2 September 2009
4 August 2009
Deconstructing Ghetto Nerds
By Alex Alvarez at 9:00 AM.
Here’s why we’re tired of reading about the rise of ghetto nerds: This isn’t new. Poor nerds have been winning at life in this country for a long, long time now.
30 January 2009
What Does Ghetto Mean, Anyway?
By Alex Alvarez at 1:30 PM.
Confession: We often shop at cheap, tacky stores where the only other customers are 14, pregnant, and named Yessica. Does that make us “ghetto?” Does it make Yessica “ghetto?” What the hell does that mean, anyway? Let’s investigate.
28 January 2009
Hawaiian Tropic Zone To Melody Morales: “You Don’t Speak White.”
By Alex Alvarez at 6:34 PM.
Melody Morales, a 21-year-old former Hooters waitress described as a “Latina Lovely,” is suing boobylicious Times Square restaurant Hawaiian Tropic Zone after management denied her a position because she was, apparently, “ghetto” and had an inability to “speak white.”
