Archive for the ‘Latina Musings’ Category

Culture and Labels

Monday, April 21st, 2008

In an earlier blog posting, an interesting comment was posted that brought up the question of the definition of culture. What is culture? Is it language, religion, people, habits, food… or all of…

Are you Proud of Your Latin Heritage? So, Why Aren’t You Proud of Your Latin Curves as Well?

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Yesterday I wrote about Fitness' inaugural Mind, Body, Spirit Superstar, Daisy Fuentes, and shared with you some excerpts from Daisy's interview.

Daisy Fuentes said about Hispanic women's…

About The Simpsons Movie Boycotted in Latin America and the Plane Crash in Brazil

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

A few days ago I wrote about The Simpsons Movie Boycotted in Latin America. I finished the post with this phrase:

We really don't count for sh… in this world.

The author of Guanabee (in th…

Involuntary, Justified Racism Is The New Black

Friday, June 29th, 2007

I've just read this in the Racialicious blog:

Racism as a life style choiceListening to people rationalize their racism is both hilarious and infuriating. This week, Carmen posted a link to a R…

Can you imagine how it would be like to live in a city near the border fence?

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

A side note about another post from Latina Lista: In Addition to Building the Border Wall, Homeland Security Continues to Build a Wall Between Itself and Border Residents.

I lived in a border city …

Paula DeAnda to Perform on Second Life

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Here's another one for the list of "Things I don't get":Paula DeAnda to perform on Second Life.

I mean, I understand why Paula is giving an "Exclusive virtual Concert and Li…

How To be More Sexy – Latina Style

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Latinas are sexy. We are highly popular in porn! How about spicing up your love life, with a little Latino flavor? Here's how to be sexy, Latina style:

1 – Womanly Mind

Latinas don't want …

In Brazil, The Pope Defended Excommunication of Pro-abortion Politicians – He’s Absolutely Right

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI defended the excommunication of pro-abortion politicians, when he was flying to Brazil. The Pope affirmed that Mexican bishops are right about the excommunication of politicians wh…

Have You Found Your Tribe in MySpace Latino?

Monday, April 30th, 2007

I've just realized why MySpace is so popular, despite its flaws (confusing, visually annoying, spam, etc.). Oh my god, I can't believe I've spent the whole afternoon browsing profiles an…

Virginia Tech Shooter Was a Loner – Is This The American Way?

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

The gunman who killed 32 people and himself on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Monday was identified yesterday as a student who lived in a dormitory on campus but kept to himself.

Law…