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It Isn’t Fun When People Can’t Name Latino Celebrities (VIDEO)
In a game dubbed “LaTina Fey,” the comedian and writer only manages to name eight Latino performers.
A Tip for Republicans Celebrating Latino Heritage
Needless to say Hispandering Heritage Month has not been going as planned for the GOP.
Peña Nieto Mocked for ‘Human Rights’ Mentions at UN
Yesterday at the United Nations, Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto spoke in front of the UN’s General Assembly, one of many global leaders who spoke there (including Cuban president Raúl Castro). Our friends at AJ+ did a quick video clip of Peña Nieto’s remarks, highlighting the points where Peña Nieto says that Mexico respects human […]
We Just Got Pitched Feliz Navidad Sweaters and They’re Ridiculously Racist
Sometimes we wonder if public relations agencies actually know what we do here, because either the following email pitch we received tonight is either a joke or it’s just ignorance (here’s the edited version to protect the names of the agency that sent us this): SUBJECT LINE: They’re ugly and we know it! Hispanic- Christmas […]
UPDATE: Controversy Heats Up Over Mexican Statues at North Carolina Restaurant
Readers of a local blog took offense to an op-ed blasting the restaurant for its stereotypical depictions of Mexicans
Marce Graudiņš Talks ‘Hispandering’ with ABC 7 News (VIDEO)
Reporting on Coca-Cola’s ill-conceived attempt to honor Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC 7 News spoke with Rebels’ own Marce Graudiņš
A Day without a Mexican Stereotype (At Least One, Please)
The controversy surrounding a not-so-authentic Mexican restaurant in North Carolina speaks to the larger issue of Hispanic Heritage Month
How to Celebrate Hispandering Heritage Month
A few tips and guidelines that will help you avoid getting labeled with the #NoMames hashtag this month
Jimmy Fallon’s Trump Validation a #NoMames Sign of Disrespect to US Latinos
Remember when NBC severed ties with Donald Trump due to pressure from Latino organizations? Looks like the network is back in the Trump Business.
Kim Davis v. We the People
A look at past cases like the Kim Davis one and what’s at stake
Hispandering Heritage Month Begins With Coca-Cola’s Ridiculous ‘Heritage Tattoo Cans’
It is only September 5 and the seeds for another Hispandering Heritage Month are already being planted.
Trump to Jeb: Speak English Not Spanish
The political craziness continues. Earlier today, Breitbart News reported that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said the following about fellow candidate Jeb Bush: I like Jeb. He’s a nice man. But he should really set the example by speaking English while in the United States. According to the report, Trump said these words because (gasp) […]
‘Illegals’ History Project From North Carolina High School Goes Viral
Signs hung in a North Carolina high school reading “Illegals, Go Home” have caused a stir on the Internet
Immigrants Are Not FedEx Packages
Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to track immigrants’ every move is an invasion of privacy. But is he onto something?
Donald Trump Goes to Mexico (VIDEO)
YouTube impersonator Kenji Lee is at again, this time as “El Donald” Trump in Tijuana
The Big, Fat Lie About Puerto Rico
The New York Post’s Puerto Rico cartoon depicts a double lie
Confessions of an ‘Anchor Baby’
A 2017 open letter to President Donald Trump
The Gospels of John Oliver and Ashley Madison
What John Oliver and the Ashley Madison hack have revealed about religious hypocrisy
Al Sharpton Isn’t Too Sharp on Puerto Rico
Someone needs to give Al Sharpton a history book ASAP: During his reproach of the immigration plan released by billionaire and GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, the MSNBC host added Puerto Ricans to the list of immigrant communities that would be affected by Trump’s plan. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. I went to school not […]
Term Limits: A Heated Discussion on Latino Identity and Race
Envisioning dialogues help us understand the fallacy of our thinking. We often believe that our morals or judgements are based in logic or reasoning. The U.S. media, whether it is Fox or MSNBC, only help reinforce these notions of the fallacies in our collective thinking. Preaching to the choir is their bread and butter. Ratings drive their […]
Vox’s Comic Attempt to Reach Latinos (Again)
This morning Ezra Klein, explainer-in-chief at the conspicuously lacking in diversity Vox, tweeted his site’s latest attempt to draw in Latino readers: The difference between "Latino" and "Hispanic," in one comic: http://t.co/qyoLh8UzaC — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) August 19, 2015 One thing to note: Klein is of Brazilian descent (he also shouted the piece out on his […]