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btw, there is no such thing as "race" when talking about humans, but rather people groups. We are ALL of one blood. The differences are the amount melanin in the skin and other things.

It is safe to say from the OP's position that he was not using the word "Mexican" in a pejoritive sense, but trying to give more of a descriptive term for the person he saw. I think if I said I saw a black man, NO ONE would assume that I was talking about someone that is coal black, but rather some darker skin tone that matches the features of features of that people group.

The OP was not using the word as degrading, but more descriptive. Yes, I know "mexicans" that are blonde haired and blue eyed, but it is safe to say that when the OP refered to the person as "a mexican.