Posted on 07/12/2022 6:11:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In a speech on Monday, Jill Biden said the Latino community was "as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio."
Biden made the remarks at a Latino advocacy conference in the Alamo City. Her remarks drew swift rebuke from Republicans and others, including the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, which issued a statement saying her comment “demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the divinity of Latinos in the region.” NAHJ encourages @FLOTUS & her communications team to take time to better understand the complexities of our people & communities.
We are not tacos.
Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures & food traditions.
Do not reduce us to stereotypes. pic.twitter.com/KQIq5gwsht
— NAHJ (@NAHJ) July 12, 2022 Biden issued an apology Tuesday.
But other critics leaned into Biden’s breakfast taco comparison, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. At first puzzled by Biden’s remarks, Cruz later said in a tweet that “personally, I’m a chorizo, egg & cheese.”
The Express-News asked locals on social media, including Reddit, Twitter and a local food Facebook group: “If you were a breakfast taco, what would you be?”
Most said they would be chorizo mixed with a myriad of add-ons such as huevos, frijoles and papas. The second-most popular response, as one reader put it, was: “Bean and cheese, a delicious classic.”
NAHJ encourages @FLOTUS & her communications team to take time to better understand the complexities of our people & communities.
We are not tacos.
Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures & food traditions.
Do not reduce us to stereotypes. pic.twitter.com/KQIq5gwsht
— NAHJ (@NAHJ) July 12, 2022 Biden issued an apology Tuesday.
But other critics leaned into Biden’s breakfast taco comparison, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. At first puzzled by Biden’s remarks, Cruz later said in a tweet that “personally, I’m a chorizo, egg & cheese.”
The Express-News asked locals on social media, including Reddit, Twitter and a local food Facebook group: “If you were a breakfast taco, what would you be?”
Most said they would be chorizo mixed with a myriad of add-ons such as huevos, frijoles and papas. The second-most popular response, as one reader put it, was: “Bean and cheese, a delicious classic.”
SI, SE PWADWAY BRANDON!
Pierogi and lasagna here. Wife is mofongo washed down with coquito.
Some Latinas have nice tacos.
😛
CC
I am Char-Su-bao
“So, am I a potato since I’m Irish?”
No, if you are Irish, then you are a drunk. /s
😜😂!
I’m Polish, French, English, Native American. So that would make me a Kielbasa Croissant on Navajo bread with a pint of Ale!
😃😄👍
😜😂😜😝
Sounds like something an entitled c*nt would say.
"Oh? Well then stay off of this stuff...that's the curse of you people!"
Divinity? DIVINITY? What is the matter with these people?
Jill Biden may think that Hispanics are only as unique as tacos, but I actually found the perfect taco for her husband.
As you can see, it’s just a shell! pic.twitter.com/4Oo18YvPMR— Irene Armendariz-Jackson For Congress (@ArmendarizDis16) July 12, 2022
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