Friday, September 08, 2006
Hella heated.
CA Governor Schwarzenegger has done it again. More comments that lack race consciousness and ethnic complexity:
Not only does his comment not honor diversity among Latinos, but he allows us to believe that Blacks and Latinos are, in his opinion, "hot headed." The presence of Assemblywoman Garcia attempts to flip over the 'racial' card unto us - her nod of approval lets Ahnold off the hook and we're supposed to get back to our sappy, monotonous lives free of racism. Furthermore, I would think that a woman (of color) at such a stronghold of vulnerability over the governor would express anything but complacency. Where are our leaders?
'If we hold on together, I know our dreams will never die.'
x_magsalita.
"I mean Cuban, Puerto-Rican, they are all very hot," the governor says on the recording. "They have the, you know, part of the black blood in them and part of the Latino blood in them that together makes it."The gover-nator publicly apologized for speaking about Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia in such a way, with her by his side. He even said that they both joke about this all the time, and she doesn't mind. But dammit Arnold, that doesn't make it okay. Individuals' reactions to this statement: pure ignorance.
Not only does his comment not honor diversity among Latinos, but he allows us to believe that Blacks and Latinos are, in his opinion, "hot headed." The presence of Assemblywoman Garcia attempts to flip over the 'racial' card unto us - her nod of approval lets Ahnold off the hook and we're supposed to get back to our sappy, monotonous lives free of racism. Furthermore, I would think that a woman (of color) at such a stronghold of vulnerability over the governor would express anything but complacency. Where are our leaders?
'If we hold on together, I know our dreams will never die.'
x_magsalita.
// posted by Janice @ 11:26 PM 
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