DosCentavos.net: LULAC Responds to “Patrona” Article – Texas

“In a city that is over 40% Hispanic, the Hispanic community continues to struggle with negative stereotypical references that continue to degrade our diverse community. Lori Rodriguez and Kristen Mack’s article “RACE MAY CROWN HOUSTON’S 1ST POLITICAL PATRONA’ on February 12, 2007 is a prime example of the ignorance that we continue to battle. The unsubtle references to corrupt politics and gangster innuendos paralleled with today’s Hispanic political progression gracelessly portray the image that Hispanics deplore within the Houston Chronicle. The most disheartening detail in the story is that it was written by the hands of one of our own.

First, let us define the word that was used in Spanish: “PATRONA’: “PATRONA’ means Female Boss. In our Spanish Speaking Communities, EL PATRON or LA PATRONA is synonymous with THE GODFATHER or THE BOSS. The Spanish translation carries the same negative stigma as in English.”

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