SB 1070: The Wet Empanada Version
WITH ALL THE INTENSITY of SB 1070 being passed, and all the vile spirits unleashed unto the online comment threads, and with all the heartache that witnessing such injustice brings—Stephen Colbert offers us a much-needed laugh and break in the action.
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Really made me laugh in a few places.
I might as well add that I don’t like the “we lined the border with all our crummiest states” joke and the noticeable roar of laughter that follows. It’s too easy for his audience to respond warmly to a comment that instead of bolstering up human rights or highlighting racism, instead practices the same old slurs AGAINST Mexicans. Because…why are all the border states the “crummiest” ones, eh? Right.
Anyway! Aside from that one sour moment, I found this a much needed relief. Thanks to mis amigas over at VivirLatino for the link.
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Because…why are all the border states the “crummiest” ones, eh?
I think you are misreading this. The idea was not that they are “crappy” because they have Mexican immigrants. In this context, the joke makes no sense, ie. why would Mexicans not want to go to a state with lots of Mexican immigrants?
I think Colbert was mocking those states as “crappy” for being anti-immigrant, pro-white, conservative Republican states.
Interesting. That is possible.
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