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Is George Lopez Reinforcing Negative Stereotypes?

By Mariela Rosario | 02/25/2010 - 19:30 | 17 Comments

Let me start off by saying I have loved me some George Lopez over the years. His sitcom (The George Lopez Show) was a breath of fresh air. Finally, a (sort of) normal, middle class Latino family was showcased on national television without a cholo, drug dealer, maid, single mother or gangbanger in sight!

But lately, I've begun to feel like...

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GOP Proposing Bill To Rescind Birthright Citizenship for Children Born to Undocumented Parents

By Mariela Rosario | 02/18/2010 - 17:00 | 9 Comments

Republican lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would take US citizenship away from babies born in the United States to undocumented immigrants. The concept of birthright citizenship is a fundamental tenet of the constitution of this country. But according to Rep. Gary Miller (R-Brea, CA), "You have many people coming to this country illegally. They...

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America Ferrera on Racism in Hollywood and Why Her Man "Better Write an Effing Good Role for a Woman"

By Mariela Rosario | 02/12/2010 - 11:24 | 1 Comment

America Ferrera sat down with her best friend Amber Tamblyn for a refreshingly honest interview running now in Bust magazine, and boy did she open up. She dished with Tamblyn about everything from wearing "white face" for a Hollywood audition, to acting in her boyfriend's new film and how she feels about the end of Ugly Betty...

Spanish Lawmaker's Image Used for Bin Laden Age Progression

By Mariela Rosario | 01/19/2010 - 11:40 | 5 Comments

Spanish Lawmaker Gaspar Llamazares recently awoke to find his image splashed across the world's newspapers. Unbeknown to him, the FBI used a picture they had found of him online to create an age-progressed image of Osama Bin Laden.

They used Llamazares's likeness—without his knowledge or permission—to update the U.S. government's...

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Texas Board of Ed. Attempting to Erase Cesar Chavez from Textbooks

By Mariela Rosario | 01/11/2010 - 16:53 | 21 Comments

On Jan. 13, the Board of Education will hold a preliminary vote to determine whether or not they should adopt new standards for social studies texts in the state of Texas. In question is whether or not Cesar Chavez, along with all other Hispanics since the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century, should be removed from textbooks.

Gail Lowe, a...