Puerto Ricans Take Over NYC — Page 2

you will discover that it's NOT just the Puerto Rican parade that is like this. There are always wackos and fringe element people that come out for these types of events.

Don't be so quick to judge the entire population of that ethnic group by that one experience. I've been to St Patrick Day parades that would curl your hair

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It's not clear what annoyed you...the ethnic slurs or the people taking issue with them...

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Alright -- this post was not intended to be racist.

I'm Puerto Rican and I took no offense to it at all...

To quote Stephanie D'Abruzzo:
"It's less about the races and more about stupid people. I have a problem with stupid people of any race."

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Well. She did not mean it as a slur. End of story.

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Yes, last year when I was on my way into the Tonys I passed by the people who were hanging around after the parade and man, that really was a disaster.

I honestly don't care what race you are, but act in a way that gets respect. Especially on a day when you're supposed to be representing your heritage and expressing how good it is, don't go around looking or acting like trash. No one's going to like that, no matter what race you are.

I have a Puerto Rican friend who said to me the day of the parade "There are Puerto Ricans and then there's the people you see at the parade."

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Are you asking if I "intended" to mess with you? If you think the gauntlet has been thrown, then you can feel free to pick it up and run with it. Honey, I've faced down masters at imtimidation. There's nothing on this God's green earth I fear, and certainly not some self proclaimed "hussy" on a message board.

And another correction, I'm not a bitchy hussy. I'm just a freaking bitch tired of all the other crap that has been going on here over the past month. And yes, you are one of the ringleaders. You obviously don't know or are familiar with past post from people such as newyorkuniq or even Mr Roxy. What do you know of slurs? Should I be expecting a Mrs Etoile or a Funny Thing Happened from you or Zola?

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bravo, etoile! of late many "newcomers" seem very mean-spirited and, quite frankly, extremely ignorant and immature. while some "oldcomers" certainly had that reputation, things seemed to have quieted down on that negative front and truces made.

stick to the topics. lose the nasty posts. if you disagree, fine, just lose what you think passes as humor.

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Uniq, that's the problem: no one wants to lighten up.
I guess it would be racist if I started talking about all the specifics I noticed from certain ethnic groups (or people from certain countries) when I was a waiter near Times Square a few years ago. It's not hard to see a pattern developed.
And, for god's sake, I'm Irish and there's one group that has its fair share of slurs constantly. Roll with it. If I thought for a second someone was actually being ugly, I might get serious, too.
It's a board. Have fun.
Oh, and NYUniq (and the rest of you who wear little chips on your shoulders just waiting for them to be knocked off): I was walking my dog on 9th ave well after the parade. Once a parade is over, you can generally expect the crowds to disperse all over the city and this was no exception. While I was standing on the corner, a group of 5 PRicans came by and spent a few minutes with my dog. They were extremely nice and we chatted the entire time, then they went on their way.
So, yeah, the parade/crowd mentality gets people off their gourd but not everyone can be expected to behave that way.

Redhot, I think you hit on the real reason to ban all parades.
I watched the Thanksgiving Day Parade every morning growing up, couldn't wait to move to NYC, finally trodded out one morning to catch it...and wondered what the fuss was about. It was kind of like Anytown, USA's little Christmas parade with a few random celebs (God forbid that I ever have to see Justin Guarini in person again) and some Broadway floats piping in their songs.

That's the answer. Let's just ban all parades. They really are boring and when they are attached to anything "pride" they do become a reason to get drunk and stupid.

I live in a town that is located on a peninsular North of Boston.There are only two streets that lead out of town. One of them leads into the neighboring city of East Boston which, every two years holds a Columbus Day parade and blocks one of those exits from my town. So much fuss and annoyance to watch a bunch of old men (The Knights of Columbus) following another old man dressed in a moth eaten Columbus costume on a float and preceded by a local high scholl band playing off key patriotic American and Italian songs. Why?

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Yeah but, at least this pathetic parade doesn't happen every year, at least not near my neighborhood. It alternates years with the North End of Boston.
I forgot about it once about two years ago and will never make that mistake again. I was trying to get to Boston for a Sunday matinee. It was such a nightmare. So, lets ban all parades in major cities.

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Oh sure, Every parade brings out a few bad apples. And by and large, the NYC Gay Pride parade is pretty homoginized - after the fifteenth bar float with gyrating go go boys atop it passes - I somehow feel "Gee, is THAT all Gay Pride is today?".

But then I see the marcxhing groups of gay cops and firemen and Gay religious groups, the gay student groups, and my heart swells with pride after all!

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I walked down 5th avenue on thursday and everything was boarded up with plywood. I guess it was a good thing they did. Im glad i got outa the city before the parade.

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