Stanley said:
I was thinking about the "us versus them" issue and the idea of independence. Miranda mentioned the folkloric PR person and I realized I am not that folkloric.
Can you (anybody?) define Puertorican?
Thanks
If you ask a Statehooder, a Puerto Rican and an American is the same thing. Much like a Texan, an Iowan or a New Yorker is an American.
If you ask an independentista, its pretty obvious that a Puerto Rican (Us) and an American (Them) are like oil and water. The most that we resemble is that we're both human beings.
If you ask an American, a Puerto Rican and an American are two different things. Puerto Ricans are those folks you see dancing and fighting with knives in West Side Story. Actual response made by a Nebraskan.
If this is still not clear, lets look at it in another context that explains it better than words.
When Puerto Rico played the U.S. and WON at the olympics, it was a matter of Them and Us. It was never one region of the U.S playing another region of the U.S., like statehoders would have loved it to be seen. It was NEVER US AND US. Don't believe me! Ask the loosing dream team.
When Madona wrapped the Puerto Rican flag around her privates in concert, most Puerto Ricans were outraged. It was a Gringa Ho , Them, disrespecting Us. LOL
However there are always some, like certain folks we know here, who don't know what I'm talking about. LOL
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