Stan Lee‘s Marvel Comics characters aren’t shy about fighting racists and bigots. And neither is Stan.
From “Stan’s Soapbox”, Bullpen Bulletins, December 1970:
Mas…Marvel Comic’s Stan Lee: ‘Expose and destroy racism and bigotry’
Cultura
It’s Not News to Us
‘When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon’ (1953 YouTube music, lyrics)
A story of cross-border romance — a mojado and a Cajun queen — are the stars of country singer’s Hank Snow’s Mexican Joe and Joli Blon, released on 78 RPM disk in 1953.
Here are the lyrics and guitar chords (via Genius Lyrics) so you can sing and play along!
Mas…‘When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon’ (1953 YouTube music, lyrics)
Kids cross Mexican border every day for school in USA (video)
These kids — American citizens — live in Mexico but go to school in Columbus, New Mexico, a town of 1,800 across the frontier from their home in Palomas, Mexico. Some Columbus residents support the decades-long arrangement; others, not so much. [Video by Larry Lazo and Alex Brauer.]
Cómo hacer flores de mango con limon y chile (video)
Mangos cut into flowers and served with lime and Tajin. How do they do that?
PREVIOUSLY ON TAJIN:
VIDEO: Bert the Turtle stars in ‘Duck and Cover’ (1951)
Hey, you pochos who are not Baby Boomers: Come with us now to the thrilling days of yesteryear (1951) when Americans worried about a nuclear attack from an evil Commie dictator across the sea. Good times!
POCHO History 101: Lalo Guerrero’s ‘Ballad of Pancho Lopez’ (video)
A true life story from the Mexican Revolution and a mojado’s migration from Chihuahua to Califas come alive as our Chicano musical hero Lalo Guerrero shares The Ballad of Pancho Lopez.
Mas…POCHO History 101: Lalo Guerrero’s ‘Ballad of Pancho Lopez’ (video)
I guess white girls don’t like frijoles for breakfast (video)
All the Mexican immigrant wanted was a hug and some conversation. His guera Texas girlfriend? Not so much. [Video by Luis Fernando Puente.]
8 states are on land that was Mexican (History Channel video)
Know your history: The Mayans and the Aztecs developed advanced civilizations and eight U.S. states sit on land that used to be Mexico.
Watch out, Geico! Here comes El Martillo Tejano (video)
Who cares if switching to Geico can save you 15 percent or more on car insurance?
If I were to have a car — or live in Texas — (both very unlikely scenarios) I’d totally call Jim Adler, aka El Martillo Tejano, who promises to protect my people (i.e. The Hispanics) from sleazy insurance companies and give us the most compensation possible in case of a car accident.
Watch Adler inform us about his services in the best Gringo-Spanish I’ve heard in a while.
Take it away Jim!
Reprinted with permission from MiBlogEsTuBlog by Laura Martinez.
[P.S.: Martillo = hammer.]
POCHO Jefe Lalo Alcaraz @ ComicCon’s Chicano Comics Panel (video)
They let POCHO Jefe-in-Chief Lalo Alcaraz speak at San Diego Comic Con 2017’s Chicano Comics panel — a home town audience. What happened next? Believe it or nalgas! [Video by QoVoC.]
The Firesign Theatre: Join the Free Mexican Air Force (1973 PSA)
In 1973, comedy group The Firesign Theatre unleashed this public service announcement — distributed to “underground” rock radio stations on a 45 RPM disk — for the Free Mexican Air Force.
Pasadena’s El Taquito Mexicano taco truck: Food and community (video)
Video creator Kyle Scobie loves the El Taquito Mexicano taco truck that’s been parking on Lake Avenue in Pasadena for years. And Scobie is not the only one!
Elotitos aka esquites — corn off the cob Mexican style (video)
Sure you can have traditional elotes — whole Mexican corn on the cob — or you can have elotitos aka esquitos — de-cobbed corn in a cup. And today, just for you, with you can have elotitos inside a bag of corn chips in San Luis Potosí in Central Mexico! [Video by Pi Suarez.]
Latino USA: If You Give a Toddler a Tortilla (NPR audio)
She just wants to prepare some home made flour tortillas with her baby girl just like she did with her own mom. What’s the big deal?
April Salazar longs to make her Grandma Alice’s tortillas with her daughter. It is the same tortilla recipe her grandmother’s mother made in Baja California and later in Tucson, Arizona, after she fled the Mexican Revolution. There’s just one problem: she needs the stars to align… and the cooperation of her two-year-old daughter.
Mas…Latino USA: If You Give a Toddler a Tortilla (NPR audio)
The Corn Gods are not pleased when immigrants hurt immigrants
The corn gods are not pleased.
In a year of increased hate crimes against immigrants and people of color, and also rampant xenophobia, Islamophobia, misogyny, and anti-Semitism, I’m not surprised that the ire of mouth breathers has turned to street vendors.
Mas…The Corn Gods are not pleased when immigrants hurt immigrants
Captain Elotes: Representation and the Barrio Heroes
I just was a panelist at San Diego Comic Con, where Chicano artists like me discussed our role in art and comics.
We talked about the importance of Chicana and Chicano characters in media, and how it represents us as a community.
Representation is a key aspect in our work, and after watching the video where bearded villain Carlos Hakas is harassing street vendor Benjamin Ramirez, I was reminded of the value of not only representation of our bodies, but representation of our stories.
Jamaican jerk-seasoned elotes will make you say ‘BRUH!’ (video)
YouTuber BrownBelle prepares yummy-looking grilled “Mexican street corn” — aka ELOTES — spiced up with Jamaican jerk seasoning and her own chimichurri. We like the way she braids the corn husks as handles for the cornsicles. And the way she says “BRUH!”
Click here for the jerk recipe. BrownBelle is on the Feisbuk tambien.
Trump sings ‘Despacito’ to Joint Session of Congress (fake news video)
We got this video from the new dude in the White House — The Mooch. He’s a communicatin’ kinda guy.
Fast-talking narrator makes tacos de pollo rapido (video)
Chicken tacos are deliciosa comida rapida y facil de hacer en casa, says Gorka Barredo, the fastest-talking Castillian Spanish narrator ever.
Now you’re talking! Yorkshire pudding breakfast burrito (video)
Whether you’re visiting a Rub Smokehouse in Birmingham, Nottingham (say hi to the sheriff!), Beverley, or Newcastle (got coals?), this epic dish proves that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Does this tortilla have a message for me? (photo)
I was making late night dinner at home Monday, and got a message from the cosmos. What do you think it means?
Campout cooking: Korean carnitas tacos con kimchi (video)
Looks legit — Korean-style carnitas tacos con kimchi. All I ever got on camping trips was mosquito bites and poison ivy.
