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“Backlash emerges against Latino culture”

This is fucking ridiculous:

NORCROSS, GA. – In some ways, the traveling taco stand has become a symbol of the rise of Hispanics in the US. Here in Gwinnett County, Ga., it wasn’t any different – until lawmakers outlawed the $1 street-corner taco vendor last month…

…Last month, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners became one of the first in the country to ban mobile taco stands, which officials said were cluttering street corners. One Gwinnett politician described the proliferation of rolling taco stands as “gypsy-fication.”

What would the alternative be for the taco stands? The cheap American-made imitation Taco Bell?

In resisting the sudden and growing influence of Latino culture, some cities and towns across America are requiring the use of English and restricting culinary mores and even the Hispanic tradition of sitting on the front porch.

Can we say xenophobia? Actually, how about imbecile?

Cultural differences

This was originally a forward sent to me by my mom. Here we have some Turkish soccer fans:

And here we have Brazilian fans:

The forward also had the following message:

Der wahre Grund, warum Brasilien an der Weltmeisterschaft teilnimmt, die Türkei aber nicht.

Der kleine aber feine Unterschied zwischen Brasilien und Türkei!

It’s pretty clear why Brazil is a five time champion and Turkey is not