Who benefits - mega/superstar croaks, it's only Hispanic/Mexican/Latino, so nobody knows/cares

[UTUSN]

Maybe, just maybe, if some candidate knew who it is, might mean some "relating" = *voting* but never mind. So who is it:

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	Rocio DURCAL
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	Juan Gabriel
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[Lisa0825]

1. I am not familiar with his music, but I saw posts from friends who were upset

about his passing, so that is the only reason I know who it was.

[UTUSN]

2. Loving your sincerity!1 n/t

[Lisa0825]

3. Not sure if you are being snarky or what...

I thought you wanted an honest answer.

Yes, the only reason I knew is because of friends who were fans, so that means I have not seen any mention of it in the MSM. I thought my post kind of substantiated your point, but I don't think that is how you took it.

[MADem]

5. Really....I know that "Justin Beiber" is a famous American singer,

(well, North American, since Canada can be blamed for him) but the only song I know that he sang was that Baby Baby Baby OOOOOOOOH one that is often used to MOCK him.

If someone said "For a million dollars, name three Beiber songs" I couldn't do it. I'd be babbling Baby Baby Oh Shit Gawddamnit, million bucks, someone help me, crap, damn BZZZZZZ=Time's up!!!! Here's your consolation prize....dinner for 2 at the OLIVE GARDEN, and THANKS for playing!!!

Grrrrrrr!




I'll bet a lot of people don't know who Mortaeza Pashaei was either (Persian singer). He had millions of fans on every continent, died young of cancer not quite 2 years ago, there was a huge outpouring of grief. No coverage in the MSM, though.

Ya like what ya like....ya know what you've been exposed to...

[msongs]

12. interesting vid NONE of the men are wearing a head covering nt

[MADem]

14. Of course not! It's only the women who have to make themselves invisible - so as not to "tempt"

those men.

Some men are wearing hijab in solidarity to make a point--and telling everyone how much it sucks:


http://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/men-in-iran-don-hijabs-to-show-support-for-the-women-in-their-lives/news-story/7c7f43511196cba84bf541df93f8de03

[UTUSN]

6. I have *no*/zero idea why you have imagined I'm being snarky

Besides that I'm having connection problems, family deaths, celebrity deaths, and now gigantic font. Am still loving your sincerity.

[Lisa0825]

8. Sorry for misinterpreting...

I just thought it was an odd response so I thought you were being facetious. Chalk it up to the limitations of type-written responses between strangers.

[UTUSN]

11. I had no prob to start & none now (with you)

Now got to deal with a fellow vet. & one finger posting by phone keying. Connection probs with modem or router or whatevers. See, I'm sincere. Now curious why I come across "odd." Never mind.

[pinboy3niner]

7. Thankyou

The OP was Greek to me, even though I'd seen the news of Juan Gabriel's passing. I really had no idea what this was about until I saw your post. You must have ESPN or something.

[UTUSN]

9. Whoa, real-buddy, thanks 4 jumping right in while i was just innocently minding

My own posting bizness & unaccountably getting turned into a villain. Always got my back!1

[pinboy3niner]

10. No villain you, my brother

And I know you pride yourself on your own inimitable style. It is only ocasionally when you fail to make your meaning clear. I've done that myself--unintentionally.

[UTUSN]

13. See post #11.

[pinboy3niner]

15. I'm coffee'd out, I may need to grab a beer here. nt

[Person 2713]

4. Highest paid Spanish language singer it was on the front page Google News. 66

That is one of the reasons I read the article sad to go too early
they did say natural causes and sudden
He had concerts still scheduled this year

[yeoman6987]

16. If we never heard of him, what do you expect from us?

[UTUSN]

18. This:

*********QUOTE****** [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"] [/FONT]

Abraham:  Listen, being Mexican-American is tough. Anglos jump all over you if you don’t speak English perfectly. Mexicans jump all over you if you don’t speak Spanish perfectly. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]We gotta be twice as perfect as anybody else[/FONT].

Abraham:  Our family has been here for centuries. And yet they treat us as if we just swam across the Rio Grande. I mean, we gotta know about John Wayne [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]and[/FONT] Pedro Infante. We gotta know about Frank Sinatra [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]and[/FONT] Agustín Lara. We gotta know about Oprah [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]and[/FONT] Cristina. Anglo food is too bland. And yet when we go to Mexico, we get the runs. Now that, to me, is embarrassing.

Abraham:  Japanese-Americans, Italian-Americans, German-Americans, their homeland is on the other side of the ocean. Ours ... is right next door. Right over there. And we gotta prove to the Mexicans how Mexican we are. And we gotta prove to the Americans how American we are. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]We gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time[/FONT]. It's exhausting. Damn. Nobody knows how tough it is to be a Mexican American."

--Gregory NAVA, writer/director “Selena” (1997)

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[Nuclear Unicorn]

17. I never heard of him. Apart from that

I also make it a practice to not comment on celebrity deaths (or politics, for that matter) because I do not believe the lives (or opinions) of celebrities merit greater weight than the lives of billions who aren't paid to sing, dance, or act.