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Mike Huckabee And Mexican Stereotypes
July 9, 2007
And the award for "worst use of a Hispanic stereotype since the drunken mice of the Speedy Gonzales cartoons" goes to.... Mike Huckabee.
The above video is from the N.G.A. Healthy America Forum (February 26, 2006 - Washington, DC). The footage shows the former Governor of Arkansas discussing healthy lifestyles with the Sesame Street characters Elmo and Rosita.
The character Rosita was first introduced in 1993 when the PBS series explored what was "around the corner" from Sesame Street. Rosita hails from Mexico and drifts back and forth between speaking English and Spanish.
Unseen here but prevalent on the television show is the fact that Rosita likes to play guitar - a positive stereotype akin to the statement that "all Asians carry calculators".
Rosita is an ugly green monster. Her full name is Rosita La Monstrua de las Cuevas or "Monster of the Caves".
It is also interesting to note that Candidate Huckabee appears to be reading notes from the ledge of the puppet stand. Also, consider the insanity that there are no children in the audience.
Now I, for one, don't consider Mexicans to be monsters... especially Mexican women. Mexican people deserve the same respect as their lighter-skinned brothers. I don't see the world in terms of red and green. "Around the corner" from my house, Mexicans don't play guitar and have comical names. My Mexican neighbors are businessmen. My Mexican neighbors are families. No Mr. Huckabee... my Mexican neighbors are not monsters. I will not vote for you sir. I will vote for me. Vote For Breakfast 2008!
Presidential candidate Mr Breakfast will continue to point out the foibles and goofs all the candidates (regardless of party) until they reveal a position on the importance of breakfast.
Please return in the coming weeks for video footage of Mike Huckabee when he was fat.
Posted on July 9, 2007 1:32 AM | Permalink
July 9, 2007
And the award for "worst use of a Hispanic stereotype since the drunken mice of the Speedy Gonzales cartoons" goes to.... Mike Huckabee.The above video is from the N.G.A. Healthy America Forum (February 26, 2006 - Washington, DC). The footage shows the former Governor of Arkansas discussing healthy lifestyles with the Sesame Street characters Elmo and Rosita.
The character Rosita was first introduced in 1993 when the PBS series explored what was "around the corner" from Sesame Street. Rosita hails from Mexico and drifts back and forth between speaking English and Spanish.
Unseen here but prevalent on the television show is the fact that Rosita likes to play guitar - a positive stereotype akin to the statement that "all Asians carry calculators".
Rosita is an ugly green monster. Her full name is Rosita La Monstrua de las Cuevas or "Monster of the Caves".
It is also interesting to note that Candidate Huckabee appears to be reading notes from the ledge of the puppet stand. Also, consider the insanity that there are no children in the audience.
Now I, for one, don't consider Mexicans to be monsters... especially Mexican women. Mexican people deserve the same respect as their lighter-skinned brothers. I don't see the world in terms of red and green. "Around the corner" from my house, Mexicans don't play guitar and have comical names. My Mexican neighbors are businessmen. My Mexican neighbors are families. No Mr. Huckabee... my Mexican neighbors are not monsters. I will not vote for you sir. I will vote for me. Vote For Breakfast 2008!
Presidential candidate Mr Breakfast will continue to point out the foibles and goofs all the candidates (regardless of party) until they reveal a position on the importance of breakfast.
Please return in the coming weeks for video footage of Mike Huckabee when he was fat.
Posted on July 9, 2007 1:32 AM | Permalink
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