It’s St. Patrick’s Day! Before you say, who cares? Let’s take a look at all the ways Latinos are the new Irish, so to speak.
17 March 2010
1 March 2010
Pépitos Are A French, Delicious, Kinda Racist Treat
By Cindy Casares at 2:07 PM.
These French snack cakes called Pepito were spotted by a reader in a store in Los Angeles.
28 December 2009
3 December 2009
Okay, Okay. Now We Get It: George Lopez Personifies The Internalized Racism Of All Hispanics.
By Cindy Casares at 2:25 PM.
Lopez Tonight’s celebrity DNA race testing holds a dark (no pun), self-loathing mirror up to the Latino community.
1 December 2009
25 November 2009
Michelle Obama Monkey Picture Gets Google In Trouble
By Cindy Casares at 9:26 AM.
This picture of Michelle Obama manipulated to make her look like a monkey shows up as a top result when you image search the first lady’s name on Google.
23 November 2009
Miley Cyrus Doesn’t Have To Pay $4 Million For Ching Chong Picture
By Cindy Casares at 12:37 PM.
Miley Cyrus doesn’t have to pay $4 million dollars for distressing the Asians with her redneck behavior.
16 November 2009
Couples Retreat Removed The Black Couple For The UK Poster
By Cindy Casares at 12:40 PM.
Silly moviegoers, there are no black people in England.
31 October 2009
Negrito Bimbo: Mexico’s Offensive Chocolate Sweets
By Cindy Casares at 10:44 AM.
This just in from a tipster in Mexico City: Mexican bread company Bimbo’s version of the chocolate eclair is called the Negrito and features a Mexican in an afro wig.
29 October 2009
Mexican Man Costume Offends Shoppers
By Alex Alvarez at 4:00 PM.
An Emeryville, California store displayed the “Mexican Man” costume featured at left, complete with multi-colored poncho, large sombrero and mustache. The outfit has offended some shoppers, who are calling it racist.
27 October 2009
Parks And Recreation’s Venezuela Episode Is Full Of Spice, Love For Chavez
By Alex Alvarez at 1:39 PM.
Last week’s episode of Parks and Recreation featured a visit from the parks and recreation members of Pawnee, Indiana’s sister city - lovely and majestic Baraja, Venezuela. Let’s take a look at how this show presented the vibrant spiciness embodied by Venezuelan officials.
22 October 2009
Shenandoah, PA People Still Blaming Mexican For His Own Murder
By Cindy Casares at 3:22 PM.
A lady in Shenandoah, PA tried to tell CNN that her town isn’t racist against illegal immigrants, but then her racist brain got in the way.
14 October 2009
TVnotas Is Shocked / Amused That Ilia Calderón Is Dating A Japanese Man
By Alex Alvarez at 1:40 PM.
On their latest cover, TVnotas advertises a story on Colombian newscaster Ilia Calderón and her new boyfriend under the charming headline “¡Morenaza con japonés!”
8 October 2009
In Australia, This Is Not Racist
By Cindy Casares at 11:24 AM.
Harry Connick, Jr. was offended by The Jackson Jive while judging an Australian version of The Gong Show Show. Australians remain mystified.
6 October 2009
Sofia Vergara’s Colombia Comment On Modern Family Inspires Colombiatching
By Alex Alvarez at 4:40 PM.
Remember Sofia Vergara’s “Colombia is basically a place where bad men strangle you with their mustaches, ayayay” line on Modern Family? Apparently, it got some people upset. Including Sofia Vergara.
1 October 2009
Where Do Latinos Rank On List Of World’s Worst Lovers?
By Alex Alvarez at 2:10 PM.
Women from 20 different countries believe that German men make the worst lovers and that Spaniards, presumably when not commenting on Guanabee about THE FARCE THAT IS LATINO IDENTITY, are the best.
30 September 2009
PennyTalk Helps You To Be A Cringe-Inducing Stereotype All Over The World, For Cheap!
By Alex Alvarez at 5:13 PM.
Do you have a corny and outdated stereotype about white people? Mexicans? Indians? Oh, good. You’ll feel right at home here.
16 September 2009
Down For Life Takes (Another) Look At Latina Gangs
By Alex Alvarez at 12:22 PM.
Yay for roles for Latinas! But we always greet movies like Down for Life with mixed feelings. While it’s true that the lives and struggles of young Latinas (and Latinos) caught up in gang violence make for interesting and engaging stories, we can’t help but wonder about what public reaction might be.
11 September 2009
Over It: Why Does It Take A Telenovela To Get A Message Out To Latinos?
By Alex Alvarez at 6:20 PM.
Oh, surprise! Another organization is trying to cater to Latinos through telenovelas. WE’RE ABOUT MORE THAN DRAMA, YOU LOATHSOME CRETINS.
3 September 2009
Mexican Astronaut Monitoring Trash In Space
By Cindy Casares at 10:06 AM.
Guess who’s monitoring trash in space in between plates of mole and “cornitas”? It’s everybody’s favorite Mexican astronaut, Jose Hernandez.
