Elenamary

High School sucked, racism made it suck more…but damn trying to hang someone while screaming racist slurs, come on Ohio, we can do better.
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Teen Accused of Tying a Noose Around a Latino
An Ohio teen accused of dragging a Latino young man in a parking lot with a noose last year has been sentenced to 10 [...]

My very good friend, Miles Curtiss is running for University Area Commissioner.  Those living between High street to the train tracks, and from 5thAve to 16thAve, can vote for Miles Curtiss.  All you have to do is show up, this Saturday, with either your Buck-ID, or other photo ID, or mail at one of the [...]

Monday, May 4th the Columbus Dispatch had an Editorial “Tighten ID process: Bureau of Motor Vehicles makes it too easy for people to commit fraud“.  The opening line:
“Ohio is known to illegal immigrants as the place to go to score an easy ID, and that’s unacceptable.”
This statement is offensive in all kinds of ways.  First [...]

I was offended by the following…though I find myself unable to clearly articulate why.  It gives me the same feeling as when someone  referring to a Latino says “They are spicy!” as a compliment.

Let’s say you are a Mirish Xicana, wanna be hip blogger and you are dating a man, a black man (which may or may not be relevant) who sends you a text message that he just heard a song that reminded him of you.  The lyrics he selects to send you in the text are [...]

Día de la Resistencia Indígena  o también Día de la Raza, fue celebrado ayer el doce de Octubre.  Pero hoy en Ohio es día de festivo en mi universidad y en las oficinas del Gobierno, el dia que ellos celebran el Cristóbal Colon.  Mientras los jueces y legisladores descansan y piensan en Cristóbal Colon, ni [...]