Feeling Rebloggy
(From 2017, A Charlottesville Post)
From August 2018
The"victory bash" Ramos wanted to have was probably held in prison
(From 2017, A Charlottesville Post)
FROM WeAreMiTu
Earlier this year, Carlos Hakas, the man who angrily knocked over an elotero’s cart in Los Angeles, exclaimed, “I’m not racist, I’m from Argentina!”
In 2015, Univision entertainment reporter Rodner Figueroa compared Michelle Obama to a cast member of “Planet of The Apes.”
When a viewer asked why he marched with [alt-Right] racists, Ramos said, “I stood by racist people but they weren’t racist to me.”
Ramos’ assertion that his Puerto Rican roots meant he couldn’t be racist is a prime example of Latinos who are completely ignorant of their ability to perpetuate white supremacy.
Guess what? Latinos, both here and in Latin America, do and say plenty of things that promote anti-blackness — and most of the time we don’t even blink an eye when it happens.
When it comes to discussing racism, we often subscribe to the black vs. white binary that we often see in the United States.
If our views aren’t extreme, if we’re not a “full-blown racist,” then we’re completely absolved of perpetuating anti-blackness, right? Wrong. When we think like that, we tend to ignore the colorism — often subtle — that permeates through much of Latin America. It’s a difficult thing to confront, but if we don’t address it within our own community, we can’t expect it to magically resolve itself...
Read More: https://wearemitu.com/things-that-matter/guess-what-latinos-are-often-guilty-of-perpetuating-white-supremacy-and-we-dont-even-notice-it/
From August 2018
The"victory bash" Ramos wanted to have was probably held in prison
Two men charged in connection to the brutal Aug. 12 beating of DeAndre Harris were sentenced by a Charlottesville judge Thursday.
Jacob Scott Goodwin, of Arkansas, and Alex Michael Ramos, of Georgia, will serve prison sentences of eight and six years, respectively. Both men were charged with malicious wounding for their roles in the beating of Harris in the Market Street Parking Garage on Aug. 12, 2017...
https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/courts/judge-hands-down-multi-year-sentences-in-aug-garage-beating/article_185a1054-a70b-11e8-88c0-03f8174644f9.html
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