Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tex[t]-Mex, Amazon.com, and Rolling Stone Magazine!
If you buy a copy of Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of the "Mexican" in America now from Amazon.com, they will throw in an annual subscription to Rolling Stone Magazine, Men's Journal, or US Weekly for 2.95.
LA MISSION!
Labels:
benjamin bratt,
chicano cinema
Laredoan Confronts Bandit Mexican Stereotypes at Harvey Nichols Posh Store in London
First, note the "Three Banditos Salsa" right there on the posh shelves at Harvey Nichols! Next, thrill to a photographic horror on your right as your slightly addled galleryblog guide attempts to mimic the simulacra of his nightmares, becoming the fourth bandito in the shot! Photo by Kevin Gossett.
Labels:
Latino Stereotypes
Sotomayor Versus Sessions
See Ya Later Gladiator: Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck
By the late 60s, Warner Brothers had self-mutilated its lauded animation division, farming out work in agreements with sub-contractors and hack, in-house "producers." The result? Not exactly animation history! Like this video I just stumbled across from 1968, " See Ya Later Gladiator:
The comments on imbd.com are right on the mark.
I will say this: the "Mexican" scientist who invents the machine is a curious Tex[t]-Mextian anti-type.
The comments on imbd.com are right on the mark.
I will say this: the "Mexican" scientist who invents the machine is a curious Tex[t]-Mextian anti-type.
Labels:
animation,
Daffy Duck,
Speedy Gonzales,
warner brothers
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