When reading La Prensa, I came across this article, “You know you’re a pendejo/a when…”
While his article is directed at Latino organizations, one part states:
It’s mostly intellectuals mental-masturbating. Sorry if I offended anyone, but these national organizations need to close the gap between their conference organizers and their real constituents, the grass-roots folks. It’s the Juan’s and María’s who never get a knock on their door that are missing at these conferences again, and again, and again. We have become what we have criticized the government of doing when it comes to the census under-counting—we walk right pass our gente’s neighborhoods. Shame on you!
Many people feel disconnect from these national organizations and political parties on non-Latino issues as well.
It reminds me of a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece that was written several months ago, that I found when I was visiting a website for Ray Ku, who is running for election in District 98, on middle of the road americans, giving this group the name Levelheads. A "You might be a Levelhead if you..."
I could very well be a Levelhead, but hopefully most don't feel I'm a pendeja.
:-)
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Please translate 'pendejo/a' for me.
The local Latinos [Hispanics] are disconnected from the national group, but more importantly, they are also apparently disconnected from local political groups as well.
Are there any real constituents, the grass-roots folks in the Toledo Latino community? What are their issues? What are they 'hot' about?
Further, who speaks for them? Do they have a united or split voice, mirroring the two candidates for city council?
Nicely translated it would be "stupid" but typically it means "asshole".
Typically pendejo means "a**hole" or dumba**," LD.
Its origins are for the Latin word for pubic or anal hair, pectiniculus.
Whoops - Lisa is da bomb.
lol Mike, you have to remember being married to someone who speaks Spanish very fluently I've picked up a few words here and there. Knowing a few key words especially comes in handy when we are with his family and I'm sitting there wishing that I would have not taken four years of French.
:-)
Does the article deserve any comments other than the opening vulgarity?
Evidently no one else wants to comment on the disconnect that people feel from national or even local groups.
I assumed more people would discuss either that or the second article on the "Levelhead" concept but? Sometimes that happens. To me both articles demonstrated how many people have expressed they feel.
I loved the levelhead article!
I appear to be an almost perfect levelhead, except for one or two points on my cranium :-)
But then, you probably already figured that out!
Best regards from NY!
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