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Category: Awkard homages
Sombreros Galore During Pope’s Mexico Visit, because ¡Ajúa!
Next time you go all funny thinking my people feel offended about sombreros and such, remember there’s nothing we love more than putting mariachi hats on everybody. And by everybody, I mean everybody.
El #PapaEnMex acepta ponerse el sombrero de un mariachi qué los recibió en el aeropuerto https://t.co/XCspfOhGxb
— ACI Prensa (@aciprensa) febrero 13, 2016
Pope Francis Gets Convenient Gift Before 12-Hour Flight
Right before taking a plane that will take him to Cuba, then Mexico, Pope Francis received a bunch of gifts from several Latin American journalists who are making the trip with him. Among my favorites: A gigantic sombrero featuring what looks to be the map of Argentina and a cartoonish image of Pope Francis himself.
Poor Bergoglio… and he hasn’t even arrived yet.
Via: @infobae
Super Bowl 50 Pays Tribute to Emiliano Zapata
Bud Light to Air First Spanish-language Super Bowl Ad
… But before non-Hispanic people go crazy and start sending us all back to Mexico and such, please note that the 30-second spot (below) will NOT air on CBS, but on ESPN Deportes, which will broadcast the game in Spanish for the first time ever.
The spot features actor Michael Peña encouraging a party of Bud Light-drinking sports fans to have fun and and do away with stereotypes (i.e. Mexicans in mariachi gear playing the guitar,) which is kind of OK, but hey, I loooove men in mariachi gear playing the guitar!
Anyhow, this blogger is trying to stay away from this thing (Super Bowl *and* Budweiser) as much as possible, so here ya go!
According to Some ‘Bovine Writer,’ there are 14 Species of Latinas in the U.S. [Can you Guess Where I Belong?]
Some “writer” in the United States has written Chicaspotting: A Field Guide to Latinas of the United States, a $17.99 “book” that promises to help gringos “find and identify the right Latina to date, love or marry.”
I’m going to spare you the details of this thing, but let’s say in a nutshell that — according to this aptly-named Bovino fellow — there are 14 SPECIES of us (i.e. Latinas of the United States). Fourteen, people, fourteen. Among them:
- SYMMETRICAL FORCE (Colombian American): Butt size varies, but breast implants are practically a rite of passage and she likes ‘em BIG.
- TRIFECTA (Venezuelan American): Routinely causes an erection lasting more than 4 hours, but neediness, jealousy, and controlling behavior – a real “trifecta” of drama – occasionally spoil the mood.
- TACO BELLE (Mexican American): Warm and cuddly as a teddy bear but (somewhat) shy around strangers, especially gringos.
- TRANSFORMER (Cuban American): If her breasts are large enough to match her hips and butt, she can be a Latin Jessica Rabbit, but too much Cuban food or too many kids and she’ll transform into Rosie O’Donnell right before your eyes.
Mr. Bovino fails to identify this blogger, but I can assure him after I review this thing on Amazon, he’d like to call my species THE MEXICAN AMAZON RATINGS KILLER.
[SIGH]
Hat tip: The Flama
Edinburgh University Bans Costumes of ‘Mexicans, Gangsters and Mental Patients’
Pity the students at Edinburgh University.
For reasons that escape this non-Scottish, freedom-of-speech-advocate Mexican blogger, students at this fine institution have been banned from wearing “offensive fancy dress costumes,” which according to said institution, include “Mexicans, gangsters, mental patients and camp men.”
Per the University ordinance:
“It is also not acceptable to use props to emphasise racial characteristics in order to convey an individual or character. A good costume should be clear enough that you do not need racial or cultural additions.”
I don’t know about you but I still don’t understand how a Scottish person smoking a gigantic plastic cigar and wearing an Andaluz hat qualifies as “a Mexican.” Besides, someone still has to explain to me how my people (i.e. the Mexicans) ended up in the same bin with gangsters and mental patients.
I mean, WTH Scotland? We used to get along!
Via: The Scotsman
The Oscars Might be White, but the Oscar Statue Is Mexican
Thursday was not a good day for so-called “colored people” in the U.S., as the Oscar nominations were announced showing — once again — that the Academy is intent on nominating mostly white people. Best Actor in a leading role category? All white. Best Actor in a Supporting role category? All white. Best Actress in a leading role category? All white. Best Actress in a Supporting role category? All white. The category for Best Director is mostly white and all male, but includes Alejandro G. Iñárritu, which ironically is known in his native Mexico as ‘El Negro.’
Anyhow… the nominations raised the ire of many so-called colored people, and quickly made the #OscarSoWhite hashtag a trending topic (TT) on Twitter for the second year in a row.
I understand why this has so many [colored] people up in arms, but at least Mexicans should Keep Calm and remember that while the Academy, its judges and its nominees are whiter than white, the Oscar statue was actually modeled after Emilio ‘El Indio’ Fernández, a Mexican director and actor who used to live in Hollywood in the 1920s.
And while many people still dispute that story, I believe it’s true and will remain true as far as this blog is concerned.
Oh, and incidentally, El Indio Fernández was actually acquainted with my mom, who was Mexican although not really “colored,” but that’s a whole other story.
#ChapoKate Is a Thing and to Prove it, Here are their Piñatas
The creators of the Donald Trump piñata are at it again, this time with an awesome combo: Two brand new piñatas, one featuring Kate del Castillo (aka La Reina del Sur and the toughest telenovela actress you will ever meet) and a revamped Chapo-Piñata, featuring Guzmán clad in the now infamous worn-out gray t-shirt he was wearing when caught.
The combo comes on the heels of one of the most surreal (i.e. awesome) stories ever to hit my ever-surreal country…
I think this is all great (gracias, Piñatería Ramírez!), but this blogger has one urgent question: How much longer do we have to wait for the Sean-Penndejo piñata?
Mucus Loves Taco Tuesday; Vows to Wear Sombrero to Go out
I am not really a fan of mucus or mucus-related marketing, but this disgusting creature has earned a spot on this venerable blog, mostly because of his apparent love of tacos.
Watch mucus as he gets ready for Taco Tuesday only to be put down by some white guy armed with 12-hour Mucinex.
It ain’t happening, moco, so you’d better keep your sombrero for some other time. Cinco de mayo, perhaps?
WATCH:
h/t: @pattyrodriguez
Jan. 9, 2016: Mexican Papers on the ‘Re-recapture’ of El Chapo
This bloggers favorite headline:
“Y ahora sí, amárrenlo bien”. (This time… make sure to tie him real tight.)
When it Comes to Italian Wine, there are Things I Just Won’t Try
I mean… Excuse-me? ¿Cómo dijo?
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Today in Not-Well-Thought-Out Acronyms…
Hat tip: @blabbeando
Indigenous Community in Oaxaca Responds to Coca-Cola: ‘We Didn’t Use to Have Diabetes’
This happened.
On the heels of Coca-Cola pulling its controversial ad featuring a group of white Mexican kids bringing hope — and sugary drinks — to an indigenous community in Oaxaca, a group of mixe indians from the town of Totontepec came on to share their own message.
Using the same footage of the now infamous Coca-Cola spot, the mixes take the stage to share stories about their community’s lack of water and an alarming increase in diabetes levels, brought about by — what else? — sugary drinks like Coca-Cola. Among other things, their message (in mixe language featuring Spanish subtitles) includes the following statement by one local student:
“Fifty years ago, cases of diabetes type 2 in our indian communities were rare; now they begin to be an epidemic. In order to remain united, we must preserve our dignity, our health and our culture. In Oaxaca, we drink tejare, tea and clean water.”
News of the spot was first reported by SinEmbargo.com.mx in Mexico. Here’s the video, in mixe language with subtitles in Spanish. Stay tuned as I will be translating the whole message very soon. I just need to get this out for the sake of giving the mixes the space they deserve.
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