The situation here is, literally, that one can elect to either spend 36 hours in jail, or pay this fine.

No, it was a flag, all crunched up, but a flag. Mexicans don't "print" the flag anywhere else - no t-shirts, no bandanas, no towels, etc. It was 16th of September, Independence Day in Mexico, and flags are everywhere to buy. And using the Mexican flag like that is definitely a crime. However, I do object to the…

Of course, there must be a lot of people of Asian descent who might not be pleased with their culture being treated as a theme for what it is essentially a fancy costume party, but I would like to wait and hear the arguments from them instead of having this half-baked, preemptive outrage post from someone who is not…

This is a GREAT comment! Wish I could star you more than just once. Bump, bump, bump!

For a good reason. In Latin America, racial categorization stinks of colonialism. Spanish colonies were segregated under a strict caste system, 16 of them to be precise, each caste with different rights and obligations. For most Latin Americans, asking for someone's race seems like a question straight out of the 16th…

This comment is everything!

You want me to be honest with you? I prefer this idea a thousand times than the way things are currently being dealt with in the US and the UK, where racial labels are so mind-blowingly stupid they don't even make sense. I don't think it is going to stop racial discourse at all. I don't think it is akin to bury one's…

Oh yes, totally agree. I have a BA and a Masters in IR, so yeah, that's my daily bread. It is... amusing and depressing at the same time. Although every now and then you meet someone with a very good grasp of international affairs - and they often are the person that you would least imagine. They might not be able to…

Oh, but then you are talking about a different thing, not just celebrities who tweet rather generally about an international conflict. Yes, pundits and talking heads are uninformed. However, IMO, the issue is not so much that they are uniformed - that barely even matters. The issue is that they have an agenda. That…

How do you even know they are uninformed? I find that assumption to be very condescending. They are probably not ready to write a dissertation on the subject, -very very few people are- but I would bet that many of them are better informed than people give them credit for...

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Why is that crazy? A white Latino is a white person. Latino is NOT a race!

No, I am sorry darling, but it is akin to the word "faggot". In Mexico, it means "coward" as well, in the same way that "pussy" means coward. Pussy = female = coward: sexist insult. Puto = gay = coward: homophobic insult.

Well, all the women in their ads are mothers..,

True. Plus, he will be busy all summer with the Dutch National Team. By the way things are looking right now, Man United needs a manager to start working on building a new squad as soon as possible. I am afraid that Van Gaal will arrive a bit too late for that... he needs time to settle in, etc. Not a good option IMO.

Poor fella... he is indeed a very talented manager, people are overlooking that now. He really is an exceptional tactician - he just never really had a chance in this situation. The worst part? Tomorrow is Sad Sack David Moyes's birthday... stay classy, Man United!

Seriously, this comes 20 years too late...

Las Vegas. Remember Trishelle? Before Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian: the original vapid reality star.... weird to think that she was a pioneer in the art of being famous for just famous.

I feel like a jerk for saying this, but isn't 4.4 kinda normal? Like, no biggie, you can barely feel it?

She is. She was born in Mexico, so she is Mexican by birth. Mexico recognizes dual citizenship and it is impossible to lose your Mexican citizenship.