{"id":119840,"date":"2024-10-29T23:08:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119840"},"modified":"2024-10-29T23:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:08:46","slug":"racist-jokes-about-puerto-rico-at-rally-bring-anger-and-disgust-truly-how-the-trump-party-sees-us-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119840","title":{"rendered":"Racist jokes about Puerto Rico at rally bring anger and disgust: \u2018Truly how the Trump party sees us\u2019 | Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><span style=\"color:var(--drop-cap);font-weight:500;\" class=\"dcr-15rw6c2\">S<\/span>ome Americans, particularly those of Puerto Rican descent, said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/28\/biden-harris-racist-comments-trump-msg-rally\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">racist remarks<\/a> aired at Donald Trump\u2019s Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York helped them decide who to vote for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The speaker and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe took aim at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/puerto-rico\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Puerto Rico<\/a>, in a series of racist jokes including one in which he called it \u201ca floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"de69f9d5-328b-4793-ba07-8acdac40e777\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger, vitriol and racist threats&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;de69f9d5-328b-4793-ba07-8acdac40e777&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/27\/trump-madison-square-garden-rally&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:10,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A Trump campaign spokesperson, Danielle Alvarez, claimed in a statement that \u201cthis joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign\u201d despite the fact that the president did not apologise during the rally or later, and that the remarks had been vetted, and that Hinchcliffe was reportedly speaking from a teleprompter. But for some, the damage had already been done.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">David Silva, 62, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, said he was \u201cdisgusted that Hinchcliffe believes this is comedy and appalled that the audience agreed and cheered\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/28\/us-voters-share-your-reactions-to-the-racist-remarks-about-puerto-rico-at-trumps-new-york-rally\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">responded to our callout<\/a> with their reactions to this weekend\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Juan Ruiz from San Juan, Puerto Rico\u2019s capital, said the remarks were \u201cnothing more than a reflection of the deeply racist mentality of the sector represented by Trump in the Republican party\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Ruiz, 37, said: \u201cIt reflects the way they think about Latinos in general. For much of the Republican leadership in the United States, Latinos are seen as trash. In their nationalist diatribes, they use us as scapegoats, attempting to blame us for the complex problems that American society faces instead of addressing the significant structural deficiencies of their social framework.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cAs a Puerto Rican, subject to the colonial domination of the US government, I can only hope that comments like these generate enough anger for our people to commit to fighting for the decolonization and independence of our country once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Thomas, 41, from Connecticut, called the jokes \u201cracist and un-American\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cPuerto Ricans have served in the US military in every major war. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_Lozada_(Medal_of_Honor)\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">My uncle<\/a> was a medal of honor winner in Vietnam who saved his whole platoon and gave up his life. He was born in Puerto Rico,\u201d he said. \u201cMy grandfather came to the US and was a business owner \u2026 Many tech entrepreneurs are living on the island to enjoy the weather, beaches and tax breaks. This is a slap in our face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Hinchcliffe also made derogatory comments about high birth rates among US Latino populations \u2013 specifically, he said Latinos \u201clove making babies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThere\u2019s no pulling out. They don\u2019t do that. They come inside, just like they did to our country,\u201d Hinchcliffe said on stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Retired engineer Isabel Ximena Patino called that remark \u201cbeyond insulting and despicable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWe do not deserve this, but that is truly how the Trump party sees us. They\u2019re not even bothering to hide it any more,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In the aftermath of the rally, some Puerto Ricans said the remarks inspired them to throw their weight behind Trump\u2019s opponent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Luis Fonsi and Bad Bunny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/oct\/27\/bad-bunny-supports-kamala-harris\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">expressed support<\/a> for Kamala Harris for president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">An anonymous voter from Maryland said they were \u201coptimistic\u201d that Bad Bunny\u2019s \u201ctimely endorsement of Harris\u201d would \u201cserve as a wake-up call for even more people, and hopefully get voters in the island to also reject the Trump-supporting gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Gonzalez and her corrupt party\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The respondent added that Hinchcliffe\u2019s comments were precisely the \u201ctype of hate my kids will be exposed to in the future should Trump get re-elected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">For undecided voters, the racism they heard on Sunday helped them decide on who to vote for. Sylvia Perez, 54, said: \u201cThe insult left no debate. I\u2019m 100% Kamala now. I\u2019m upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Isabella Escobar, a 46-year-old business development manager in Florida, said she made her choice \u201cafter hearing these remarks and them not being addressed until after the endorsements came in from other famous celebrities for Harris\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Despite being US citizens, Puerto Ricans do not have the right to vote in US elections if they live on the island \u2013 a point of discontent for these taxpaying Americans. Now, after being directly insulted publicly, Puerto Ricans are outraged that they cannot protest at the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI was born and lived in Puerto Rico as a small child to parents from Mexico and Cuba (another island on the brink) \u2026 Puerto Ricans who are residents of the island do not get to vote in our presidential election. It makes no sense to me that I have more of a vote in this election than my sister who lives on the island and deals with the impact of US economic policy there,\u201d wrote one San Francisco resident who asked to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cUS policies resulted in thousands of deaths after [Hurricane] Maria and continue to cripple the island. The crushing debt under which Puerto Rico lives is a direct result of US economic policy, which they have no say in. The remarks made by Hinchcliffe, and no doubt, approved by event organizers, are so hurtful and harmful, as well as racist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The San Francisco resident added they were \u201cdisgusted by what happened yesterday and remain hopeful that this will be the final straw and that people will come to their senses in this election and understand that they are choosing between evil and a presidential candidate who centers Americans and the fate of our country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Rachael, 44, from Dunedin, Florida, said Hinchcliffe\u2019s words were \u201cignorant\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWould he call Pennsylvania a trash state? Probably not, since those citizens can vote. It seems easy to take shots of people when there\u2019s no consequences. Oh, except for when you\u2019ve just insulted Americans with Puerto Rican heritage,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Still, not everyone was upset by the remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Juan Irizzary of Miami doubled down on his support for Trump and called the offense taken by Hinchcliffe\u2019s jokes a result of the \u201cwoke era\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cAs a proud Puerto Rican American, I thought Tony was funny. Puerto Rico is not a race; it\u2019s a place. We live in a woke era where everything from criticism of thoughts, ideologies and places is deemed racist by the opposition,\u201d Irizzary, 31, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/oct\/29\/trump-rally-puerto-rico-voter-reaction\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Americans, particularly those of Puerto Rican descent, said that the racist remarks aired at Donald Trump\u2019s Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York helped them decide &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119840\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}