A study suggests the discrepancy between graduation rates of Latinos versus Latinas might be due to the fact that the plight of Latinas in the U.S. has often been highlighted and has inspired a lot of hand-wringing that eventually led to action, while young Latinos are more or less being left high and dry
23 October 2009
8 October 2009
She’s A Baller, Shot Caller: Little Makayla Crespin At The Center Of Football Brawl
By Alex Alvarez at 5:25 PM.
Two coaches got into a scuffle during a Colorado kids’ football game when one coach told another that he wouldn’t let his team play against one with a girl on it, because it’s against their religion. We think we had this conversation verbatim in third grade.
17 August 2009
14 July 2009
Latina Poses: Our Chance To Be Like Asians
By Alejandro Paz at 12:22 AM.
Asian Poses is a website that documents “quirky and cute” poses for which Asians are notorious. We didn’t realize that Asians are notorious for such poses, but creator of the site, Steve, says so. After checking the site, we had a post-spank epiphany. Let’s do the same thing with Latinas and make it a contest. Hell yes.
In our first edition, we present a battle between Gigi Spice and Rebeca Linares. You’ll see why.
6 June 2009
Can Latinas Stave Off Teen Pregnancy By Learning To Bake Pies?
By Alex Alvarez at 11:32 AM.
Does learning how to ice cupcakes keep someone from… icing… your cupcake?
22 May 2009
New American Apparel Fan Ad Restores Our Faith In Dov Charney As Pervert
By Cindy Casares at 12:55 PM.
Editor’s Note: We just discovered, via Copyranter, that the above image was taken from an American Apparel fanpage on flickr. So, it’s not the work of well documented perv Dov Charney, but his minions. Which only serves to prove how influential and dangerous his depiction of women is in the first place. American Apparel’s Dov Charney has this pro-immigrant/anti-woman thing that makes it impossible for us to get on his side.
12 May 2009
White Lounge Club In Malaga, Spain Gives Free Drinks To Women Dressed As Schoolgirls
By Alex Alvarez at 5:47 PM.
The superfluously named “White Lounge Club” in Malaga, Spain hosts a “Study Club” party wherein women dressed as schoolgirls receive free drinks. According to our friend Mark, the parties are organized by only the hottest of douches.
10 March 2009
It Takes Mammaries To Be A Woman On Spanish-Language TV
By Cindy Casares at 3:21 PM.
The premiere of Telefutura’s new gossip show La Tijera last week made us realize this giant boob thing Latin women are expected to perpuate in order to keep their television presenter jobs has gotten ridiculous. Which, of course, led us to think, photo gallery!
2 February 2009
Bank Of England Teaches Women How To Dress For Success / Unlike Whores
By Alex Alvarez at 4:03 PM.
The Bank of England recently held a “Dress for Success” day, an opportunity the company used to teach its female employees how to dress, successfully, so that they don’t run the risk of appearing to be whores or dowdy housewives. As woman are so wont to do in professional workplaces.
23 January 2009
Women Farmers In Cuba Drive Success Of Communities
By Camilla Rowan at 3:00 PM.
Women farmers in Cuba are the new driving force for agricultural innovation, despite traditional opposition to women in farming. They’re getting grants from the Local Agricultural Innovation Programme (PIAL), who fully endorses their work.
“We thought farming was just for men, but that’s a myth,” said a PIAL director. “Women are the ones who are [...]
