this was my video response to the racist comments i got about the other video. the response is in spanish so you might not understand what i'm saying but it's basically that those comments were hurtful and that those kind of attitudes can only worsen the problem, far from solving it.
About everything I have an opinion or thought about. My vision of the world, of all the things, places and people that make it the beautiful mess it is.
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
one more...
Why does a FOREIGN have to comment on our INTERNAL politics?
You better worry about your THIRD WORLD COUNTRY and leave us spaniards in peace, CLOWN
(this comment was made by a 19 year old)
So far 1281 views, 3 comments
a crude reality
"Sudaca" is a racist term used against latinamericans mainly in Spain. I posted a video on www.youtube.es/elecciones08 asking the Spanish presidential candidates for some key words about themselves or their parties. I don't live in Spain and I obviously can't vote there but i'm a firm believer in the power of technology to make democracy a reality, or at least bring us a little closer to it. I wish that someday we would have the same kind of iniciative (as www.youtube.es/elecciones08) in Guatemala and in every country so that candidates could be more accesible and real to the people. And I was also interested because Spain is, still, very close to Latinamerica when it comes to politics.
I posted my video late sunday evening and today I come to find it's been watched 1,030 times already- and 2 comments have been made, both of which were pretty strong and...well i can't really define them, but i'll translate one of them so you'll get the idea:
The person who made this comment is 20 years old. His user name is "europeanpatriotism", and he defines himself as a profound patriot, lover of Spain and Europe...
Xenophobia and Racism are a crude reality, all over the world. And the worst part is that they're spreading. I guess that's the duality of globalization.
I posted my video late sunday evening and today I come to find it's been watched 1,030 times already- and 2 comments have been made, both of which were pretty strong and...well i can't really define them, but i'll translate one of them so you'll get the idea:
SHIT "SUDACA"!!!! GET OUT OF SPAIN!!!!
you don't have the right to comment on our politics....DIE BITCH
GET OUT OF SPAIN
SPAIN FOR THE SPANIARDS
I OUGHT TO PUT A BULLOT BETWEEN YOUR EYES
SPEAK FOR YOUR SHIT COUNTRY, DON'T SPEAK FOR SPAIN
The person who made this comment is 20 years old. His user name is "europeanpatriotism", and he defines himself as a profound patriot, lover of Spain and Europe...
Xenophobia and Racism are a crude reality, all over the world. And the worst part is that they're spreading. I guess that's the duality of globalization.
Monday, 28 January 2008
Cleo
Cleo tiene al menos veinte años de trabajar cuidando carros en la 12 calle y 2a avenida de la zona 10 de la Ciudad de Guatemala, en frente del Géminis (donde está T.G.I.Friday's). No es originario de la ciudad, y le tocan noches duras, largas y frías la mayor parte del año. Sin embargo, nunca falta en su expresión un gesto de amabilidad, con un indiscutible toque de ternura.
El sábado pasado tuve el gusto de poder platicar con él un rato, y aunque no lo sabe, hizo mucho por mí esa noche. Y es que cuando se vive envuelta en una realidad socio-cultural como la de la Ciudad de Guate, es inevitable que la llama de la confianza, la llama del "auto-estima social" se debilite...hasta casi extinguirse. Son personas como él las que me devuelven la esperanza, son espíritus como esos los que me llenan de ganas de ser mejor y contribuir a producir los cambios que tanto necesitamos.
Le pedí que pensara en lo que quisiera pedirle a un político extranjero. Con mucho gusto, se tomó el tiempo necesario y finalmente me dio una respuesta que me cautivó; me cautivó por su humildad y por la profunda sinceridad con la que apeló a algo tan humano como el amor: la solidaridad.
La solidaridad, como el amor, es algo tan abstracto y tan mágico que hace imposible el encontrar una receta para producirla. Es algo que tiene que nacer del corazón de cada persona. De todas las personas.
El sábado pasado tuve el gusto de poder platicar con él un rato, y aunque no lo sabe, hizo mucho por mí esa noche. Y es que cuando se vive envuelta en una realidad socio-cultural como la de la Ciudad de Guate, es inevitable que la llama de la confianza, la llama del "auto-estima social" se debilite...hasta casi extinguirse. Son personas como él las que me devuelven la esperanza, son espíritus como esos los que me llenan de ganas de ser mejor y contribuir a producir los cambios que tanto necesitamos.
Le pedí que pensara en lo que quisiera pedirle a un político extranjero. Con mucho gusto, se tomó el tiempo necesario y finalmente me dio una respuesta que me cautivó; me cautivó por su humildad y por la profunda sinceridad con la que apeló a algo tan humano como el amor: la solidaridad.
La solidaridad, como el amor, es algo tan abstracto y tan mágico que hace imposible el encontrar una receta para producirla. Es algo que tiene que nacer del corazón de cada persona. De todas las personas.
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