George Lopez — Latinos Should Boycott Hotel … Over Housekeeper Mixup

EXCLUSIVE

George Lopez was so insulted by a Marvel Hotel employee confusing him with a housekeeper … he now says “self-respecting” Latinos should stay away from the NYC hot spot.

Lopez was at LAX Thursday when he ranted about the recent incident … but there’s some debate over why George is really pissed. If it’s about race, he’s probably got a point.

Yes, George makes tons of race-based jokes in his act. But c’mon … if Dave Chappelle jokes about watermelon — that doesn’t make it alright for a weirder to walk up to him and say, “Hey, boy! Eat this watermelon!!”

On the other hand — George told our photog, “You’d think everyone has cable.” Now, that makes it sound like he’s just upset the employee didn’t recognize his well-known mug.

So, is it about race or fame? Watch the video, then sound off in the comments.