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Naomi Levine, the owner of Tipsy Cake in Chicago, might want to consider making her personal Facebook page private and not searchable. In the last few days, Levine's Facebook profile page, which is publicly visible on the Internet for anyone in the world to read (but not comment), included a few posts that suggest that […]

Late night Wednesday at 11:45 CST, Tipsy Cake bakery decided to respond to @latinorebels via Twitter after receiving a multitude of mentions from the social media community about their inappropriate comments during a video interview. Here are screen shots of the exchange in chronological order.      

On Thursday, February 23, a press conference has been called in front of the Tipsy Cake in Humboldt Park at noon. This is what the organizers shared with us: This is what they posted on our Facebook page: ‎"FYI: "Press conference tomorrow (Thursday-February 23) in front of Tipsy Cake Humboldt Park location 1043 N. California. 12 pm. […]

It seems like the Tipsy Cake episode, where the owner of the local Chicago bakery in Bucktown made disparaging comments about Humboldt Park, has begun to gain traction on social media, even though the bakery's Facebook wall is blocking and deleting critical comments and its Twitter profile is not responding to tweets (and has switched […]

In today's The Huffington Post, author Jeff Biggers, whose knowledge of Arizona's latest political atmosphere is unmatched, wrote about a new ad that will "pull no punches" in its call for the resignation of Maricopa Country Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The ad will run tonight during the telecast of the CNN GOP Debate. 

First it was the Arizona Racist Viral Video. Then it was Sarah Hates Laredo. Now, two girls (yes, girls) out of Gainesville, FL are now facing the heat. Looks like YouTube is the new forum of hate speech? This is an original TV report out of Florida.  And here is the video in question, which […]

We got this story from one of our community members tonight, and we are still perplexed. Let's give you the context first: This is an edited video we developed (for news-gathering purposes) of a local Chicago store and online series called CitySoles. The episode in question was a cake store in Bucktown called Tipsy Cake. […]

We have seen tons of them, and they keep on coming. It could be the Year of Shit Says when it is all said and done. Here is our new favorite one by our friends at @UnivisionNews and their YouTube Channel: iLatino's "Sh*t Politicians Say to Latinos" We agree, you don't even need a script for […]

Yesterday we reported that WeWantVoterId.Com was displaying blatantly racist imagery on their web site. This is what they posted: Well, today the site changed the image. Ok, don't blame the Mexicans and the Black convicts. Blame the Canadians! And instead of being a bit classy about it, they still have to get on the bash […]

Is there something in the water these days? Have we really regressed as a country? Looks like it. Today's Racist Stereotype Example comes from Minnesota, where a Tea Party-backed Voter ID page is using the following image on its page:   Yes, next to the ghost and the zombie and the superhero is a guy in […]

Just one word for all those who are trying to use the Internet and social media to impact change: BUSTED! From YouTube: Produced by Natalie Foster (@nataliefoster) and David Grossman (@GrossmanDB) at Rootscamp 2012, February 18-19, 2012 in Washington, DC

Guest Post by Raul Ramos y Sanchez, Award-Winning Author, RaulRamos.com Just when you thought the cartoonish spectacles at the Maricopa County Sheriffs' Office could not get any more absurd, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has made another grandstand media play that could put him in the political Looney Tunes Hall of Fame. After launching a “Cold Case […]

Well, on Thursday, the first batch of #NoMames awards were handed out, and our community continues to share more candidates. Here is the second batch of products that just make us say #NoMames.   Anything that says Old El Paso just makes us sad. #NoMames   No, Hallmark, not qué funny at all #NoMames   […]

We are now convinced that ChimigangaGate has entered the realm of social media silliness, and in the case of Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, we would suggest he go to his local Mexican restaurant and ask for a plate of humildad. Milbank, who was the one who wrote the following line: "The chimichanga? It may […]

Why do we love social media? Because we get a day like today, which started when our friend Laura from Mi blog es tu blog shared a link about Gortons en español and their lack of accents on key words in their advertising. Earlier this morning, Gorton's had uploaded this image to their site: Their […]

UPDATE, 9:48 EST: Gorton's made the edit! Good for them, now if they can only fix the bad translations, punctuation errors, and awful "ethnic marketing" crap. We got this one from Mi blog es tu blog, and we are so happy that Laura shared this with us. Looks like Gorton's has launched a Spanish site, […]

Social media is quick and social media is brutal. If you are going to use platforms like Twitter, expect to be called out, no matter who you are or what you do. EVERYONE is now a web page, and every profile is just as important as every other profile. The ability to quickly send out […]

Twitter is a tough place, especially when you try to tweet something in 140 characters. Take the case of Jim Messina, who is the campaign manager for Obama 2012. This is what he tweeted out this morning: Messina was referring to a column by The Washington Post's Dana Milbank entitled "Does the GOP care about […]

GUEST POST By Matt Mendez of Librotraficante.com I am waiting for Marjorie Ann.  My wife, Marlo, is 7 months pregnant with her. Our soon to arrive daughter is named after her grandmother, my wife’s mother who died just before the start of Marlo’s senior year in high school. I never had the chance to meet […]

In 2010 I was racially profiled and it wasn't in Arizona. I was living in Connecticut at the time (yes, the same state where East Haven police officers were arrested for harassing Latinos) and on my way to work with a friend. As we approached the exit, we were stopped by a state police officer. […]

Dear Community Members, Is it tougher to be gay or undocumented? Jorge has an honest conversation with us. He is unafraid to open up and give us his honest opinion. Jorge is breaking taboos, challenging conventions and shifting paradigms within and outside of the Latino community. Brave, courageous and up front, Jorge's answer will surprise […]