Latin-American on It's a Binary World 2.0 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/tags/latin-american/ Recent content in Latin-American on It's a Binary World 2.0 Hugo en Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:01:32 +0000 Inherent Racism in Spanish Music https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2011/02/18/inherent-racism-in-spanish-music/ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:01:32 +0000 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2011/02/18/inherent-racism-in-spanish-music/ <p>I was born and raised in the USA, so I am not sure if it’s fair to call these songs racist, I think that racism requires malicious intent.  And, given that the US has a different and unique relationship with its non-caucasian descendants than Latin America, I’m not sure there’s the same level of maliciousness as in the US.  All I can do is view these songs through the perspective of an American.  The song that sparked this article is by La Banda Gorda and is called “El Negro Pega Con Todo” which means “black matches with everything”.  I’d heard it before, but I was listening a little more closely to the introduction this time around.</p>

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