http://peep.org/words/2008/09/blanca-y-negros/ published whenever there is something to say Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://peep.org/words/2008/09/blanca-y-negros/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Ethan G. Salwen Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:54:26 +0000 http://peep.org/words/?p=152#comment-373 Negros de mierda!!! Hey, look, I'm not going to even try this castellano shit. But let me just report that Mr. Kay--who can hardly SPEAK in either English or Spanish--not only writes in fantastic Spanish, but he does so in a very porteño style. Or, at least, except for that part that sounds re, re yanqui. I mean, what porteño worries about sleep or tries to avoid a friendly neighbor. Well, maybe one who is trying to avoid a "negro de mierdo," which, if I got the concept right, doesn't even have to do with skin color. Just like "white" isn't as much about skin color as one might think in the EEUU. But that's all an aside. Mr. Kay has brought home a critical point about life in Buenos Aires, skin color and prejudice. I'm not sure how to express the point other than to suggest that you reread Mr. Kay's blog post. Isn't it interesting how race and prejudice can be so very much in the forefront, so openly discussed, and yet, somehow, so much more. . .um, refreshingly innocent and all-inclusive than in the EEUU. I only hope that Mr. Kay will continue to post, with such richly related dialog, stories like these from the streets (or local park) of Buenos Aires. Negros de mierda!!! Hey, look, I’m not going to even try this castellano shit. But let me just report that Mr. Kay–who can hardly SPEAK in either English or Spanish–not only writes in fantastic Spanish, but he does so in a very porteño style. Or, at least, except for that part that sounds re, re yanqui. I mean, what porteño worries about sleep or tries to avoid a friendly neighbor. Well, maybe one who is trying to avoid a “negro de mierdo,” which, if I got the concept right, doesn’t even have to do with skin color. Just like “white” isn’t as much about skin color as one might think in the EEUU. But that’s all an aside. Mr. Kay has brought home a critical point about life in Buenos Aires, skin color and prejudice. I’m not sure how to express the point other than to suggest that you reread Mr. Kay’s blog post. Isn’t it interesting how race and prejudice can be so very much in the forefront, so openly discussed, and yet, somehow, so much more. . .um, refreshingly innocent and all-inclusive than in the EEUU. I only hope that Mr. Kay will continue to post, with such richly related dialog, stories like these from the streets (or local park) of Buenos Aires.

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