Outside Insight

Earth Hour - Participate, Have Fun & Vote!

insighter — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:45:58 +0000

What will you do today between 8:30 and 9:30pm when you turn your lights off for Earth Hour? Get creative. It’s a tiny window of opportunity to do things we don’t normally do anymore - like have a candlelight dinner! =) The Global Movement: Your Participation:

Urban Gardens

insighter — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:18:16 +0000

Last year I learned about the urban gardening/farming movement for the 1st time. I started noticing my neighbors’ veggie gardens - wondering how the other neighbors felt about the new look in the streets. Front yards were being used for growing veggies and no doubt backyards were being used equally. My mother who happens to love [...]

Brazil Carnaval = ‘Mulata Bunda’ (for Arnold!)

insighter — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:13:26 +0000

A Brazilian friend sent me this old video and I was shocked and embarrassed. Why? Because of the messages in Arnold’s video: Misogyny Objectification of the “Mulata” Ignorance Lack of interest in other languages The sad part about this video is that too many people think like him. The human mind sometimes is self-limiting. 1. Misogyny & exploitation written all over [...]

Spreading the English language

insighter — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:02:51 +0000

“…What are you waiting to talk?” This is an ad I came across in CarlosQC’s blog that is meant to make Peruvians and Colombians (where these ads are running) realize what misadventures you could get into if you don’t learn English. A desperate attempt at further colonizing Indigenous People in South America through language. Some could say [...]

Minority Women: “Not Your Exotic, Not Your Erotic”

insighter — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:22:17 +0000

Often we see how the minority (especially foreign) women are objectified to become sexual fantasizes, the “other” woman, the one from a far away land - that one who can stay far away when it comes to making commitments. Judging by the messages I see in the mainstream media, ‘colored’ women seem to be mostly viewed [...]

Closing Guantanamo!

insighter — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:26:00 +0000

Obama’s First Task Never thought I would see the day that a place like Guantanamo - located outside US territory so our laws don’t apply there and we can ignore them - could be closing! Another thing NOT to be embarrassed about anymore.

Obama is President!!

insighter — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:52:53 +0000

Because the US affects the entire world with every move it makes, most of the world is happy and relieved to have Obama as president! Not only is he the better man he is also an exceptional man…and brings an exceptional and examplary family along with him.

McCain: Keating Economics

insighter — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:05:06 +0000

“…The Making of a Financial Crisis” A little interesting documentary that shows a bit of John McCain’s experience with economic crisis.

Bolivia Today

insighter — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:31:51 +0000

Mankind is confused when women who believe and want equality are accused of being men-haters and when blacks, indigenous or latinos who believe and want equality are accused of being anti-white or racists! Sounds to me like ridiculous attempts, on the part of the system’s non-minorities - to maintain control of power. Weren’t ‘we’ angry enough [...]

US Economy - People vs Executives

insighter — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:00:36 +0000

Yes, we want the 40% of our income for the last 8 years back too! I don’t want to pay for the lifestyle of rich executives of any corporation - especially of any war businesses. I can see them laughing all the way to the bank - “thanks stupid American tax payers for my brand [...]