Aubrey Plaza calls out comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's controversial joke about Puerto Rico.
"Thankfully, my sweet abuelita wasn’t here to hear that disgusting remark. But if she was alive today, I think she would say, ‘Tony Hinchcliffe, go f--- yourself.’" https://t.co/ucQopAR2ON
The myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people and people of color that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
I’m off to sleep, but here are the cultural sounds of Puerto Rico’s Symphony Orchestra which is performing free concerts: (some of the first since Hurricane Maria)
8/23 in Arroyo
8/30 in Juana Diaz
8/31 in Ponce
The song is ‘Precoisa’; I’m told it’s a 2nd national anthem of PR.
If 100,000 people stormed a governors mansion on the mainland it would be front page if 100,000 people stormed right up to a governors mansion on the mainland it would be front-page news everywhere. And the top story.
Fast forward to this week: there I’ll be, dressed like my Abuelo Guisin, on the high harmony, one hand holding a flag, the other hand gripped to my heart, singing with @ARamosofficial:
“Y cuando yo me muera,
Entiérrame en mi tierra...”
Life moves in huge, strange circles.
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