Day: July 11, 2007

Hillary signs up a bunch of Latinos as “friends”

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Hillary Clinton’s favorite TV show is American Idol; she has a weakness for chocolate, hates to cook but can make great huevos revueltos, and has a pending business with her closet, which is in dire need of attention…You can find these and other tidbits on the candidate’s favorite “stuff” on her recently uploaded page at Latino social networking site MyGrito.

Although she tells us there what her job is (senadora) and what her dating status is (married), she makes a point to leave out her orientation and body type (I wonder why). But if you are fortunate enough to read Spanish, you will find that she talks about her posiciones (oh mama!) “En esta página presentaremos más información sobre mis posiciones en diferentes temas que son importantes para los latinos”. I thought only Monica was known for her “posiciones” in the White House.

In only a few hours, the senator has added a bunch of Latino “friends” to her page with names such as Lovely Latina, Naranja Dulce, Pancho Villa, Friendly Chica and Yomero.

I am starting to feel jealous, so I’ll log on to MyGrito and join the fiesta.

Gays are not normal people: Niurka Marcos

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The increasingly powerful Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) this week condemned telenovela actress Niurka Marcos’ use of defamatory anti-gay comments during interviews aired last week on Univision, Televisa, Telefutura, Telemundo and Azteca América.

In an interview with a popular Mexico City-based gossip show, the Cuban vedette simply said about her former husband: “I don’t know what he did with his body, his soul, his feelings.  At that time when I left him, he was normal.”

As it turns out, Niurka’s former man, Bobby Larios is starring in Descarados, a play in which he will portray a gay man who struggles with his sexual orientation before finally coming out to his friends.

This is by no means the first time GLAAD  comes out after Spanish-language media. The organization has been behind some of the most successful efforts to “educate” U.S.-based Hispanic TV anchors about their use –and misuse– of derogatory terms (i.e. mariquita) widely used in hugely popular shows such as Cristina, Don Francisco, El Chavo del Ocho, etc.