Tag Archives: Whitewash

My Kids are Food Snobs. Hooray!

Posted on 26 March, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hi Meltingpot Readers, This past weekend el esposo and I drove the boys down to North Carolina to stay with my parents for spring break. Granted it snowed [..]

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And Speaking of Whitewashing Latino Identity: Have You Seen Disney’s First Latina Princess?

Posted on 24 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 8

Hello Meltingpot Readers, I hate to beat a dead race horse (pun intended), but sometimes I can’t help it.  Have your heard all of the excitement over the [..]

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Is Argo a Whitewash of Latino Identity?

Posted on 22 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 15

Hola Meltingpot Readers, This weekend el esposo and I went to see the film Argo. In case you haven’t heard about it, Argo is the movie based on [..]

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Columbus Day: A Day of Celebration or Mourning?

Posted on 8 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 3

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Today is Columbus Day and technically the country has the day off. But to do what? Celebrate or mourn? I guess it matters where you [..]

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Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman and Vampires

Posted on 16 July, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hello Meltingpot Readers, Am I the only one who just heard about the film, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? People, I just saw the book in the bookstore the other [..]

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