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In the discussion thread: Romney did a version of blackface in front of a Hispanic audience and the nation last night. [View all]

Response to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 12:42 PM

DonRedwood (3,412 posts)

43. here is a link to the commercial

Oddly enough, I too remember the entire song, and will probably have it bouncing in my head for the next month now. But, for my generation, singing along to this when I was 4 and 5, it never seemed negative. My dad liked Fritos so I thought Fritos and the Frito Bandito were awesome.

So, despite the racist nature of the cartoon, it could be possible that there are people who were left with positive feelings for our neighbors to the south because of it.

Now I think I need to go find the good and plenty commercial to get the frito Bandito out of my head!
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66 replies	Author	Time	Post
Romney did a version of blackface in front of a Hispanic audience and the nation last night. [View all]	Skidmore	Sep 2012	OP
ah, how it takes me back.... Aye, Yi, Yi, Yi, I am the Frito Bandito! (LOL)	hlthe2b	Sep 2012	#1
cornships? I am pretty sure it was cornchips.	geckosfeet	Sep 2012	#3
Well OF COURSE, it was...	hlthe2b	Sep 2012	#4
In that case, I think that a more accurate "phonetic representation" would have been	geckosfeet	Sep 2012	#8
probably, but it wasn't mine... I remember the bit, but not all the lines	hlthe2b	Sep 2012	#11
The jingle sounded like "cornships" iirc, not "corn cheeps."	yardwork	Sep 2012	#32
IIRC, Mel Blanc was the voice of the Frito Bandito. n/t	backscatter712	Sep 2012	#52
That would make sense. He did so many voices.	yardwork	Sep 2012	#54
Notice how Frito Bandito sounds almost identical to Speedy Gonzales? n/t	backscatter712	Sep 2012	#58
You forgot this lyric: "....if you don't give me Fritos, I will take them from you ....."	marble falls	Sep 2012	#16
FYI, it wasn't pullled quickly. It ran for years.	Luminous Animal	Sep 2012	#21
here is a link to the commercial	DonRedwood	Sep 2012	#43
I know them by heart still also, my favorites! n/t	flamingdem	Sep 2012	#45
i have a coworker "charlie" and everytime I hear his name i think the jingle goes through my head	DonRedwood	Sep 2012	#49
I need to find the original Frito Bandito	flamingdem	Sep 2012	#51
The Frito Bandito commercial ran into the early 70's	cpwm17	Sep 2012	#59
Truly sickening, and desperate	Philosoraptor	Sep 2012	#2
hashtag #fakebake	Laura PourMeADrink	Sep 2012	#5
i noticed that too	irisblue	Sep 2012	#31
What do you expect from a pendejo?	hobbit709	Sep 2012	#6
Exactly..	sendero	Sep 2012	#7
twice over.	secondwind	Sep 2012	#14
I read the subject if your post and thought this was hyperbole, so I skipped it.	Renew Deal	Sep 2012	#9
Romney's Mexico comment is about as LAME as Palin claiming she can see Russia from her window.	LynneSin	Sep 2012	#10
Doesn't sound like Rmoney's one of those	VWolf	Sep 2012	#12
I've been meaning to post an op about brownface being the Hispanic version	tavalon	Sep 2012	#13
Exactly right. In capitol letters, RACIST. He only 'claimed' being Latino because he knows he isn't.	marble falls	Sep 2012	#19
LOL yeah THAT will gain him votes.......	Marrah_G	Sep 2012	#15
Omg. I saw this, out the corner of my eye, on one of the MSNBC shows last night...	AzDar	Sep 2012	#17
Me too.	renie408	Sep 2012	#18
OMG Is that shit real?	SunsetDreams	Sep 2012	#24
The normal looking Romney:	jsr	Sep 2012	#27
Someone needs to caption Panderboy.	liberalmuse	Sep 2012	#28
I've seen better makeup jobs in a high school play.	sarge43	Sep 2012	#34
Next he's going to go after the senior vote by putting flour in his hair.	Arugula Latte	Sep 2012	#39
The descending adjective game	sarge43	Sep 2012	#41
LOL.	Hassin Bin Sober	Sep 2012	#60
He is a psycopath.	SweetieD	Sep 2012	#37
Hahaha! They forgot to tan his hands and his ears!	agentS	Sep 2012	#40
But Obama won't forget to tan his hide!	KamaAina	Sep 2012	#50
Mitt the Twitt	formercia	Sep 2012	#20
In fairness to John Boehner	Patiod	Sep 2012	#22
Wow, just wow.	sarge43	Sep 2012	#23
OK you made me LULZ.	BlancheSplanchnik	Sep 2012	#57
Why thank you.	sarge43	Sep 2012	#64
HAHAH!! Really!! Why.............	BlancheSplanchnik	Sep 2012	#65
Mitt Romney vs. his presidential campaign	sarge43	Sep 2012	#66
I couldn't quite believe it	Lucy Goosey	Sep 2012	#25
ESPECIALLY after that video that showed him wishing his parents "had been Latino."	Indpndnt	Sep 2012	#61
Well, looks like the more reliable hub of the media picked this up.	liberalmuse	Sep 2012	#26
Needs to go viral before the MSM will give it a bit of notice.	Skidmore	Sep 2012	#30
best line from the link; "he's not winning any brownie points..." LOL	central scrutinizer	Sep 2012	#38
Can't be easy to peddle the notion that Romney is the son of a Mexican citizen.	freedom fighter jh	Sep 2012	#29
From the fundraiser tape: "It would be easier if I were Latino."	Qutzupalotl	Sep 2012	#33
Can't wait to hear what Estephan Colberto has to say about this...	Blue Owl	Sep 2012	#35
Darker than the toast I had this morning	aint_no_life_nowhere	Sep 2012	#36
OK, I am going to hell for defending this but --	Hell Hath No Fury	Sep 2012	#42
Why are his EARS pink?	csziggy	Sep 2012	#46
Yes, that is not my personal make-up preference --	Hell Hath No Fury	Sep 2012	#48
Except he came off his plane looking like that.	Indpndnt	Sep 2012	#62
hahaha	DemKittyNC	Sep 2012	#44
Which Republican will be first to say - It was just a joke?	kiranon	Sep 2012	#47
I am convinced that Willard would "pull a Divine"	hifiguy	Sep 2012	#53
To be fair, he was only "half-baked".	cr8tvlde	Sep 2012	#55
truly unbelievable.....	BlancheSplanchnik	Sep 2012	#56
His son has been doing this for weeks.	EmeraldCityGrl	Sep 2012	#63

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