It's a serious question.
Over on Jaime Abeytia's end of the internet, he has a piece talking about a potential District 1 City Representative candidate, Manny Hinojosa.
Jaime had this little gem about Manny's prospects:
That being said, being Latino against two white guys helps. Well, not as much in District 1 as it does in other parts of the city. And with Gallardo in the race, that may be further negated. (emphasis added)
Two white guys?
Rick Bonart and Peter Svarzbein?
That's odd...never mind for now that Latinos can be white, black, Asian, etc.
Why would you not consider Svarzbein "Latino"?
Svarzbein's father is from Argentina. Argentina, in case you were wondering, is a Spanish-speaking country that is part of an area some call "Latin America".
Svarzbien's mother is half-Spaniard.
So what gives?
I do not know if Svarzbein speaks Spanish or not, but if language is what makes a person Latino then County Commissioner David Stout is Latino and Commissioner Vince Perez is not.
Is it the way Svarzbein speaks English? Like a "white boy"? Which is how Vince Perez sounds like if you are into labeling folks like that.
Have you heard Manny Hinojosa speak? He doesn't exactly sound like Chente Quintanilla.
Is it Svarzbein's name? Which is bullshit because you can have a last name like "Glenn" as in "Guillermo Glenn" but be considered "Latino." Or here's one for you: Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld. You are probably thinking "Kreutzberger Blumenfeld???" Yea, your abuela knows him as Don Francisco from Sabado Gigante.
Is it Svarzbein's skin tone? Again, it's not like Manny Hinojosa looks like an Aztec warrior.
Is it because Svarzbein is Jewish? Please see Don Francisco.
As you see, when start to break it down it makes no sense at all....unless you're a racist, fat, and dumb hood-rat.
The worst part of it is that it is not just Jaime that is pushing these ethnocentric bullshit (see Cultural Center, but more on that later).
It would be good policy to make El Psso more attractive for white people as they are a vanishing species here.
Posted by: Rotten Peppers | 02/19/2015 at 08:54
You totally hit the pendejo on the head, Max. Jaimen has always been a race-baiting douche. Unfortunately, people don't fit into neat little categories like the race-baiting liberals would like.
Posted by: manny | 02/19/2015 at 13:59
argentine german or jew is not uncommon for that name. if he is jewish then that may make him relevant on the west side since that is where most of the jewish people in el paso live and they do vote. he seems like an uppity kid though. bonart is not as well liked on the west side due to his fight against the 4 laning of trans mountain. many didnt like him because he voted for the storm water utility also. bertha probably thinks more white than any of them due to where she has worked and the fact she liked wilson. all 3 are bad candidates. manny is out there. a little too crazy, thus his nickname. rotten peppers should run as far as im concerned. he would be the best candidate.
Posted by: william | 02/19/2015 at 14:19
rotten peppers should run as far as im concerned. he would be the best candidate.
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OMG!!! Peppers for CC. What a platform.
Balance the budget on the backs of billionaires. Make all CC email accounts visible to citizen web browsers. Attract white people from Minnesota to El Paso with a Norwegian Cultural Center (have you been watching Vikings?) Paint the front of the trolleys with big grinning faces of Cortney Niland, Lilly Limon and Emma Acosta. Renege on the stadium bonds if not covered by the HOT. Reinstate bordello licenses like we had in the early 20th century so I-10 tourists can "easy cum easy go" to Old Kansas Street sex boutiques.
The possibilities are endless.
Posted by: Rotten Peppers | 02/19/2015 at 17:35
Consider the source. Fat, uneducated, illiterate thug who's a self-loathing racist
Posted by: CholaChick | 02/19/2015 at 22:42
rotten peppers, while channel surfing i saw that "viking thing". white women with big lungs. is it interesting ?
Posted by: william | 02/20/2015 at 07:20
William; it's the bronze bras that Peppers considers ultra hot. 50 shades of metal:)
Posted by: Rotten Peppers | 02/20/2015 at 08:13
You would have to take a can opener on a date to get to 2nd base.
Posted by: Rotten Peppers | 02/20/2015 at 16:53
rotten peppers, what about the chastity belts ? is there a key to the lock on those ?
makes me think of mel brooks and "robin hood men in tights".
Posted by: william | 02/21/2015 at 09:44
I don't think Viking women used chastity belts. They were pagans like NYC hipster women today.
Posted by: Rotten Peppers | 02/21/2015 at 09:52