re: #77 stpaulbear

Glad to see that this WaPo story has been in the ‘most read’ listings all day today.

A fake photo of Emma González went viral on the far right, where Parkland teens are villains

There’s this quote that I find particularly idiotic:

“This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don’t speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens; hence their right to self defense,” said a post on King’s campaign page on Facebook. The post also included a photo of González at the podium Saturday.

This should be plastered all over Florida. 1) Not speaking Spanish hasn’t stopped anyone from claiming Hispanic heritage. By all means, Jennifer Lopez barely speaks Spanish and no one is trying to revoke her Puerto Rican creds. Same goes with hundreds of people from all walks of life. 2) That type of revisionism might not play well with Cuban’s oral history.