Breaking down the insane call to rename the city of St. Louis and remove the statue of Louis IX of France.
Tag: racism
When Readers Attack! ‘All Yall Know to Do is Judge and be Racist’
I take to task a poorly educated reader who mischaracterizes several aspects of American culture in a futile attempt to defend Colombian food.
‘Latino’ is Not a Race
Explaining my typical gringo transformation from seeing “Latino” as a race, which it’s not, to a culture. Inspired by a poem by Noel Quiñones.
A Pinch of Politically Incorrect Peruvian Art
A look at politicially-incorrect artwork produced by indigenist painter and drawer Camilo Blas, whose later worked featured city life in Lima, Peru.
Another Ultimate Expat-Immigrant Test
“Another Ultimate Expat-Immigrant Test” is a second test to see whether you are an “expat” or an “immigrant” — and why race has nothing to do with it.
My Head-Up-My-A$$ Anecdote
The story on a bad joke I inadvertently made which highlights racial and socioeconomic divisions in Peru and greater Latin America.
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