NoMames

Ok, by now everyone online knows about the controversy surrounding the Bloomberg Businessweek magazine cover that brought us all back to a time in America where racist caricatures were all the rage. And by now, you all know that Bloomberg issues the standard and lame public relations apology, when editor Josh Tyrangiel said this in […]

We got this one from our friends at Colorlines, who reported it yesterday, and here we go again with Frats Gone Racist. You would think that after #NoMames moments at the University of Chicago, Baylor, Penn State, and Duke , sororities and fraternities would get a clue. Guess not. Here’s the latest example, and it […]

Today the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced that it would be begin to issue driver licenses to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) individuals on March 25. However, according to a North Carolina Spanish-language outlet, the license is already raising serious concerns, since it will be different from a regular state license. Clearly different. […]

After we received a “No comment” from the Midwest novelty company that distributes an “Illegal Immigrant Hunting Permit” sticker a local Colorado gas station was caught selling last week, many people (include our Facebook site) took to social media to raise awareness about Central States Novelty, the company identified in the following report. The response, according […]

Here is a story posted today from our friends at One Voice Radio. Is this a joke? A very sick one at that. On February 7th Richview Collegiate Institute in Canada sent out a letter telling teachers and students to “…Avoid contact with African American students. They have a higher chance of being aggressive ..” This letter […]

After we posted a news story from local Colorado TV about a gas station that was caught selling an “Illegal Immigrant Hunting Permit” sticker, we wanted to reach out the the company that distributes the product. This afternoon we called Central States Novelty, based in Hays, KS. After identifying ourselves, the woman on the phone said, […]

Just when you think the anti-immigrant (code word: anti-Latino) racism will go away, it doesn’t. Case in point, the following report from Colorado’s 9News.com, called “‘Illegal Immigrant Hunting Permit’ sticker sold at gas stations.” Yeah, you heard that right. (FYI: Last year a similar sticker was sold in a Wisconsin store.) UPDATE: The company in question and mentioned […]

The Duke Chronicle provide the following update this afternoon: The operations of the Eta Prime chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity have been suspended, Mitch Wilson, executive director of the Kappa Sigma national organization confirmed. The fraternity will undergo an investigation to determine the status of its charter, but all activities and events are now prohibited. […]

You’re kidding us, right? If you click on the following link from the Facebook page of the Conservative Veterans for America, you are greeted with this: Yeah, this whole anti-immigration reform thing has NOTHING to do with the Fear of a Latino Nation. There is no doubt: Racism is thriving on social media. According the […]

#NoMames, National Review. Has no one in the mega-conservative media gotten the memo about U.S. Latinos? Did anyone really look at the last election results? Guess they are just in denial. Oh yeah, and racist, too. Here is an excerpt from NR’s editorial this week: “A Pointless Amnesty.” Republican immigration reformers with an eye to […]

This morning I was contacted by Colombia’s W Radio to make a live appearance on its morning show. The topic? A piece the Rebels wrote about the “Fulgencio” episode which aired last week on ABC’s “Modern Family.” I said yes, and within five minutes of agreeing to talk, the show had me on live to […]

ABC’s “Modern Family” is still the country’s most popular scripted show, averaging about 11 million viewers per week. It has made a star out of Colombian actress Sofía Vergara, and it would not surprise us if the show’s creators were inspired by Charo when they invented the role of Gloria Pritchett. Knowing that Vergara’s character […]

We get it. Puerto Ricans are loud and fun at parties. They like to dance. They like to be drink rum. They like to have sex (yes, please). We understand. Yet there is something wrong about the following two videos that are making the rounds on the Internet and on Facebook. The first one, “Rent-a-Rican,” […]

This is why SNL frustrates us: even when they are funny, it seems that they can’t pull it off completely, that the privilege is just too engrained in its writing staff. Case in point: the show’s “Starbucks” commercial parody from this weekend. No doubt, the idea was really funny. Generally speaking, Starbucks are notorious for […]

Remember the Taco Cid racist t-shirt and the restaurant’s #NoMames video explanation that went viral on the Internet? Well, looks like some people are taking action. According to the Palmetto Public Record in South Carolina, a group called Alianza Latina has filed a formal complaint with the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission “claiming that the […]

Are you kidding us? Maybe we are the fools for posting this, but after Taco Cid’s “How to Catch an Illegal Immigrant” shirt went viral, the owner, Leanne Snelgrove, was interviewed. Please stop talking. Of course, she is selling shirts now. Here is the link.

Is today Bad Latina Stereotype Casting Call Day? Earlier this morning we ran a piece about a casting call looking for “Hot Latina Moms,” and now a few of our community members sent us the “Mi Vida Loca” casting call. You know we just HAD to say #NoMames. Read this: 495 Productions & Doron Ofir […]

We got this one from the very cool Chica and the City blog. The blog published the following post, “Casting Call For ‘Hot Blooded’ Latina Moms Makes My Blood Boil.” So we did a little digging. Here is the scoop. RealityWanted.com published the following casting call for DaM Legacy Entertainment (by the way, if you […]

Of course this is in South Carolina, why not? Today’s #NoMames is clearly this Taco Cid shirt that was posted on the Palmetto Public Record’s online page yesterday. Are you f-ing kidding us? Nope. Apparently not. And the Taco Cid company actually addressed the shirt with a statement on its web site. We’re not racists. […]

UPDATE, 2:30 EST, 1/6/13: According to local Delaware radio, the signs have been removed. Here is what was posted on the Facebook page of Delaware 105.9’s program director: Steve Stutzman reports that Milford School Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Kohel has removed the offending playground signs shown and mentioned on my facebook page yesterday. People power wins […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rodolfo F. Acuña has given anyone permission to repost the following essay he wrote in response to CNN contributor Ruben Navarrette’s recent columns about the DREAMers. For more about Prof. Acuña, you can visit his bio. He is not affiliated with LatinoRebels.com. This post is on several other sites as well. We are […]