Posted on 05/08/2010 1:02:10 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
(May 6) -- Foes of Arizona's stringent new immigration law -- which requires police to check the paperwork of anyone believed to be an illegal immigrant during traffic stops, arrests or detentions -- claim that it's essentially an open invitation for the authorities to harass the, let's say, swarthier citizens of the Grand Canyon State.
For those legal Arizonans worried that their skin tone may now result in their being routinely pestered by local law enforcement (as well as those unwilling or unable to spring for a skin-whitening procedure a la Sammy Sosa or the late King of Pop), Zubi, a Hispanic ad agency based out of Miami, has offered a solution: the Gringo Mask.
"Our agency mantra is 'Erasing Stereotypes,' so as soon as this law was passed, we knew we had to do something to communicate just how ridiculous we thought it was," said the firm's COO, Joe Zubizarreta.
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...because ALL gringos [Americans] are blond & blue-eyed...
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All this angst, strum und drang for a State that passes a law that says “The Laws of the USA shall be upheld” and that being illegal is a crime.
Let’s go and pass a law that says “Bank Robbers will be Prosecuted” and see if there is a blowback.
So check them to see if they are Canadian illegals.
AAAAAAA???
We have illegal European immigrants, illegal Asian immigrants and illegal Muslims...
No one is exempt from the federal law IMHO
Proud Arizonan - Doing the jobs the Feds don't want to do. (Although THEY are getting paid for it.)
Joe Keohane is an idiot.
“Gringo” is a slang Spanish and Portuguese word used to denote foreigners. You can’t be a gringo in your own country.
Just the Hispanic community being racist again.
““Gringo” is a slang Spanish and Portuguese word used to denote foreigners.”
We can’t expect hispanics to know that; they are notoriously illiterate.
AOL and NEWS are just mutually exclusive.
so... he’s asking illegals to wear masks that will say ‘i’m an illegal foreigner’.
he’s helping the cause. thanks Joe!
Not even a Hispanic name. Guy is trying to take advantage of poor Mexicans.
Green grow the lilacs, all sparkling with dew
I’m lonely, my darling, since parting with you;
But by our next meeting I’ll hope to prove true
And change the green lilacs to the Red, White and Blue.
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