrighty then. [/quote] Whether you happen to be cognizant of racist undertones of a comment is absolutely beside the point as to whether or not that comment actually has racist undertones. [QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] I guess it would depend on the Mexican person, but yes, I’d find it odd that they’d jump to the conclusion that the person saying it was making some kind of racist crack. Stupid and / or strange maybe. [/QUOTE] Fair enough. My assumption is, though, that if you tried this experiment out in the world, you would find that most Mexicans would find it offensive. I’d bet good money on it. I think your disbelief that offense would be a common response is pretty detached from what would really happen. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-restaurants-dont-serve-stray-cats/782680)._