8:00 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Chile|literature|Women · Comments Off
13 Apr 2009
I’m a bad poet for not jumping on this earlier pero April is National Poetry Month here in the U.S. So for what remains of the month I will post a poem from a Latino/Latin American author.
Hoy I chose Gabriela Mistral, porque I used to live in Chile where she was born and my second daughter is named after her. Pero also because Mistral, born Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga was the first Latin American mujer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Besos
Hay besos que pronuncian por sí solos
la sentencia de amor condenatoria,
hay besos que se dan con la mirada
hay besos que se dan con la memoria.Hay besos silenciosos, besos nobles
hay besos enigmáticos, sinceros
hay besos que se dan sólo las almas
hay besos por prohibidos, verdaderos.Hay besos que calcinan y que hieren,
hay besos que arrebatan los sentidos,
hay besos misteriosos que han dejado
mil sueños errantes y perdidos.Hay besos problemáticos que encierran
una clave que nadie ha descifrado,
hay besos que engendran la tragedia
cuantas rosas en broche han deshojado.Hay besos perfumados, besos tibios
que palpitan en íntimos anhelos,
hay besos que en los labios dejan huellas
como un campo de sol entre dos hielos.Hay besos que parecen azucenas
por sublimes, ingenuos y por puros,
hay besos traicioneros y cobardes,
hay besos maldecidos y perjuros.Judas besa a Jesús y deja impresa
en su rostro de Dios, la felonía,
mientras la Magdalena con sus besos
fortifica piadosa su agonía.Desde entonces en los besos palpita
el amor, la traición y los dolores,
en las bodas humanas se parecen
a la brisa que juega con las flores.Hay besos que producen desvaríos
de amorosa pasión ardiente y loca,
tú los conoces bien son besos míos
inventados por mí, para tu boca.Besos de llama que en rastro impreso
llevan los surcos de un amor vedado,
besos de tempestad, salvajes besos
que solo nuestros labios han probado.¿Te acuerdas del primero…? Indefinible;
cubrió tu faz de cárdenos sonrojos
y en los espasmos de emoción terrible,
llenaron sé de lágrimas tus ojos.¿Te acuerdas que una tarde en loco exceso
te vi celoso imaginando agravios,
te suspendí en mis brazos… vibró un beso,
y qué viste después…? Sangre en mis labios.Yo te enseñe a besar: los besos fríos
son de impasible corazón de roca,
yo te enseñé a besar con besos míos
inventados por mí, para tu boca.
For the English translation, learn Spanish. Ay pues claro I’m kidding. I think in translation the poem sounds a little cheesy pero hey.
6:00 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Books|GLBT|Internet|literature|Marketing|sex|Shopping · 1 Comment
13 Apr 2009
After a full day of Easter activities yesterday, I came home to find that Amazon was hard at work, disappearing sales rankings from “adult” books. Amazon seems to have interesting fucked up way of deciding what is “adult” though, especially since the deleting of sales ranking and the blocking of the books from appearing in some searches, and appearing on some best-seller lists seems to target books dealing with gay, lesbian and trans themes, and no not all of them are even “dirty”. Take for example the following from Meta Writer who seems as of last night had compiled a list of the books affected :
The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students
http://www.amazon.com/Advocate-College-Guide-LGBT-Students/dp/155583857X/
No protagonist, but intended for LGBT college-bound students.
(Sales rank removed)Robert Adrich Who’s Who in Gay and Lesbian History (amazon.ca)
(Sales rank removed)
Really these are offensive perhaps? Adult?
Here are some other books impacted: “Heather Has Two Mommies”, A Biography of Ellen Degeneres,
Oh just to show that they are equal opportunity haters and that Amazon doesn’t think disabled peeps should be getting down: “The Ultimate Guide to Sex And Disability” has been stripped of its sales ranking.
No se, some of it seems random and not unified pero it still feels dangerous especially since Playboy books and a book about porno guy Ron Jeremy still have their sales ranks up as do hateful books like “A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality”. Certain glbt films/dvds still have sales rankings.
Amazon is saying that the stripping of sales ranking, which impacts searchability and therefore accessibility is a “glitch”, one that has been going on since at least February according to some. More likely is that this is a result of some organized “pro-family” orgs who have been complaining to Amazon via flagging certain titles.
For more information follow #Amazonfail at Twitter
In the meantime you can contact Amazon executive customer service via email: ecr@amazon.com and the customer service phone number is 1-800-201-7575 if you wish to share your views with them.
There is also a petition up here.
Via / Jezabel, LA Times, Mark R. Probst, Smart bitches, Trashy books
6:59 am By Maegan La Mala · crime|Funny|mexico|Religion · Comments Off
12 Apr 2009 
Yes, my preteen made Easter eggs with Twilight themed writing. Help me.
Whether you celebrate the officially sanctioned Catholic Church Jesus has risen holiday or the church of azucar, bunnies or painted eggs of the goddess here are some links in la mañana for today:
The Washington Post has a Peep Show
Do NYC Gangs Go People Hunting on Easter? (Hmm what would a holiday be without some messed up racial profiling).
Yesterday In Mexico they Judas got his.
Enjoy your Sunday!
12:23 pm By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Immigration|Media|Politics · Comments Off
11 Apr 2009
The idea of a federal anyone knocking on doors in our communities causes fear. With people of color communities targeted disproportionately by various Federal law enforcement agencies, undocumented families are especially wary of opening their doors with no signs from the Obama administration that Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids will stop. Pero how then do we accurately count how many people are in the United States?
U.S. Rep. William Clay (D.-Mo.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, “said he plans to ask the Obama administration to suspend immigration raids over the next year,” Fox News reported. “He wants the raids put on hold so illegal immigrants don’t worry that sharing accurate information with Census workers could somehow expose them to punishment, even deportation.”
One of the reasons I watch Spanish language news show like Al Punto is because weeks before the mainstream English language media will pick up on stuff, the Spanish language media is being used to talk to Latinos in the U.S. Weeks before this lawmaker made his statement, the U.S. government was using the Spanish language media to tell Latinos, immigrants especially, that the Census would not 1: be asking about immigration status and 2: sharing information with other agencies including the IRS and ICE.
My position on the immigrant detention and ICE raids is clear. They need to stop and not just so the Feds can have an idea of how many people live in the U.S., pero more importantly, because if Obama is serious about this, then real change needs to happen in an atmosphere without fear.
Via / Feet in 2 Worlds
11:56 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Funny|Health|Religion|sex · 1 Comment
10 Apr 2009Remember the Pope’s statements about how condoms are bad? How they are only making the AIDS epidemic worse? Well his C-level supervisor doesn’t agree. Jesus Christ shows the Pope who’s boss in this hilarious video which answers the question “what would Jesus do?”
Happy Good Friday!
Via / Huffington Post
9:04 am By la Macha · Bizarro|Celebrities|Media · Comments Off
10 Apr 2009Any really good properly dirty minded queer knows what teabagging is. Which is why I was pleased to see that Rachel Maddow got on her mocking shoes last night and delved in to the morass of old white men and proceeded to mock with all the innuendos at her power.
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
It’s like sex for me. I do feel better about the morass of old white men, I really really do.
4:18 pm By la Macha · Immigration|Media · 1 Comment
9 Apr 2009But apparently it’s only worth a ten second mention by the media? Check this out:
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Thanks for the update MSNBC. Very helpful. /snark
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