However inaccurate and unfair it may be, it is a commonly-held stereotype that Latinos are uneducated, ignorant, dishonest, and easily taken advantage of by pandering politicians. Unfortunately,Maria Hinojosa’s op-ed column on CNN.com entitled “Proud to be a ‘wise Latina’” does little to dispel such ideas. She talks about how the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor has provided an example…
Society and Culture
Commentary on our society’s changing culture and its affects on other aspects of our lives.
This post is less a statement and more a query. If you believe that gay marriage is a civil right, I’d like to understand your point of view. I may argue with you about it, but my arguing is not intended to convince you of anything but rather to explore your thoughts and understand points of view that may be…
There’s nothing like 4 assassination attempts and taking 10 bullets, including 2 to the head, to help you see things clearly. Or at least so it would seem for Raquenel Villanueva, a Mexican defense attorney. From the article:
Mexican media have dubbed her the “devil’s advocate” for her role in defending a string of senior cartel figures and their…
Roland Martin thinks so. In response to the Pope’s statement with regard to HIV/AIDS that “You can’t resolve it with the distribution of condoms. On the contrary, it increases the problem.” Martin responds “People are having sex. Catholics are having sex. Heck, some Catholic priests have abandoned their oath and have had sex. As a layman and the husband of…
I came across this 2006 article by What it means to be a liberal and found it to be fascinating to see how a liberal sees himself vs. how I see liberals. …
My father lives in Southern California and was a community organizer to help get people to vote for Prop 8, which passed and which amends the state constitution to officially define marriage as “between a man and a woman”. Yesterday I received an email from him saying this:
We received an interesting letter in our mailbox today…no stamp, no name,…
70% of Black Americans voted for Prop 8 in California, as did 53% of Latinos. Many are asking with incredulity “How could this happen? How could people who were discriminated against now be discriminating in the same way?” Some point to the religious dedication of many in the Black and Latino communities. Others say it’s just too soon and it…
Over a thousand protesters shut down a worship center of the LDS Church in Los Angeles, today. I can understand frustration at not getting your way. If Prop 8 had not passed I would be frustrated. But I wouldn’t be angry. I wouldn’t be protesting at places where gay people gather. I wouldn’t be yelling. I wouldn’t be…
Orson Scott Card has written a great article on tolerance and gay marriage. My favorite part is where Card explains the difference between various persons’ definitions of the word “tolerance”.
My family and I have close friends who are gay, some of whom have entered into lawful marriages. They know we don’t agree that their relationship is…
Here’s the latest TV ad from the Yes on 8 – Protect Marriage group. I’d like to see more of Gavin Newsome’s speech there. The ad attempts to make the point that whether you’re for or against government support of gay marriage, you’re probably not in favor of judges overturning democratically made decisions.
This November of 2008 Californians will vote as to whether they want to amend the state constitution to add the line “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” In 2000 Californians voted 61% in favor of this same wording as a law, but it was overturned by the California Supreme Court in a…
I think we’re getting closer to the point where people are just going to come right out and admit that what they really want is to be able to have sex in the streets like dogs and have no negative consequences attached. Well, if that’s what you really want, you should just go ahead and move to Rio de Janeiro…
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What is Fair?
Every time I write something I have to add a new category because it doesn’t seem to fit in the ones I already have. This blog has only been up for a few days and I’m already worried that I’ve got too many categories. Ah well, what can I do? I’m just one man.
I’ve been wanting to gripe about…
