Male Cheerleader in Texas Kicked Off Squad, Suspended for Gay Kiss Seen on Surveillance Camera: VIDEO
How is kissing another man different than kissing a woman? It's not, trust me. Except of course that for those of us who are gay, kissing another man can be a deeply meaningful of friendship and caring. I can't see how a kiss exchanged between two young men is anyone else's business and certainly not cause for discipline.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Remembering Ricky
I just read this article (reposted from NPR) on the Being Latino website which I recommend to everyone.
I love Ricky
- via Luis Clemens/NPR
Desi Arnaz, seen in 1955, was one of the first characters to speak Spanish on English-language television.
Desi Arnaz, seen in 1955, was one of the first characters to speak Spanish on English-language television.
I remember being wowed the first time I heard Spanish spoken on English-language television. It was a 1970s re-run of an I Love Lucy episode. I do not remember what was said. Just that Ricky Ricardo said it en español. And I remember how it made me feel — wondrous, proud, confused.
I was confused because it was disorienting to hear Spanish used on English-language television. As a Cuban-American kid growing up in Miami, I watched English and Spanish-language television but the two languages didn’t overlap on-screen. There was the local newscast and then there was el noticiero local; each in a separate tongue and each with a different worldview.
(Continue reading at NPR.)
My memory of Ricky.
As a Mexican-American kid growing up in south Texas, Ricky Ricardo legitimized my Spanish-speaking home experience. Desi's character on I Love Lucy insisted that Little Ricky would learn to speak Spanish and went so far as to explain how easy it is to learn to read Spanish because it is more phonetic than English - at least to Ricky. It was this simple suggestion that helped me teach myself to read Spanish and I will always credit Desi Arnaz for helping me to be proud of my Spanish.
I love Ricky
- via Luis Clemens/NPR
Desi Arnaz, seen in 1955, was one of the first characters to speak Spanish on English-language television.
Desi Arnaz, seen in 1955, was one of the first characters to speak Spanish on English-language television.
I remember being wowed the first time I heard Spanish spoken on English-language television. It was a 1970s re-run of an I Love Lucy episode. I do not remember what was said. Just that Ricky Ricardo said it en español. And I remember how it made me feel — wondrous, proud, confused.
I was confused because it was disorienting to hear Spanish used on English-language television. As a Cuban-American kid growing up in Miami, I watched English and Spanish-language television but the two languages didn’t overlap on-screen. There was the local newscast and then there was el noticiero local; each in a separate tongue and each with a different worldview.
(Continue reading at NPR.)
My memory of Ricky.
As a Mexican-American kid growing up in south Texas, Ricky Ricardo legitimized my Spanish-speaking home experience. Desi's character on I Love Lucy insisted that Little Ricky would learn to speak Spanish and went so far as to explain how easy it is to learn to read Spanish because it is more phonetic than English - at least to Ricky. It was this simple suggestion that helped me teach myself to read Spanish and I will always credit Desi Arnaz for helping me to be proud of my Spanish.
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