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Ohio Politician Asks “Are you a Racist? Do you Like Mexicans?” Hilarity Ensues
Ohio Senate Candidate J.D. Vance on Tuesday released an advertisement asking Ohio voters if they “hate Mexicans.”
Are you a racist? pic.twitter.com/Fdknxld39i
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) April 5, 2022
Soon after making its debut across social media, the 30-second spot had amassed more than 300,000 views on Twitter. And this blogger is pretty sure it had to do with Mexicans like herself jumpin in to troll him like only Mexicans can.
Below, some of my fave reactions (starting with yours truly, of course!)
me when the nytimes puts peas in guacamole pic.twitter.com/T4IUJZNx33
— Laura Martínez ® (@miblogestublog) April 5, 2022
Chente!
when there’s no chente on the karaoke list pic.twitter.com/REDMoJsqZp
— chris cantú (@ccantu941) April 5, 2022
Torchy Tacos
Me when people tell me they love torchy’s tacos pic.twitter.com/3XwEnqdzOj
— Fidel Martinez (@fidmart85) April 5, 2022
At the ballgame
When they start singing Sweet Caroline at a ballgame… pic.twitter.com/aU5U6U4gN8
— Ace (@aceofsocal) April 5, 2022
Speak American
When people ask me if I speak Mexican https://t.co/YeyJTZgo2O
— Los (@LosHernandez09) April 5, 2022
Dreadful
Me when somebody says “let’s go to Taco Bell”. pic.twitter.com/ryo2OAA9xP
— Mauricio Martínez (@martinezmau) April 5, 2022
Mic drop
When executives say there is no audience for Latinx podcasts. https://t.co/SgLTO8WqWB
— Jasmine Romero (@RomeroNyc) April 5, 2022
Blogger’s note: This post will be updated throughout the day, because ¡qué risa!
Feeling Lonely in this Pandemic Super Bowl Sunday? Get Yourself some Insta-Mexicans!
Are you still in lockdown, on a tight budget for fancy avocados and still haven’t made any “ethnic-looking” friends?
Worry not!
You can now buy 5-feet-tall Mexican “scene setters,” ready to assemble and give your Super Bowl party a unique fiesta touch. It’s as easy as bashing a piñata! Besides, with the pandemic still in full swing, WHO NEEDS REAL PEOPLE AROUND, ANYWAY?
For only a few bucks, you can pretend to have real Mexicans at your birthday, bautizo, quinceañera, wedding, etc. These Insta-Mexicans are over 5 feet high; they won’t eat all the tamales, nor gulp all the beer or crash in your living room forever.
So, what are you waiting for? Go get your Instant Mexicans ahorita mismo!*
*I bet these are totally Made in China, but just pretend you didn’t read this note at all.
Mexican Black Friday Is Here!
Today is Black Friday, the day Americans would go out of their way to buy stuff they don’t need, lured by the promise of paying less for said stuff. I’ve always hated this so-called holiday, which pops up on my Apple Calendar (for some reason) mostly because the only thing I like to buy in life (food & alcohol) is pretty much never on sale.
This is why I’ve always been so fond of the dude in this pic (above.) I bet he works his butt off year round (Black Friday included) making sure his product moves by luring customers to the wonderful world of chicharrones on discount.
(Not my photo. Claim it if yours!)
Y’all, The Border Patrol is Hiring People who Love Nopales!
Border Patrol CMO: We need to hire more Mexicans to help us patrol the border. But how do we do this?
Marketing intern: Let’s do a subtle, artsy reference to one of their favorite foods.
Border Patrol: That’s an amazing idea. You are hired!
Sombrero tip: Oscar Gutiérrez
Just in Time for Mother’s Day…
I give you the Con-chamacos, which (please bear with me) is a wonderful play on words to show a delicious concha (a Mexican morning bun, per The New York Times) that comes with kids (i.e. chamacos.) Thus, the con (with) chamacos (kids) get it?
Plus, is only $12 pesitos!
Filing under “Mexicans, how can anyone not like us?”
COVID Taco Joint Serves Everything but Bat Tacos 🦠
Filing under “Mexicans: How Can Anyone Not Like Us?”
Photo via Reddit
And We All Know how *that* Turned out…
2021 is here y’all!
Mexico’s COVID-19 Czar Goes to the Beach; Hilarity Ensues
After urging people to stay home, wear a mask, keep a safe distance from others and avoid going on vacation, Mexico’s coronavirus czar, Hugo López-Gatell, decided to take a maskless beach vacation in Oaxaca, prompting a wave of criticisms among Mexicans and later becoming the nation’s butt of the joke.
A series of photos published this weekend show Dr. López-Gatell seated at an outdoor bar with a female companion in the tourist-friendly beach of Zipolite, Oaxaca. Neither is wearing a mask. Another photo, taken a few days earlier on a crowded flight from Mexico City to the beach resort, López-Gatell is seen talking on a cellphone — again not wearing a mask. The photos quickly went viral on social media.
While the politician’s beach escapade sparked anger, naturally, it also gave rise to some hilarious memes and images that continued to light the Internet well into the new year, because when it comes to quick, witty Internet humor, Mexico sigue siendo el rey.
Here are some of my favorite reactions to López-Gatell’s beach escapade.
AMLO got a Special T-shirt
— Museo Mexicano de Internet (@MuseoMexicano) January 5, 2021
Back from Zipolite
Hoy, en la conferencia de Gatell: pic.twitter.com/VCLkO8khti
— LuisValLe® Tu desconocido favorito. (@LuisValLeAnaya) January 4, 2021
Coronavirus Ready to Pounce
-¡Ya te vi HDLV! pic.twitter.com/8wdoINsClu
— LuisValLe® Tu desconocido favorito. (@LuisValLeAnaya) January 4, 2021
The thing Is… Nobody Reads the small Print
Why I’ll Never Get a Job in Mexico
This fine Mexican salon is hiring a stylist who won’t show up hungover at work –and I’m running out of options, here!
Photo via Reddit
Meet Harry Poller: The Magician Behind Delicious Chicken
From the always-popular section Mexicans: How can anyone not like us? comes one of the world’s smartest name ever, spotted somewhere in Mexico, home of some of the most surreal (i.e. wondrous stuff I’ve ever seen.)
Are you still not sure Mexico is the funnest place on Earth? Check out some of the following:
… and/or just do me a favor and keep clicking on this blog every now and then will ya? I guarantee tons of diversión.
Inspired by Mexico, a Chicago Bakery Is Now Making its Own Conchavirus
Well, that didn’t take long.
Barely a couple of days after this VERY INFLUENTIAL BLOG first reported on the Iztapalapa conchavirus, a small bakery in Chicago is now making their own version.
“We wanted to turn a negative into a positive one by creating my very own conchavirus,” Eddie Vázquez, executive pastry chef and owner at Rosy’s Bakery, told ABC News Chicago.
Fortunately for Mr. Vázquez, Chicagoans are so excited about they’re placing their orders by the dozen, and I still don’t know how they get the courage to go out, but that’s another story…
It’s not a secret that 2020 sucks, but –heck– it has been a good year for conchas.
Mexican Entrepreneurship Knows no Borders Part XVI
The deadly Coronavirus might continue to claim victims around the world, but that has not stopped creative Mexicans for crafting their own t-shirts with the legend Ya me dio el (I have contracted the) Corona Virus, a different kind of disease that comes from… drinking too much Corona beer.
And this, of course, is only possible in my beloved Mexico, the land that brought us El Chapo’s special gourmet coffee, and original escape T-shirt, and many, many other things that show my people’s strong entrepreneurial skills.
Mexicans: How can anyone not like us?
Photo via: Reddit
Being Hispanic in America Used to Be Challenging; Now It’s Outright Dangerous 😱
I’m not going to lie: These days –after many, many years living on this side of the border– I’ve become increasingly uneasy about doing things that I normally would do in public: Speak Spanish, wear hoop earrings, say outloud I’m Mexican a mucha honra, etc. etc.
The reason? As I keep saying on Twitter, being a minority in America used to be difficult, yes, but now it’s just plain dangerous.
Being Mexican in America used to be difficult. Now is outright dangerous https://t.co/9OEhStz7zS
— Laura Martínez (@miblogestublog) June 26, 2019
Barely days after an anti-Mexican nutcase shot dozens of people in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, many of them fatally, another member of the “I Am a White Dude Who Hates Hispanics” clan was arrested after making a series of social media threats against Hispanics in the Miami area.
According to multiple press reports, Eric Lin, a Maryland native, sent a bunch of threatening messages on Facebook professing his nazi beliefs, and vowing to exterminate the entire “Latin Race” [sic] which he also referred to as “rabid dogs.”
Unsurprisingly, Mr. Lin then went on to praise the “great president” of this nation, who as we all know kicked off his presidential campaign by calling us criminals, drug-dealers and rapists.
Coincidence? Ummmmmm….
Pres. Trump called Mexicans “rapists” at the outset of his presidential campaign; he later called white nationalist rally attendees “very fine people.”
For years, POTUS has trafficked in racial stereotypes while denying racist motives, @MajorCBS reports https://t.co/Gt8wYOJ2zC pic.twitter.com/2QknkRIGpT
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) July 15, 2019
‘Fresh Mexican Waters Any Flavor?’… Yeah, Mexicans Will Understand…
After all these years in “America” I still haven’t found an accurate way to translate “aguas mexicanas” into English. Some would say “juice” (no, they’re not really juices) while others insist on “ice-tea”. Nope. Tampoco.
Google Translate, of course, doesn’t help either, so I think my paisanos in this Harlem deli are right: Aguas frescas mexicanas has got to be “Fresh Mexican Waters.”
Photo: Laura Martínez, Harlem 2019
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