I know this self published author whose books and art I quite like. Her books feature such interesting things as a four sexed people, an unrelated three sexed people, and queer relationships all over the place.
She is the daughter of Cubans living in Florida, is a hard line conservative voting against rights for trans and queer people. Keeps it quiet, though, because guess who her audience is. Guess who her audience damn near solely is.
Whether I should buy her work is a question I ask myself. I really do enjoy it a lot. I often buy it. I mean, I bought Heinlein too.
Ultimately, I am one person and she is one person. Her sheer hypocrisy makes me grind my teeth, though, and I have distanced myself from her social media. I might buy her stuff but I don't have to listen to her crazy opinions.
And despite the very advanced tech in her books, still no trans people. It's blink and you miss it, especially with all kinds of other queerness going around. What's crazy is one of the sexes she comes up with are neuter, born without genitals or reproductive ability, that have some essential role in society and there's just no question about they should exist or not. I ... actually find that very gratifying, since I'm NB.
"And now some Miami MAGA Cuban Americans are threatening to STAND ON THE HIGHWAY AND BLOCK IT UNTIL SOMEBODY TAKES DOWN THAT BILLBOARD."
"I hate dictators who won't allow me to speak my mind! SOMEONE take down that fucking sign that I do not like, because someone else has the right to free speech."
let's see, we peeps from mestisaje roots tend NOT to be a monolith.
Our cubano cousins, um, esp of the GOP sort (see pendejos cruz y rubio) tend to be of a certain sort that the rest of us walk the fuck away from. They are the lady's in red allegorically seen in the Matrix.
This is NOT unexpected, esp if afro-latino (and cubano, see how much those above pendejos claim them). There is a HUGE wiff/stench/pile of shite/vomit mass of colorism involved when, let me say, non latino leaders try and talk down or at us say using the above pendejos as their anal mouthpieces.
And for the record, for EVERY record: fuck ted cruz
(full disclosure: I may have some anger at the colorism loving asshole, neigh evil, shown in this article)
I've always thought of him more as Stalinesque without the intelligence of Stalin. But, Castro could work. It is kind of funny and also very disturbing, because it shows how much they DO (regardless of what Empty says) worship him: the Holy Orange God with the feet of clay.
Hitler was also pretty smart in many ways, or at least clever. He actually was history's greatest monster, unlike, say, Jimmy Carter*, but he wasn't stupid.
The Cuban people actually benefited in many ways under Castro, the only people who benefited under Trump were rich people and corporations, so it's not really fair to compare the two.
Why does the Democratic Party never message well? It's a total mystery to me. We control Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and all of the funny and smart people, so you would THINK that our advertising would be awesome, yet it never is.
This is very unfair to all the Batista fans who fled the island when they couldn't continue to make millions in wealth off the backs of the locals. Also all the owners of the casinos raking in the cash from gambling and prostitution. No wonder they're drawn to the GOP.
THIS. I have very little sympathy for a lot of the "refugees" and their descendants. These assholes weren't dissidents or journalists, they were vicious, wealthy shitbags who ground the poor under their heels. I'm not claiming Castro was great, to be clear, but a decent number of the people "driven out" just ran away so they could try to keep up the lifestyle they wanted, or something like it.
Right? It's amazing how often the most ardent opponents of Latin American Communists (or "communists") turn out to be the bastards who prospered most under the corrupt predecessor.
"If there's someone that's showed us that he doesn't have any interest in being a dictator, it's President Trump, who already was president of the United States."
Right! And he further showed us that he didn't want to be a dictator by the peaceful, humble way he accepted the results and encouraged an orderly transition of power. An aspiring dictator might have unleashed a mob or something.
Y'all aware Fidel Castro is extremely dead buried under a humongous rock in southeast Cuba, right? Not dead enough maybe, but still Extremely Dead since 2016. I caught Maria Salazar arguing Russian nesting doll Tucker Carlson and pretending Castro was alive, so maybe they didn't got the memo.
Hispanics For Trump? You mean that there are people in his hate groups stupid enough to hand over their NAME and ADDRESS?! At the moment they are rounding up those 11 million ( JD Vance says 20 million) 'illegals' they are just filling buses and compounds for the cameras. Your past relationship with the USA don't matter much to Mango Hitler.
Sure, because Cubans don’t get deported once they’re on dry land. Criminals or whatever might but unlike everyone else they get here and they stay at will. That’s why most Mexicans HATE Cubans in my experience.
we don't hate them cuz of that, we despise them cuz their assholes ready to kick their fellow latino harder than the gringos do to PROVE they really love of their dear loving sadists. Those that LOVE to kick down.
Oh, not just cubanos is this seen in, but a lot of mexicanos too. The love of being fair/white/not THAT kind of mexican (or whatever other category). Yeah, we got some shite in our own houses to clean up too.
My perspective could be the fault of a particular conversation which I extrapolated out to the larger dislike. I also sat on a jury that was deciding a case about assault between a Cuban guy (the assaulter) and a Mexican guy (the assaultee). It was really ugly and disturbingly racist
I was seriously put out to see him as Beast Rabban in Dune II, yes, he could handle the part, and it is good that he is getting work, but it was like seeing Big Bird playing a vulture.
"...some Miami MAGA Cuban Americans are threatening to STAND ON THE HIGHWAY AND BLOCK IT ..."
Gee - I don't remember if DeSantis attempt to criminalize such protests after the Black Lives Matter protests ever got struck down. I do know that the very first protest after that law went into effect was some Cuban-American protest - for which there was absolutely no consequences.
I know this self published author whose books and art I quite like. Her books feature such interesting things as a four sexed people, an unrelated three sexed people, and queer relationships all over the place.
She is the daughter of Cubans living in Florida, is a hard line conservative voting against rights for trans and queer people. Keeps it quiet, though, because guess who her audience is. Guess who her audience damn near solely is.
Whether I should buy her work is a question I ask myself. I really do enjoy it a lot. I often buy it. I mean, I bought Heinlein too.
Ultimately, I am one person and she is one person. Her sheer hypocrisy makes me grind my teeth, though, and I have distanced myself from her social media. I might buy her stuff but I don't have to listen to her crazy opinions.
Your first paragraph: Wow, she sounds awesome, who is it??
Your second paragraph: ah, you know what, nevermind. Thanks tho.
And despite the very advanced tech in her books, still no trans people. It's blink and you miss it, especially with all kinds of other queerness going around. What's crazy is one of the sexes she comes up with are neuter, born without genitals or reproductive ability, that have some essential role in society and there's just no question about they should exist or not. I ... actually find that very gratifying, since I'm NB.
The Cuban exile community in Miami have perpetual grudges because Castro robbed them of their serfs.
It's like Batista never existed...
Or the exiles were among his supporters.
Ta, Evan. Loathsome creatures.
"And now some Miami MAGA Cuban Americans are threatening to STAND ON THE HIGHWAY AND BLOCK IT UNTIL SOMEBODY TAKES DOWN THAT BILLBOARD."
"I hate dictators who won't allow me to speak my mind! SOMEONE take down that fucking sign that I do not like, because someone else has the right to free speech."
Uh...OK.
anyone remember the onion: "47 punk bands change name to 'miami relatives'"?
I don't, but it's right on the money! I'm not even sure how The Onion is still in business, since irony is dead.
um, should I tell him or should anyone else?
let's see, we peeps from mestisaje roots tend NOT to be a monolith.
Our cubano cousins, um, esp of the GOP sort (see pendejos cruz y rubio) tend to be of a certain sort that the rest of us walk the fuck away from. They are the lady's in red allegorically seen in the Matrix.
This is NOT unexpected, esp if afro-latino (and cubano, see how much those above pendejos claim them). There is a HUGE wiff/stench/pile of shite/vomit mass of colorism involved when, let me say, non latino leaders try and talk down or at us say using the above pendejos as their anal mouthpieces.
And for the record, for EVERY record: fuck ted cruz
(full disclosure: I may have some anger at the colorism loving asshole, neigh evil, shown in this article)
My god they're so fragile.
I've always thought of him more as Stalinesque without the intelligence of Stalin. But, Castro could work. It is kind of funny and also very disturbing, because it shows how much they DO (regardless of what Empty says) worship him: the Holy Orange God with the feet of clay.
I think of Trump as Hitler, without the charisma and wit of Hitler.
Nor does he have the artistic talent.
Which makes sense, what with the syphilis and tiny fingers too small to grasp a paintbrush.
I don't think Trump has any talent whatsoever, other than making Republicans humiliate themselves.
He has pretty good instincts for bullying. He knows how to get under people's skin. That's probably not a talent though....
He's got an instinct for schoolyard insults. Sleepy Joe, etc. The press always seems to be swooning over his stupid insults and I'm sick of it.
Hitler was also pretty smart in many ways, or at least clever. He actually was history's greatest monster, unlike, say, Jimmy Carter*, but he wasn't stupid.
* Simpsons reference.
Hitler was an extremely good public speaker, and he loved animals. Trump is just despicable in EVERY way.
Mary Trump says that her uncle is just about the only human she knows who has not a single redeeming quality.
The Cuban people actually benefited in many ways under Castro, the only people who benefited under Trump were rich people and corporations, so it's not really fair to compare the two.
They need to have ads running constantly that show Trump praising Putin, Orban, and Xi and Biden denouncing them. This should be easy!! Why isn’t it??
To be fair, Trump has said and done so MANY horrible things it's impossible to package *all* of them in ads.
In this case I’m specifically talking about ads for the Cuban community to show that he loves dictators.
and he just never fucking stops. every day, some new atrocity.
Why does the Democratic Party never message well? It's a total mystery to me. We control Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and all of the funny and smart people, so you would THINK that our advertising would be awesome, yet it never is.
This is very unfair to all the Batista fans who fled the island when they couldn't continue to make millions in wealth off the backs of the locals. Also all the owners of the casinos raking in the cash from gambling and prostitution. No wonder they're drawn to the GOP.
the Mafia were seriously pissed about losing their bought-and-paid for dictator, who kept the cops and the citizens from bothering them.
THIS. I have very little sympathy for a lot of the "refugees" and their descendants. These assholes weren't dissidents or journalists, they were vicious, wealthy shitbags who ground the poor under their heels. I'm not claiming Castro was great, to be clear, but a decent number of the people "driven out" just ran away so they could try to keep up the lifestyle they wanted, or something like it.
Right? It's amazing how often the most ardent opponents of Latin American Communists (or "communists") turn out to be the bastards who prospered most under the corrupt predecessor.
"If there's someone that's showed us that he doesn't have any interest in being a dictator, it's President Trump, who already was president of the United States."
Right! And he further showed us that he didn't want to be a dictator by the peaceful, humble way he accepted the results and encouraged an orderly transition of power. An aspiring dictator might have unleashed a mob or something.
Fake electors, anyone?
Y'all aware Fidel Castro is extremely dead buried under a humongous rock in southeast Cuba, right? Not dead enough maybe, but still Extremely Dead since 2016. I caught Maria Salazar arguing Russian nesting doll Tucker Carlson and pretending Castro was alive, so maybe they didn't got the memo.
Hispanics For Trump? You mean that there are people in his hate groups stupid enough to hand over their NAME and ADDRESS?! At the moment they are rounding up those 11 million ( JD Vance says 20 million) 'illegals' they are just filling buses and compounds for the cameras. Your past relationship with the USA don't matter much to Mango Hitler.
Sure, because Cubans don’t get deported once they’re on dry land. Criminals or whatever might but unlike everyone else they get here and they stay at will. That’s why most Mexicans HATE Cubans in my experience.
we don't hate them cuz of that, we despise them cuz their assholes ready to kick their fellow latino harder than the gringos do to PROVE they really love of their dear loving sadists. Those that LOVE to kick down.
Oh, not just cubanos is this seen in, but a lot of mexicanos too. The love of being fair/white/not THAT kind of mexican (or whatever other category). Yeah, we got some shite in our own houses to clean up too.
My perspective could be the fault of a particular conversation which I extrapolated out to the larger dislike. I also sat on a jury that was deciding a case about assault between a Cuban guy (the assaulter) and a Mexican guy (the assaultee). It was really ugly and disturbingly racist
"we despise them cuz [their]* assholes ready to kick their fellow latino harder than the gringos do"
*=should read 'They are'. Typing too fast and fingers do their own thing (brain too phonetic sometimes on motor output)
The old wet foot/dry foot thing.
The wet foot must be wet from seawater not river water.
Should have compared Trump to Bautista...
What’s wrong with Bautista? I liked him a lot on the Guardian of the Galaxy films.
I was seriously put out to see him as Beast Rabban in Dune II, yes, he could handle the part, and it is good that he is getting work, but it was like seeing Big Bird playing a vulture.
Nothing goes over his head. He'd catch it before it could.
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Damn... Trump is going to bring free health care, universal literacy, and social equality? Sounds great!
8.4 doctors per 1000 people up from the US current 2.6.
"...some Miami MAGA Cuban Americans are threatening to STAND ON THE HIGHWAY AND BLOCK IT ..."
Gee - I don't remember if DeSantis attempt to criminalize such protests after the Black Lives Matter protests ever got struck down. I do know that the very first protest after that law went into effect was some Cuban-American protest - for which there was absolutely no consequences.