• Pulsar@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    At this point, I’m not completely sure that this administration has really only appointed the most qualified people for those cabinet positions.

  • Comtief@lemm.ee
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    12 days ago

    considering that english already has a bunch of loan words from spanish that are considered “english”, they same should probably apply to taco bell menu… So are they really “spanish” words in that sense?

    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Completely glancing over the fact that there is exactly zero Mexican items at Taco Bell. Everything there is some kinda bastardized American Midwest slop. I think the only actual Spanish on the memo is “gordita” which loosely translates into fat bitch, which seems fitting.

      • NONE@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Ehhh… “gordita” does not translate to “Fat Bitch” but “Little Faty”…

        • Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world
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          12 days ago

          And real gorditas are nothing like the taco bell version. They got their name because they’re a smaller but much thicker tortilla, similar to an arepa, split down the middle and stuffed with meat.

        • werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
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          12 days ago

          But little fatty is just a pure translation. It actually just means something closer to “thick” as in “that tortilla is a little thick”…“esa tortilla esta gordita…hey! Ya se! Porque no les ponemos “gorditas”! Vale?” "Orale compadre, entonces ya quedamos, son gorditas! Son o estan? Son! Luego que tal si algun pendejo en China No’s traduce a estan y empiesan a discriminar? No no, son gorditas. Okay pies, entonces so gorditas y ya OK? Ok! Porque cabrones dices OK? Quiero decir que estoy de acuerdo contigo. Today la genre dice okay!

      • merc@sh.itjust.works
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        11 days ago

        Taco Bell sells tacos that are reasonably close to Mexican street tacos. Obviously not as good, but it’s a small soft tortilla with fillings, that’s what you get in Mexico too.

        Burritos are also Mexican, though they’re not as common across the whole country as tacos. The modern burrito comes from Ciudad Juarez right on the border with Texas.

        Most of the rest of the Taco Bell menu isn’t authenitcally Mexican, but I’d say their core menu items are tacos and burritos.

        • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          11 days ago

          I agree with you slightly on the burrito, but I don’t think you’ve ever had a legit taco if you think Taco Bell is “reasonably close”. The legit tacos I had look like some one used the tortilla as a method of grabbing meat with onions and shit sprinkled on as an afterthought. (Not trying to insult you or sound combative, this is just how I talk)

          • merc@sh.itjust.works
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            11 days ago

            I have relatives in Mexico, I visit regularly and we go for tacos all the time. There are lots of varieties of different kinds of tacos. Meat-stuffed tacos are not the norm in Mexico. Most of them only have a little meat and a lot of sauce. That’s what allows them to be sold incredibly cheaply. You can easily get a dozen tacos from the taco stand on the corner for what one taco will cost at taco bell. Because they’re so cheap, you can get a lot of variety from just one visit: suadero, lengua, carnitas, etc.

            Taco Bell isn’t as good, and the flavours aren’t completely authentic, but it still obviously a taco. When my cousin visits Canada/USA he prefers to get burritos (from Chipotle) because he can’t get them where he lives in Mexico and he loves them. He doesn’t get tacos because they’re tacos, and he can get much better ones in Mexico.

            • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
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              11 days ago

              Bro, I am not trying to turn this into an argument and I’m sorry if I sounded combative earlier. But believe it or not, I too have been to Mexico. Many times actually. And I have Mexican restaurants by me that are owned & run by Mexicans. Your description is not flawed, but I am very curious why you feel the need to defend Taco Bell so bad. I really don’t find them comparable, especially what people generally think a taco from Taco Bell is; i.e. a deep fried paper thin tortilla with ground beef, lettuce and shredded American cheese byproduct (again, this anger is directed towards Taco Bell, not you personally).

              • merc@sh.itjust.works
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                11 days ago

                I’m not defending taco bell, I’m just saying that they serve tacos. Why are you so convinced that they don’t?

                • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish
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                  11 days ago

                  Again, not trying to escalate this into a heated argument.

                  But they are not equivalent. And I’m not saying Taco Bell’s tacos are terrible. Ffs, I got one maybe every other week. But they are not tacos! They may be “tacos” but they are not tacos.

      • Dragonstaff@leminal.spaceEnglish
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        12 days ago

        As a San Diegan with a lot of Mexican friends, I think it’s “El Pendejo Americano”. They always yell that when I come over.

  • nebulaone@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    To be fair to this racist moron, there is a difference between mainland spanish and latin american spanish. To be clear I am not justifying his dumbass comment in any way.

    Edit: This is just about calling the language “mexican”

        • Soulg@ani.socialEnglish
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          11 days ago

          I don’t know but it feels way too ridiculous to believe. Then again, there’s usually someone posting the evidence that it’s fake, but I don’t see it.

          I’d go look for it myself, but that would cause me nothing good

  • kreskin@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Fox news with the hard hitting journalism, as usual. And that saggy faced guy looks like he might have a coronary within the hour, someone should get him some help or he might die on tv. For now at least he is still entitled to universal health care via medicare.

    Can males have resting bitch face?
    That should be the real headline. Also, my toddler gets that look on his face when he is about to dump his food on the floor and cry, without actually knowing why he is crying.

    He looks like he’d find eating any vegetable “offensive” as well. He might eat a pudding cup.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    I feel like this is fake.

    Two reasons. I was unable to find a video clip of this, and it’s not nearly racist enough for these shit-hawks.

    If some has the clip, please share.

    Edit: 3 reason, we’re also on a shitpost channel.

  • P1k1e@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I know I’m not supposed to use the R word as it’s derogatory but for fucks sake, it’s literally the only word that describes this

    *Edit: spelling

  • ExtantHuman@lemm.ee
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    12 days ago

    They needed something to distract from the fact that they removed the stock ticker from their broadcast whole the market melted down

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Thanks, Obama.

    He was appointed by President Barack Obama as Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations in 2013.

    In 2015, Obama awarded him a Presidential Rank Award as a Distinguished Executive. A Washington Post article at the time stated, “Thomas Homan deports people. And he’s really good at it.”

    • notsure@fedia.io
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      12 days ago

      when people look back, they never voted for Nixon, and Obama was a sainted figure, you should not be downvoted for pointing out the truth…Obama was a politiician who sold progressive and served middle-of-the-road…

        • notsure@fedia.io
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          12 days ago

          yeah, we are the petri dish for all ideas, the bloodbath of capitalism shown for the world…