There’s lots of ballrooms where I’m at that do waltz, swing, and Latin dances. Dance studios usually have a night dedicated to social dancing.

Qué preferen para bailar salsa, bachata o merengue?

? Why are you pointlessly being an asshole?

The Young Lords tried doing something called “revolutionary machismo” and that was deemed as a failure strategy-wise.

Although gratified that the party had thought to include gender at all, the Women’s Caucus began to question this point, arguing that “revolutionary machismo” was a non-sequitor, or even an oxymoron, designed to keep gendered hierarchy intact. As Morales writes, one woman pointed out that “It’s like revolutionary racism. It just doesn’t make sense.”

At one of their first meetings, caucus members conducted a close reading of the 13-point program. When they came to point 10, the women laughed. It was obvious to them that this document was written by men. The idea of positive machismo made no sense. The word machismo implied aggression towards women. This work resulted in a “YLP Position Paper on Women.” It was published as a special insert in the September 25, 1970 issue of the Young Lords bilingual newspaper, Palante. Following the position paper, the leadership revised the 13-point program. The point on women was moved from point 10 to point 5. Machismo was no longer revolutionary. Instead, the Young Lords declared “Down with Machismo!”

anti religious stuff is a a hard line to walk because we also dont want to invalidate people religious trauma and as someone who feels like their fathers countries culture is being corrupted by evangelicalism i have quite a few frustrations myself.

Agreed. I’m in a similar position, I just find the way it’s handled by white comrades to be not productive. Thank you for this post tho, it’s great seeing everyone’s responses.

I saw the reaction toward that whole “Latin America is a part of the West” struggle sesh. It really feels like a lot of white comrades often speak over POC voices. I’ve felt this too when speaking about how the sort of ‘Fuck God’ rhetoric is so damaging when trying to agitate within Hispanic spaces. The standard hex space is fairly…white I guess? It feels it too.

I agree with everything @Pluto said. Especially regarding the start contrast between online/offline, the MLs. None of the MLs where I’m at speak English and none of the DemSocs speak Spanish. It kind of leads to one voice dominating the other. nonEnglish posting is a great idea!

Imagine hearing someone talk like this in irl…blindly screeching tankie as if anyone gives af

Thank you all so much for your concise explanations, it is incredibly helpful. @Maoo@hexbear.net I especially appreciate your clarification on the relative surplus population. I should really get around to reading Capital.

Can’t read this rn as I’m busy at work, but thank you for the indepth response. Will respond again once I can properly read it.

I’m honestly still in shock that we haven’t seen Hezbollah engage with Israeli. This is the weakest it’s ever been, how is this not the time to strike?

I’ve been working on a series of videos covering Puerto Rican history from the pre-colonial period all the way to the late 90s.

I didn’t realize how much public, historical footage online is just locked by these websites selling them for HUNDREDS of dollars. It’s frustrating that I got I have to settle with a big ass gettyimages watermark

Oh how come?

oh this is super useful thank you!