tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post4312611505163384338..comments2024-01-09T05:39:44.523-08:00Comments on I Hate Poetry: The Buddah Moskowitz Archive: Mexicality FAQBuddah Moskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-38315797360732301012013-04-15T18:10:26.625-07:002013-04-15T18:10:26.625-07:00Playful and cutting at the same time. Sad but true...Playful and cutting at the same time. Sad but true? It reminds me a cartoon I saw growing up, not Gary Larson... maybe someone from the New Yorker... anyway the dad was stuffing his kid's head with all kinds of funny ideas, and the kid's head looked like a bulging sack ready to explode. What does my Tai Chi teacher say? Time to empty our cups and free ourselves of preconceived notions.Todd Alan Krafthttp://instaneity.com/photo_journal/index.php/entry/the-baltimore-harbor-tunnel-egressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-9653939542354047532013-04-12T07:23:31.845-07:002013-04-12T07:23:31.845-07:00Thanks, but remember it isn't Reality, it'...Thanks, but remember it isn't Reality, it's just reality.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-84452226590945870982013-04-12T07:23:12.851-07:002013-04-12T07:23:12.851-07:00Gracias, senor!Gracias, senor!Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-29574337485652330602013-04-10T09:34:10.937-07:002013-04-10T09:34:10.937-07:00wonderful volley between assumptions and reality....wonderful volley between assumptions and reality.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-24345947326175088932013-04-10T07:53:20.357-07:002013-04-10T07:53:20.357-07:00This poem hits home for me brother. Excellent soci...This poem hits home for me brother. Excellent social commentary as per your custom.<br />Salud hermano,<br />Mark ButkusMark Butkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028422696260495656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-12377905529643690322013-04-10T07:49:27.967-07:002013-04-10T07:49:27.967-07:00Thanks, so much - I've been called a tool ofte...Thanks, so much - I've been called a tool often, but this is the first time someone's prefaced it with "Teaching".Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-33737659379672005642013-04-10T07:48:50.501-07:002013-04-10T07:48:50.501-07:00And now you know why I never visit Mexico - the la...And now you know why I never visit Mexico - the last thing I need is to get stopped at the border. Nope, I is an All-American Mexican-American! What's the difference between someone being English and British?Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-27411046173198997812013-04-10T07:47:15.592-07:002013-04-10T07:47:15.592-07:00Thanks Ameleh,
And I didn't include the time ...Thanks Ameleh,<br /><br />And I didn't include the time I was with my White girlfriend in Maryland at Christmastime when two drunk citizens there wished me a Happy Beaner Christmas. I've stayed in SoCal every Xmas since. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-41083893107932891752013-04-10T07:45:34.603-07:002013-04-10T07:45:34.603-07:00Thank you , I always say when you make an assumpti...Thank you , I always say when you make an assumption, you make an ass out of u and umption. Gets a laugh 50% of the time. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-74834941978571993062013-04-10T07:44:35.158-07:002013-04-10T07:44:35.158-07:00Thanks, to quote EC "I used to be disgusted, ...Thanks, to quote EC "I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused."Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-35550865751547743832013-04-09T23:57:53.838-07:002013-04-09T23:57:53.838-07:00I thought this was funny, and that it says a lot a...I thought this was funny, and that it says a lot about stereotypes and privilege. I think that it would make a good teaching tool.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-72848331329996385932013-04-09T22:15:31.914-07:002013-04-09T22:15:31.914-07:00My girlfriend from England married a guy and took ...My girlfriend from England married a guy and took his name (Soares). She visited Mexico and when crossing back to California where they lived, she encountered a visa problem. They held her, while the husband sorted things out, but she was quite indignant to hear the immigration staff speculating whether she spoke English. She fiercely informed them that she not only spoke English, she was English! Even worse, she found many Californians would pronounce her name as sores...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589253190731511955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-73440785151598273222013-04-09T22:00:27.835-07:002013-04-09T22:00:27.835-07:00Thanks, that's why I call myself a documentari...Thanks, that's why I call myself a documentarian.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-82513427180210706112013-04-09T21:59:19.305-07:002013-04-09T21:59:19.305-07:00Thanks, quiet frustration is my middle name. Actua...Thanks, quiet frustration is my middle name. Actually, it's Patrick. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-18077751710834509122013-04-09T21:57:59.959-07:002013-04-09T21:57:59.959-07:00No. I loved the ramble, and Iknow your daughter kn...No. I loved the ramble, and Iknow your daughter knows exactly what I go through. Thanks.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-45405605533311945392013-04-09T21:55:59.912-07:002013-04-09T21:55:59.912-07:00No, your espanol es muy bueno! And that's abou...No, your espanol es muy bueno! And that's about all the Spanish I can muster, y gracias, querida Pam.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-23354630954024681972013-04-09T21:54:05.242-07:002013-04-09T21:54:05.242-07:00Thanks so much, more than anything I want to enter...Thanks so much, more than anything I want to entertain.Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-83188085133825614852013-04-09T21:41:37.807-07:002013-04-09T21:41:37.807-07:00Ai, mi hermano. God, this was funny but not funny...Ai, mi hermano. God, this was funny but not funny at all. People are so f-ing rude about race, and the truth is, I am descended from undocumented immigrants, from "illegals." My dad's family invaded on the Mayflower.<br /><br />When I lived in Puerto Rico, I got a taste of what it's like to be looked upon as an "other," even though it was just a norteamericana. I suggest ALL EuroAmericans try it. Humbling, and it made me try harder to learn the language, something I'll always use in everyday life, something for which I'll always be thankful.<br /><br />Hope there's lime in that Corona, Brudda from annuda muddah!<br /><br />Love, Ameleh Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-31230464669293889742013-04-09T19:51:30.275-07:002013-04-09T19:51:30.275-07:00Assumptions, people always assume. You know what t...Assumptions, people always assume. You know what they say about assuming, makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me." We have friends of Mexican heritage and I have learned much from them. I enjoyed your take and appropriately blunt answers to such inappropriately blunt questions. Thanks for sharing!Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-25202611202562646702013-04-09T19:18:41.488-07:002013-04-09T19:18:41.488-07:00Ha, a great response to awful stereotypes. The for...Ha, a great response to awful stereotypes. The form you chose works especially well. And you are far more patient than I would be. :)mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-48062003464415634962013-04-09T19:00:21.596-07:002013-04-09T19:00:21.596-07:00always so . . .
real!
What a great political/e...always so . . . <br />real! <br /> What a great political/ethnical/comical look at lifeCharityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089353392674551752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-68231271259196916082013-04-09T18:34:05.958-07:002013-04-09T18:34:05.958-07:00Amazing capture of a conversation we often aren...Amazing capture of a conversation we often aren't privy too, let alone given the opportunity to ponder. We are all so naive in our look back. Limited. Some more than others. I loved the quiet frustration, and have to wonder how you did it. Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-75572790022336873452013-04-09T18:04:02.466-07:002013-04-09T18:04:02.466-07:00This is really good, Mosk. So true that many peop...This is really good, Mosk. So true that many people make false assumptions. I think you gave great answers. This reminded me of my daughter (Korean by birth) who married an army man and lived on base for a while. Lots of the soldiers there had Korean wives, but these wives SPOKE Korean as they met their husbands in Korea. They would see my daughter and immediately start talking to her in Korean, but she did not know the language. They just assumed her history was the same as theirs. For a while it was thought that her husband would have an opportunity to do army duty in Korea and she'd go along, but I think she knew as well that this would be awkward because of the assumptions the Koreans there would make when they saw her. You really canNOT judge by exterior or ethnicity. By the way, her husband is American of Mexican heritage. They have children, and they jokingly say they are of Kexican heritage. Sorry about the ramble.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-46257606687088119122013-04-09T17:51:25.428-07:002013-04-09T17:51:25.428-07:00Buddah, los Mexicanos somos gente genial y hermosa...Buddah, los Mexicanos somos gente genial y hermosa. Yo dice. Que Buen poesia. Cinco de Mayo es un grande fiesta aqui en Puebla, porque es la historia de ciudad. Viva Mexico! Mi corazon por siempre!<br /><br />Pamela<br />btw, my Spanish stinks as I use English all day long in classes and at home. flauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12624992.post-76869241108993203872013-04-09T17:35:52.597-07:002013-04-09T17:35:52.597-07:00I do like the opening lines. is it wrong that I f...I do like the opening lines. is it wrong that I found humor in your addressing of stereotypes? I don't know, but either way you definitely earned that siesta.RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.com