I should be jealous, but Martinez’ “Mi blog es tu blog” is the best — if not the best — Mexican cultural/news blog in English (Maybe I’m in the top ten in the sub-genre of Mexican cultural/news blogs written by foreigners… but I resort of titles using words like “Donkey Show” or “Nude Gay Mexican” to pump up the hits).
Her little post on the Absolut Vodka ad that appeared in Quién magazine (mandatory reading for wannabe “juniors” and… no one else) IN ENGLISH touched off a nerve with the batshit crazy right-wing gringos. Michelle Malkin took the whole thing seriously, and the crazies are off to the races. Last I checked, Laura had over 130 comments — mostly crazies talking about “the third world shithole taking over California” — on her post. And the crazies are all talking about a “boycott” of Absolut.” Hilarious!
As long as they spell your name right, all publicity is good publicity. I hope this brings here many more readers, maybe some of whom will be teachable.
Genuine psycho-ravings from Wing Nut Daily:
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» “Absolut” Madness - By ¡Para Justicia y Libertad! // 10 April 2008 at 8:35 am |
[...] As to whether the ad campaign worked in Mexico is still unknown. What is known, the “unspoken message” was not received well here in the United States. Whether the controversy began with Laura Martinez’s blog post honoring the death of her mother or Los Angles Times writing an article about the ad, the end result is the same – wingnuttia falling off it’s hinges. [...]
Iman Azol // 6 May 2008 at 9:16 am |
Maybe I’m missing something, but isn’t her “Straighten out the border once and for all” comment (paraphrased) an endorsement of the Aztlan concept you derided as “myth”?
Hypocritical, blind, or just stupid?