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Schwarzenegger: Latinos Need to Stop Watching Spanish TV

10:39 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Immigration|language|Politics|TV · 2 Comments

14 Jun 2007

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t known for his speaking well of Latinos but he was given a chance to clarify his position on key issues like immigration yesterday at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists‘ 25th anniversary convention. The governator didn’t disapoint drawing gasps when he said that Latino immigrants need to stop watching Spanish language t.v.

“I know it sounds odd, and I may be getting myself in trouble for saying this,” Schwarzenegger said before launching into a retelling of his own struggle to master English. “I got rid of the television set and learned.”He added: “Even in the state capital, so many Latinos speak Spanish all the time.”

Did Arnie smoke a Cuban?

7 Jun 2007

In what may be the dumbest controversy in a long time, rumors are swirling about that Arnold Schwarznegger (also known as the governor of my state) smoked himself a Cuban stogie on a recent trip to Canada. And that is, of course, illegal.

The celebrity governor known for his love of premium cigars was headed to the Ottawa airport Wednesday when his motorcade made a detour to a hotel. There, Schwarzenegger picked up a Cuban Partagas cigar in a shop, with the $14.83 bill paid by an aide traveling with him, the Ottawa Citizen newspaper reported.

Under trade restrictions, U.S. citizens are prohibited from buying Cuban cigars anywhere in the world.

Arnie’s our governor…again

11:57 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Politics · 4 Comments

8 Nov 2006

The Governator just won’t go away. After hitting the polls last night, the only thing I had a really sinking feeling about was my state’s gubernatorial race. Arnold’s opponent — a man who makes John Kerry seem edgy — milktoast Phil Angelides, didn’t stand a chance in hell. He didn’t have the charisma, that was clear, but apparently he also didn’t have Arnie’s money. Reports say Angelides blew most of his bank in the primaries and didn’t have much to spend closer to election day. No wonder I can’t remember even seeing one ad for him, but I guess he figured that the San Francisco Bay area was a given for him. He was wrong, as the Bay ended up pretty much split between him and Arnie, though (not surprisingly) the city and county of San Francisco voted 63% in favor of Angelides.

So, here in California we’re preparing for a full term of bad pronunciation, xenophobic/racist comments and feet in mouths as we assimilate the sad fact that we’ll begin another year with a rich washed up actor as our leader.

Image via San Francisco Chronicle (Carlos Avila Gonzalez)

Cali Latinos Want to Say Hasta la Vista to Arnie

4:18 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Politics · 1 Comment

6 Nov 2006

In case you didn’t know tomorrow is election day and one of the key races happening in the U.S. is the California Governor’s election. According to a study released today by Garcia Research Associates, Inc. most Cali Latinos aren’t happy with current Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , but most also don’t put much faith in a win by his main contender Phil Angelides.

Four days before the election, 64% of the Latino respondents, including citizens and non-citizens, disapprove of the job Schwarzenegger is doing as Governor. On the issue of who Latinos think will win the governor’s race, Angelides and Schwarzenegger are nearly tied with 37% and 34% respectively, with 29% unwilling or unable to guess the outcome.

Does that mean that Cali Latinos will have to put up with being called hot-blooded and unwilling to assimilate?

Via / Hispanic PR Wire

Schwarzenegger Targets Mexicans As Not Wanting to Assimilate

8:48 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Controversia|Immigration · 3 Comments

6 Oct 2006

vert.schwarzenegger.jpg California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to engage in divide and conquer politics, pitting immigrants against immigrants and divers people of color against each other. Schwarzenegger decided to stick his muscled foot into his mouth by pulling out of his ass the model minority sterotype of Asians. According to the LA Times:

Schwarzenegger appeared in L.A.’s Chinatown to celebrate the midautumn Moon Festival and promote bean paste moon cakes. He called them a “fantastic cultural tradition in our Asian American community” and praised Asian Americans as “hard-working” and “smart.” Soon afterward, however, he was asked about the assimilation of immigrants into the American culture. The secret of success, he said, was to “immerse yourself.”

You’re Not So Bad Yourself Arnie

10:20 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Celebrities|race|Women · Comments Off

12 Sep 2006

By now it’s old news that California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger thinks that A)Cubans and Puerto Ricans are pretty much the same, B)Are hot blooded , and C) Have our combination of “black blood” and “Latino blood” to thank for our temperaments. These stereotypes are also old news. Latinos are lumped together depending on the context of the conversation. Take for example all the hate comments I get telling me to go back to Mexico whenever I write about immigration. Latinos, specifically the mujeres are portrayed as having short tempers and burning passions. While it is true that Caribbean Latinos do have African blood in our veins (which I carry proudly). I would like a better definition of Latino blood please. For me the Latino identity, as a Puerto Rican specifically, means that very mixture of Indigenous, Spanish, and African blood.

In an effort to level the playing field I offer the following response to Mr. Terminator: Thanks Arnie, you’re not so bad yourself for a muscleheaded, waltzing, yodeling, lederhosen wearing Austrian yourself. Strudel anyone?

Via / CNN.com
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