Puerto Rico to "Idol": No Gracias!

31. To Bebe, Gina and Patricia: your comments about Puerto Rico usually come from the mouth of classless, white trash, ignorant hillbillies, which you probably are. I feel sorry for you, you probably will still be working at McDonald's the rest of your lives to pay for the rent on your dumpy trailer. Puerto Ricans are, first of all, americans, and second, US Citizens. I have a passport and social security number like everybody else. And talking about criminals, don't you guys live in the land of serial killers (99% of them white), children murderers, and a presiden who has been responsible for the deaths of hundrerds of thousands? By the way, I am talking about Iraq, just in case you don't have a TV in your white trash trailer or have not learned to read. And for your information, a lot greater percentage of the Puerto Rican population are bilingual vs in the US, and a LOT greater percentage of Puerto Ricans have post graduate degrees. Finding people in PR that have masters is very common, where in the US to find people with undergraduate degrees is a challenge in some states. Oh, and a lot of our professionals have studied in Ivy League colleges, so we are beating your sorry asses in your own land. One more thing, whenever you gringos come to the island and try to hit on a hot Puerto Rican girl (gringos must think they died and went to heaven when they see all the beautiful women that live here) we just laugh in your faces. In the case of gringo women, Puerto Rican men know that's an easy lay.

Posted at 9:24PM on Aug 5th 2008 by Amarilis

32. Puerto Ricans are Americans, we are a Commonwealth..since July 1952! Hawaii is a State so They are Americans also! Get your history straight people, it's sad! About Americans...honey we are a melting pot Even from our founding Fathers..we are so blend that we don't know exactly where are originated and this land that we all call AMERICA the only righteous people who could say it belong to is The Native Indians!Bunch of Racist People! Look at your own race..because I'm sure none of yous are 100% Americans...Me I know I'm Puerto Rican because I was born/raised there BUT I have Taino, Black and Spaniard Background so Thats my race! Embrace your uniqueness and stop harrasing other cultures! It's so 50s!!! MORONS ...I wouldn't blame my people showing up..it's boring anyway! WE NEED TO SPICE ITY UP!! LOL

Posted at 3:56PM on Aug 6th 2008 by ana

33. here a little history for those who spend the time in HS smoking blunt: The United States is a multicultural nation, home to a wide variety of ethnic groups, traditions, and values.[7][194] There is no "American" ethnicity; aside from the now relatively small Native American population, nearly all Americans or their ancestors immigrated within the past five centuries.[195] The culture held in common by the majority of Americans is referred to as mainstream American culture, a Western culture largely derived from the traditions of Western European migrants, beginning with the early English and Dutch settlers. German, Irish, and Scottish cultures have also been very influential.[7] Certain cultural attributes of Mandé and Wolof slaves from West Africa were adopted by the American mainstream; based more on the traditions of Central African Bantu slaves, a distinct African American culture developed that would eventually have a major effect on the mainstream as well.[196] Westward expansion integrated the Creoles and Cajuns of Louisiana and the Hispanos of the Southwest and brought close contact with the culture of Mexico. Large-scale immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from Southern and Eastern Europe introduced many new cultural elements. More recent immigration from Asia and especially Latin America has had broad impact. The resulting mix of cultures may be characterized as a homogeneous melting pot or as a pluralistic salad bowl in which immigrants and their descendants retain distinctive cultural characteristics.[7]
While American culture maintains that the United States is a classless society,[197] economists and sociologists have identified cultural differences between the country's social classes, affecting socialization, language, and values.[198] The American middle and professional class has been the source of many contemporary social trends such as feminism, environmentalism, and multiculturalism.[199] Americans' self-images, social viewpoints, and cultural expectations are associated with their occupations to an unusually close degree.[200] While Americans tend greatly to value socioeconomic achievement, being ordinary or average is generally seen as a positive attribute.[201] Though the American Dream, or the perception that Americans enjoy high social mobility, played a key role in attracting immigrants, particularly in the late 1800s,[202] some analysts find that the United States has less social mobility than Western Europe and Canada.[203]
Women, many of whom were formerly more limited to domestic roles, now mostly work outside the home and receive a majority of bachelor's degrees.[204] The changing role of women has also changed the American family. In 2005, no household arrangement defined more than 30% of households; married childless couples were most common, at 28%.[205] The extension of marital rights to homosexual persons is an issue of debate; several more liberal states permit civil unions in lieu of marriage. In 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional;[206] the Supreme Court of California ruled similarly in 2008.[207] Forty-three states still legally restrict marriage to the traditional man-and-woman model.[208]

Posted at 8:01PM on Aug 6th 2008 by ana

34. I think it was nice that they gave us (puertorican's) the chance to try for auditions in American Idols. Also, THOSE 300 PEOPLE ARE NOT FOOLS. That was a really mean thing to say. And by the way, I live in Puerto Rico and im an american citizen and have all american benefits. I just finish a BBA in Marketing and im starting a MBA in Human Resources. I speak both languages (English and Spanish). I just want to say, DONT UNDER-ESTIMATE us Puertoricans. We are hard working people, we are not slaves (like some other comment said).


PS: I wouldn't change my Puerto Rico, I proud to be Boricua, Proud to be also an American Citizen, BUT what im not proud is of: OF THOUSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US JUST FOR HAVING OTHER CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, BUT NEWS FLASH THAT'S WHAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS A COUNTRY WITH A LOT OF CULTURAL MIX PEOPLE.

Importante: A la verdad que no entiendo por que los gringos no tienen tanto rasismo. Para que sepan solo voy de viaje a los E.U. pq no sinceramente no hay mejor lugar que mi casa PUERTO RICO.

Johanna
Carolina, PR

Posted at 11:53PM on Aug 10th 2008 by Johanna

35. ^^^^ Si tienen mucho rasismo. Lo siento escribi mal la ultima oracion del comentario 33. Que quede claro los gringos son bien rasistas con nosotros.

Posted at 11:59PM on Aug 10th 2008 by Johanna

36. American by birth, Puertorican by the grace of God.

I have served to protect the US freedom for the last ..... 13 years. I hope you appreciate it.

Posted at 12:58PM on Aug 19th 2008 by Rican

37. *NEWSFLASH* -- Puerto rico is apart of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Posted at 8:38AM on Aug 20th 2008 by Lianna