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What a lovely view out that window.

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There's more than just sugar, ethanol and bikinis coming from Brazil.

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Sometimes it's just nice to slip on your favorite pair of jeans and hang out with friends.

Jessica Alba - American

Generally speaking, I pay very little attention to the drivel that comes out of Hollywood. Since it is usually some idiotic praise of Castro or some other completely useless leftist drivel, it just isn't worth paying attention to. However, the latest kerfluffle has caught my attention.

Apparently, super hottie Jessica Alba (see pic below) was interviewed by the Spanish language magazine Para Todos and had the gall to say the following*:

Alba is my last name and I'm proud of that. But that's it. My grandparents were born in California, the same as my parents, and though I may be proud of my last name, I'm American. Throughout my whole life, I've never felt connected to one particular race or heritage, nor did I feel accepted by any. If you break it down, I'm less Latina than Cameron Diaz, whose father is Cuban. But people don't call her Latina because she's blonde…

My grandfather was the only Mexican at his college, the only Hispanic person at work and the only one at the all-white country club. He tried to forget his Mexican roots, because he never wanted his kids to be made to feel different in America. He and my grandmother didn't speak Spanish to their children. Now, as a third-generation American, I feel as if I have finally cut loose.

My whole life, when I was growing up, not one race has ever accepted me, ... So I never felt connected or attached to any race specifically. I had a very American upbringing, I feel American, and I don't speak Spanish. So, to say that I'm a Latin actress, OK, but it's not fitting; it would be insincere.

It was that last paragraph that really got her in trouble. Apparently she has committed the unforgiveable sin of considering herself American, rather than playing the usual identity politics roll. You know, you can't have that and so she is being savaged around the internet by a bunch of ignorant bafoons:

If what I’ve read is true ( I need a copy of that magazine to confirm this) then Miss Alba is nothing but a CUNT!!! ... We have great latina actresses we can do without that stupid ignorant witch!

JESSICA ALBA IS A DISGRACE TO LATINOS!! N IF U DONT WANT TO BE LATINA GO BLEACH UR SKIN N FALL OFF A CLIFF N DIE BITCH! HOW DARE U DISRESPECT UR OWN PEOPLE!!

YOU ARE LATINA NO MATTER WHAT THE FUCK U SAY!!!!!

MALDITA PUTA!!!!!!!!!

Now, I have no idea what Jessica's politics are, but to get these kinds of reactions are just mind blowing to me. It is not as if she actually denounced Mexicans or Latinos, she simply stated the fact that she was not raised in the culture and self-identifies as an American. The only way she could have stirred up more vile is if she threw in a line about Mohamed being gay or something.

Regardless, she is really hot:



* I am unsure where these English quotes came from. The online version is in Spanish and I read through it and did not find these statements, so I guess they must come from the print version. I got them from Mary Katherine Ham at Townhall.com

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For those of you that appreciate the darker side of life, this week's Girl Friday is a Suicide Girl:

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With the femosphere in a snit over a picture of Fred Thompson "leering" at his wife, it is with great pleasure that I bring you this picture of a woman that is not your wife. Enjoy, but don't let the neo-Victorians catch you!

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OK, since I was out of pocket last week, I guess I owe you a double post this week. Here you go:

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This weeks Girl Friday is a study in the elegance of the female form:

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If this is the kind of stuff that Canada exports, we should definitely expand our trade relations.


Update: Because Invadesoda asked the question, here is the answer:

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One of the regular things I like to do is a weekly post featuring the beauty of the human female form. I do this every Friday, and hence the title, Girl Friday.

Normally, I don't post Anime, but I like this picture so much that it is currently gracing my Desktop. I don't know who the artist is, but I like his work.