Puerto Ricans Take Over NYC

I would make sure I knew that it wasn't a group of people of a certain ethnicity that behaved that way, but the type of people who come out for those kinds of events regardless of ethnicity, etc.

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were you Marylin outside of Planet Hollywood? I passed by today there with friends(from a show. NOT the parade!)

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Ugh....I stayed up in my neighborhood....UWS. I can't stand this parade. The city is left in such a mess, and there is just this annoying attitude, almomst hostility towards other people. I don't have anything against Puerto Rican people, but for some reason, this parade brings out the worst. I think a lot of new yorkers leave this weekend. It's just not fun.

NYU....off-topic on the off-topic board, but on Friday, I was in the city....walked by Planet Hollywood to say "Hi!", knowing you worked there from your post, but only the Elvis guy was around. So, I'll just say "Hi" here.

I thought this was about a sequel to West Side Story where the Puerto Ricans win...

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Um, I'm sure if I had been around for the parade I'd be irritated too, but isn't this post a little racist?

Not really Wicked_unpopular Everything I said actually happened. Is it my cue to start singing now????

Everyone's a little bit racist todayyyyyyyyy

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Wow thanks for enjoying my clever wittyness so very much. As for celebrating a culture, my point is that what they were doing today would be considered offensive to everyone. I dunno...how do you feel about girls walking around in nothing but a thong and pasties and men wearing PR flags screaming that they want to eat p**sy? Or is that what you refer to as "celebrating differently"?

I believe that there was nothing racist in the intent of this thread but, infortunately, when you start a thread like this it opens the door for some very racist remarks disguised as humor form others.

The problem is not Puerto Ricans celebrating, it's any group of people that large celebrating any culture. The St Patricks Day Parade in Boston has created the same kind of problems. The Gay Pride Parades are often full of gay men and lesbians screaming things out that some would find offensive and we won't even talk about some of the costumes.

Any large group of any ethnicity has the potential to get carried away. It's like a mob mentality.

By the way, I don't think the meaning of the Ave Q song is that it's ok to spew racial slurs as long as you're smiling and quoting puppets.

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Updated On: 6/14/04 at 08:53 AM

This is not a racist thread at all. It is just factual. I have unfortunately been around NYC for a few Puerto Rican day parades. 90% of the people that attend are rude, vulgar, drunk or on something else. The traffic jams it causes are unbelievable. And the trash left behind is so disgusting. I was borned and raised in Puerto Rico. And I will say the whole affair is a embarrasment. The city should cancel this event purely because of its destructiveness. This parade has nothing to do with pride. Nothing.


I also want to add that the gay and lesbian parades and the St Patricks day parade are like days at Disney in comparison.

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Updated On: 6/14/04 at 09:44 AM

"I also want to add that the gay and lesbian parades and the St Patricks day parade are like days at Disney in comparison."

Maybe in comparison they are milder but they do have tehir elements of bad behavior. My point was simply that you can't criticize an entire ethnicity for the actions of some. Every large group celebration of pride or heritage is going to include those who do not know how to show pride without acting like jerks.

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So that's why I had the strange compulsion to whistle and do Jerome Robbins' choreography down the street yesterday!