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We are 100% convinced that the content obsession about Pope Francis has reached its bitter end when Gawker’s Ken Layne published a piece yesterday entitled, “Pople Drank: What’s Up With Pope Francis and His Pipe Thing?” and it got over 30,000 reads. This post basically explained to the culturally ignorant what mate is, and how (shocking) […]

Here’s one from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, proving once again that ignorance still knows no bounds, whether it is in the analog world or the social media world: For the second time in less than four months, Gov. Scott Walker has fired an aide for making demeaning comments about Hispanics on social media. Walker — who has been calling on […]

This insanely sad story comes from Hempstead, Texas. All you need to do is see the screen grab. Yeah, it’s true. Here’s the video of the story from local Houston media. As you can imagine, the story is getting reaction from our community. Just a few of the thoughts we are getting: @latinorebels taking a […]

So the following video clip of President Obama speaking at Dreamworks earlier this week has gone viral: This is the snippet of what he said: As I was getting a tour of DreamWorks, I didn’t ask, but just looking at faces I could tell there were some folks who are here not because they were […]

Yeah, while you hear about how well Black Friday is going in the mainland U.S. or not going well, here is what Puerto Rico’s El Nuevo Día posted on its Facebook page today. And there’s video too. One from Mayagüez. Post by Karen Marie. Read more about the stories here in Spanish.

This past Sunday we got a tweet tip about a photo taken on the set of Univision’s “República Deportiva” showing the popular sports program’s two Senadora models dressed in Pocahontas outfits next to the MLS Cup. After finding out that the photo was deleted from Twitter (and no one knows why), we were able to […]

And here we go again. Remember last November when it seemed every sorority in America was getting all racist? Here we go again. NBC12.com – Richmond, VA News Of course Randolph-Macon College stepped in: Randolph-Macon College does not tolerate any type of discriminatory behavior. The college finds this type of conduct reprehensible and in direct […]

Who knew that we would be defending Pitbull? But yeah, that is what happening after the Twitter ignoranti could not believe that Pitbull was hosting last night’s AMAs. How could a (gasp!) MEXICAN be on TV? Yup, people that is what happened last night. Why are the AMERICAN Music Awards hosted by a mexican? Uhm […]

We take a break on Sunday and come back to some good old-fashioned sexism and cultural appropriation, Univision style. Looks like the folks at the network were having a little fun today on Twitter. It started with this tweet sent to us: :0/ “@MLSGabor: PIC- @RepDeportiva ‘s iconic Senadoras with #MLSCup Trophy @Caromacallister @albagalindo #VW4Soccer […]

UPDATE, November 19, 2013: The event has now been cancelled. UPDATE, November 18, 2013: a counter-protest is now being scheduled. UPDATE, November 18, 2013: UT has responded with a statement. Apparently drawing from a 2005-06 plan of Young Conservative organizations on campuses across the country, the UT Austin chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) […]

As first reported by The New York Post, a former Alexander McQueen saleswoman who is Latina filed a racial discrimination lawsuit claiming that her supervisor called her “burrito face,” “taco smoke” and “Goya princess.” This is what the Post said: Manhattan resident Moselle Blanco worked at the late fashion designer’s flagship in the Meatpacking District […]

This came from a Facebook friend, who gave us a link from local media in Oaxaca, México. Apparently Aeroméxico employees on a flight from Oaxaca to Ciudad Hermosillo did not allow for several passengers to board the flight because they were dressed in indigenous clothing. Yeah, that is what we said. Here is a translation […]

We couldn’t believe it until we saw the local news from Nevada: This is what one local paper is reporting: Jim Wheeler, a Republican from Gardnerville, was talking to a crowd of Storey County Republicans in August he when said “yeah I would” vote for slavery if that’s what his constituents wanted. “If that’s what […]

They formed a Facebook page called “Cougs Against the ‘Cougador’”. They asked the Washington State Athletic Director to reconsider his decision to hand out Mexican lucha libre-themed masks at a football game, and got this answer: So with little options left, what did a WSU’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A) do when fellow WSU […]

Halloween is a chance to break the routine. Parents who would typically not allow their kids to eat candy let them have a free-for-all for sugar. Children, teens, and young adults have a respite from everyday identities by becoming vampires, cats, and nurses. Halloween is a chance to try out a different identity than your […]

Come on, people. As reported by The Hill: “CNBC reporter Steve Liesman on Tuesday asked for Mexican music to be played when he and his colleagues talked about Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).” Watch. This just needs to stop. Don’t you all know that Cruz is Canadian? But seriously, Cruz is of Cuban descent. And yes, […]

This whole story started when The Oatmeal published a piece over the weekend basically letting everyone know that Christopher Columbus wasn’t the most humane guy in history (not a surprise), and that more attention should be paid to Bartolomé de las Casas, who according to the piece, was “considered to be one of the first […]

We really thought that the silliness of pandering for Hispanic Heritage Month would go away, but apparently not. Move over, FOX News, there’s a new #NoMames candidate for dumbness. Underwear. A post from Queerty.com explains: Today, October 15, marks the end of Hispanic Heritage month in the U.S. The month, which actually falls in between […]

This is from the local pages the Sandusky Register in Ohio: Margaretta Schools officials punished a high school student Friday after he made a controversial remark as a play-by-play commentator at a seventh-grade football game. The boy, 15, has received several threats in person and online regarding the incident, prompting his parents to file a […]

Washington “Redskins” owner Dan Snyder released an open letter Wednesday vigorously defending his team’s name, which many have accused of being racist. This has sparked outrage online, with many expressing dissenting opinions. [View the story “What \”Redskins\” Owner Dan Snyder Isn’t Telling You” on Storify]

So, we were middle of doing a piece about Dan Snyder’s open letter defending the team name of his Washington NFL franchise, when we came across this tweet from @sakerocket: “@AllbrightNFL @NFLosophy do you guys think this is more offensive than redskins or rebels?” Yes, Robstown High School in Corpus Christi, TX, is known as […]