Comments on: Trendspotting: Are Latinos The New Celebrity Partner?

By: Anni

Anni — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:00:15 +0000

From Spain, I really don’t understand the Latino race, as an ethnic group, yes. But in the States, it’s whether you speak Spanish therefore you are Latino. Please don’t feed into the US concepts of race.
Rosario Dawson I wouldn’t have considered Latina or part Latina (part Latina, what on earth is that? boggles my mind), but mixed race. I’m puzzled. I HAVE lived in the US and still don’t get it.
But anyway, someone who is seen as Latina is considered less dangerous. I get Latin@ as culture but not as race!!!

And before I get any hate mails, I’m Spanish and of African origin, as in nacionalizada española.

By: ponte

ponte — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:24:35 +0000

@alex

Totally, it’s more like Bacardi and flat Diet Coke.

Guacala.

By: ...dijo Alex

...dijo Alex — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:01:03 +0000

@ ponte: Totally agreed! My beef is cultural rather than ethnic and (as you mentioned) Miami, being overwhelmingly homogenous in terms of what is valued or deemed important or cool or sexy there, is a culture that is not my style and I can’t get behind, even though it’s one in which I was raised.

Love is like a bottle of gin, and Miami is like a rum and coke that someone’s slipped something into while your back was turned.

By: ponte

ponte — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:32:39 +0000

@alex:

Right.

I also would like to note that not all of us Latino straight males are machistas or glorify machismo in any way. I know it’s a culturally relevant stereotype, and that there are a lot of douchebags (specially in Mayami) But if you look past the stereotypes, you will find us. Some of us prefer our Magnetic Fields over reggeaton.

By: ...dijo Alex

...dijo Alex — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:47:00 +0000

@ elcid: I’m not sure if your comment was a general statement or directed specifically at the author (hi), but, either way: Let’s discuss this.

First off, I’m not Tejana.

Secondly, a preference for a partner outside of one’s own cultural, ethnic or racial group does not necessarily indicate self-hatred, although I’m sure this is true in some cases. In my own case, I’ve always been attracted to men who were not Latino. I tried to give a few probable reasons for why that might be in this post but, in any case, ethnic and racial purity aren’t really at the forefront of my mind when I choose someone to partner up with. And while I might look for reasons and explanations, but I’d never offer and apology or an excuse for what I like. And I don’t think anyone else should either.

I think your comment may be interpreted to mean that dating outside one’s ethnic group is akin to being a “traitor,” which, to me, is a pretty problematic concept. It’s comments such as this that make people feel guilty for their wants and desires, whatever those may be. If there’s one thing Guanabee does, I hope is that it succeeds in letting people know that “Latino” can mean a number of different things, and there’s no particular costume or set of values a person has to be compelled to fit into in order to be a part of the Latino community.

By: elcid66

elcid66 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:05:33 +0000

A “white” guy named “Matt”. Every self-hating Tejana’s dream!

By: Carrie_in_TN

Carrie_in_TN — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:11:04 +0000

My gringo husband would agree that Latinas are a hot trend and that he was way ahead of the curve when he zoomed in on me. He’s told me his next wife would have to be Penelope. Or Penelope and Salma.

By: calaverita

calaverita — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:45:00 +0000

people, we have to plan out our baby-making here. miscegenation is key! outbreeding! strong genes! too much shared genetic material makes the baby go blind. Or something.

By: pocachica

pocachica — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:20:49 +0000

Or if you have no ass our kind don’t want us.

By: la roncha

la roncha — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:46:13 +0000

It’s because us Latinas are HOT and everyone wants to be one or be with one.

Guanabee it’s not only Matt’s also Chris’ I’ve know about 10 guys named Chris all with a Latina girlfriend.

By: Coronel

Coronel — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:48:03 +0000

I understand that you might have those feelings but the women marrying these celebrities weren’t just bums on the street before they met these men. These women had their own careers and just happened to meet wealthy men who are also famous. We have to give women a little more credit.

By: marytza

marytza — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:42:16 +0000

The part of Cali where I’m from, the white boys are the exotic ones. Not so much the pale, thin-lipped girls. No one pays attention to them.

By: Zaperoko

Zaperoko — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:32:58 +0000

I have this sinking feeling that Latinas, like other ethnicities, like men who are successful and can provide. I better get back to school and get that advanced degree. Can anyone point me to the Strayer University campus?

By: latinogamer

latinogamer — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:53:24 +0000

Does Tom and Giselle have a love child yet? Watch futbol world, we cant beat ya but we takin your womanz!