Disney has continually attempted to “include” Latin American culture in an attempt to make money, including trying to trademark Day of the Dead.Disney’s been attempting to profit from Latinos a lot recently - from a fake “Latina” character that was pulled back on a new show, to their disastrous attempt to trademark Day of the Dead, now they’ve released a line of god-awful, ridiculously expensive quinceanera dresses.
I’m not necessarily expecting this petition to make them stop, but I want Disney to realize that they’ve been overstepping and continue to do so. Mickey Mouse, the Colonizer, is coming for your culture.
Latin@s are not your personal cash cow, Disney! Stop trying to make money off of us.
FROM: “Eleven Women of Color You Should Know and Admire”
Thanks to kickass TWoC Mey for such an awesome write-up and allowing me to share space with my foremothers Marsha and Sylvia + Ms. Gloria Anzaldúa.
I vow to always come from a core/intent of building my sisters up. Always.
Las Cafeteras will be performing at UCI!!!!:D
At the Student Terrace, May 22nd at 5:30pm!!! Its a free event ya’ll! FREE EVENT TO SEE LAS CAFETERAS!!!
Ahhhh can’t wait to finally see them!
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Spend some time con mi amorcit@.
How do I keep missing their shows?!
“Judgments”
I took this last year, but in retrospect, I think it’s my strongest piece from high school.Working on this project really made me examine my own opinions, preconceptions and prejudices about “slutty” women and women who choose to cover all of their skin alike. I used to assume that all women who wore Hijabs were being oppressed, slut-shame, and look down on and judge any woman who didn’t express her sexuality in a way that I found appropriate.
I’d like to think I’m more open now.
(Source: Flickr / roseaposey)
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!!!
Thus far, my sorors and I have been working hard to spread the word, from our “Teal Tuesdays” (teal is the official color for the commemorative month), to sharing statistics and facts with the student body, to our whiteboard campaign. It was great to see my peers willingly join in and express themselves, as we worked to raise awareness about SAAM. :)
This is just a few of the MANY photos we have taken, posted, and shared…and from what I’ve been informed, our movement has been picked up by the Deltas and our sorors at Bethune-Cookman University, as well.
Service…gotta love it!
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“I think the reason this image [Coyolxauhqui] is so important to me is that when you take a person and divide her up, you disempower her. She’s no longer a threat. My whole struggle in writing, in this anticolonial struggle, has been to put us back together again. To connect up the body with the soul and the mind with the spirit. That’s why for me there’s such a link between the text and the body, between textuality and sexuality, between the body and the spirit.” —Gloria Anzaldúa
*shoutout to analouise for sharing this gea quote/drawing](http://24.media.tumblr.com/5296c7532bab87aee10faceac3f4e93e/tumblr_mmlkuydv9j1qgcfkao1_500.jpg)
“I think the reason this image [Coyolxauhqui] is so important to me is that when you take a person and divide her up, you disempower her. She’s no longer a threat. My whole struggle in writing, in this anticolonial struggle, has been to put us back together again. To connect up the body with the soul and the mind with the spirit. That’s why for me there’s such a link between the text and the body, between textuality and sexuality, between the body and the spirit.” —Gloria Anzaldúa
*shoutout to analouise for sharing this gea quote/drawing
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P r e t t y. I’m .F e r o c i o u s !!”- C i h u a t l . C e
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5 Things We Can Do to Reclaim Cinco de Mayo
It’s pretty much official. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has become the Mexican version of St. Patrick’s Day.
Multi-national corporations like Budweiser and Kraft have effectively turned it into a pseudo-ethnic holiday used as another excuse to get drunk and consume. La Batalla de Puebla is hardly mentioned, including by many Mexicans.
Still fresh in our community’s collective memory, however, is a time before corporations even seemed to care about Mexicans and our traditions and when Cinco de Mayo was a day of community and cultural affirmation.
Kids would dress up as china poblanas and charros, folklórico and danza azteca groups would perform, grills would be ablaze and maybe a parade and a car show would entertain families on this day.
Of course, these traditions are very much alive and are still observed every year in our communities — as the photo above from West St. Paul’s Cinco de Mayo event shows.
The big difference is that today there are entire events posing as Cinco de Mayo festivals but which are actually corporate festivals held to promote products and brands.
Can we take back from multinationals something that has belonged to us for decades?
Can we reclaim Cinco de Mayo as a day that celebrates Mexico’s heroic victory for democracy and freedom over French imperialism in the La Batalla de Puebla?
Of course we can!
Here are 5 things we can do to make it happen:
1. Support events hosted by and for the benefit of local non-profits and community based organizations.
2. Don’t go to corporate Cinco de Mayo events. No matter how much free shit they give away.
3. Remind white people Cinco de Mayo celebrates the killing of white people!
4. Know the history of Cinco de Mayo and La Batalla de Puebla.
5. Promote Mexico making Cinco de Mayo a national holiday, removing the silly claim it’s only celebrated in the US.
Photo: A dancer marches in the Cinco de Mayo parade Saturday, May 4, 2013 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Credit: MPR Photo, Nikki Tundel.
On May 1, Disney filed trademark applications to secure ‘Dia de los Muertos’ across multiple platforms for an upcoming Pixar film.COLONIALISM FUCKERS, IT’S STILL FUCKING REAL
ARE YOU SHITTING ME
I WILL SLAY YOU DISNEY, YOU AND ALL YOUR RACIST COLONIAL BULLSHIT
i hate you disney
Herman@s, please sign the petition to stop this and boost!
I’m not sure if this is true, but I just read an article that said that Disney withdrew trying to trademark “Dia de los Muertos”?
Can anyone confirm this?
It seems it’s true, thanks to the outrage and backlash, they have withdrawn their attempt. However, the fact that this was actually an idea to begin with is abhorrent and insulting. Disney still wants to make a movie ‘inspired’ by this day, I can’t speak for anyone else, but I for one remain skeptical of their intentions and of the message this movie will give to people about Mexican culture.
