Quiz time, when we say Tequila Party, what do you think of first?
A. This picture from college
B. This dance from one of the greatest movies ever
C. This bar scene
D. A well-intentioned grass-roots political movement out of Arizona that actually has some great points to make about immigration reform but has a name that makes a mockery of the movement, so much so that the movement won’t even gain any traction at all
If you think that Dee Dee García-Blasé and other Latino leaders in the United States who support the Tequila Party are just making a mockery of real Latino issues, then take a moment and go here. Let them know that political perception is all reality.
Besides painting a tawdry picture of Latinos, even using Tequila to represent all of us is another travesty. While tequila is popular in Mexico, the alcoholic beverage of choice in Caribbean nations like Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico is rum.
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Besides painting a tawdry picture of Latinos, even using Tequila to represent all of us is another travesty. While tequila is popular in Mexico, the alcoholic beverage of choice in Caribbean nations like Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico is rum.
I mean, if you are going to do this, do it right! Hell, a Shakira Party would be better. More inclusive and those lips don’t lie, unlike Sarah Palin.