i don’t think that anyone at g-bee is trying to eradicate the notion that the native americans (south and north, natch) didn’t get the short end of the stick. what they were trying to point out was the ludicrous nature of the cartoon. obviously, if you must explain the mere fact that it was frigging _joke_ to the majority you don’t get the joke.but in the end, i think most of you justified something even less subtle–humor is subjective. but you gotta roll with that, right?
someone might not find you funny, even as silly as they themselves are.

Those with some consciousness and real understanding of history and the current situation get it. Those who are aligned with the project of masking history in favor of the dominant make a joke out of it to pretend that they don’t see how they are contributing to ongoing genocide, exploitation, modified slavery, and ecocide. Either way, it’s not about a lack of sense of humor–people from all political walks have a sense of humor, thank god. It’s about a lack of consciousness and clarity. Someone above said that Guanabee is “confused.” I think that’s probably the most accurate thing in all these posts. They are confused, and lack clarity about what they are saying and how they are saying it. This is a sign of colonized thinking.

Stop acting like a bunch of racist bastards!!!

Deangelo

I know that the Spanish did terrible things and nobody can honestly say that Columbus was a nice guy who only wanted the best from everyone. I’m just saying that it’s not as if the people already living in the Americas were living in peace with no problems until those dirty Spanish came.

I think nobody got what Guanabee was trying to say: that the Spanish brought along with them some bad things along with some good things. And that life for many of the Indian cultures living in the America’s was good without any intervention.

@ya basta, gotta agree, sambumbio, etc.: I guess we should just smack ourselves all on the collective forehead and realize that people read text in monotone. I don’t think that the post implied that Columbus was a hero. At worst an opportunisitic thief and John the Baptist for la Conquista, or at best an extremely conflicted and tragic figure that yields a melancholic situation defining Latin America and Latinos in America: confusion. But I suppose we should all be so clear-headed as you all.

As much as you’ve think you’ve done yourself a favor by not following the blog, you have fulfilled the blog media secret: traffic, traffic, and more traffic. And, well, it should be encouraged!!!

So, instead of whining about how lame and hipster and east coast the blog can be, access the inner Lalo Alcaraz or Gustavo Arellano or Rudy Acuna (were he to have levity) and get cracking with the humor!!! So instead of watching people choke on their own chicken why not either try a piece of chicken yourself or help us get the bone out of our throats. Or does being an implied leftist mean sticking to comfy ideas at the expense of people or their gestures? I associated that with right-wingery anyway.

At any rate, neither are as easy as you think. Or do you just want to spectate and be bedazzled by boring copy?

It’s not funny to miss the humor or parody or even satire with being ham-fisted. I should know, I’m doing it right now. But good grief, lighten up!

Maybe we should have a commenters theory group or teach in or laugh in, or some kind of pendejada over a game of loteria.

And let’s not forget that the colonization and the effects it has on indigenous peoples is extremely destructive.

… Dia de la raza, yes, but was it / is it worth the cost?