Archive for February 15th, 2006
Latino radio sex talk has listeners vibrando
4:59 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Lifestyle|New York City|radio · 2 Comments
15 Feb 2006
The airwaves are heating up — at least the Latino airwaves — as multiple Spanish-language radio stations opt for talking about sex in the morning in between traffic and weather reports. The success of one NYC station’s morning programming has even been proved in the ratings — it beat Howard Stern:
DJs and callers discuss dildos, anal sex, group sex and not getting sex. Although no one—not activists, academics or community leaders—can readily agree on what all this raunchy sex talk means for Latinos, everyone is worried. And one thing is for certain: Howard Stern can’t keep up with it. New York’s leading Spanish radio show beat Stern’s blunt sex talk in Arbitron ratings in 2003 and 2004.
Losing Sleep Over Racism
15 Feb 2006
Are you not sleeping well? Are you depressed? According to a recently released study, if you are a Latino immigrant racism may be the cause. Brigham Young University is in the middle of a four year long study looking at causes of higher blood pressure and increased rates of heart disease in Mexican immigrants. Patrick Steffen, assistant professor of clinical psychology said:
We found that perceived racism impacts the quality of their sleep and that disturbed sleep is related to depression. Individuals who have experienced racism could be thinking about what happened the previous day, feeling stressed about their ability to succeed when being judged by something other than merit — skin tone or a different way of speaking. Sleep is the pathway through which racism affects depression.
Via / Newswise
Latino character actor dies
1:41 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Entertainment · Comments Off
15 Feb 2006
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, an early Latino performer in TV and film, died last week in Arizona at the age of 80. Gonzalez Gonzalez was a fixture in John Wayne movies and was often accused of perpetuating negative Latino stereotypes in his performances.
The films with Wayne, among them “The High and the Mighty,” “Rio Bravo” and “Hellfighters,” and guest appearances on such TV series as “Gunsmoke” made Gonzalez Gonzalez one of the most recognizable Mexican-American actors at the time.
Because he often played sterotypical roles, had a heavy accent and frequently served as comic relief, Gonzalez Gonzalez was criticized in later years as perpetuating negative Latino images.
But his grandson said Gonzales Gonzales took what roles were available.
Salma : Mucho Mas Than Just a Pretty Face
9:22 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Celebrities|Family|mexico · Comments Off
15 Feb 2006
The Mexican actriz’s beauty graces the cover of Harper’s Bazaar but what is more beautiful is her speaking out yesterday against violence against women and what is being done by NGO’s in Mexico to help mujeres and their families break the cycle. Speaking in the studios of Primero Noticias Salma described two programs currently in place in Mexico which help survivors of domestic violence rebuild their lives and create safe space for their families. Salma said: …
It’s important to inform people about this problem, to protect women since 14 women a day are dying in Mexico because of domestic violence…
Add Ms. Hayek to the list of Latino celebs with a cause written about last week by VL’s own Jennifer.
Via / Es Mas
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