{"id":18,"date":"2016-10-31T14:33:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T14:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/campaign2016-memeteam\/?p=18"},"modified":"2016-10-31T14:33:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T14:33:20","slug":"an-interview-with-an-abuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/campaign2016-memeteam\/2016\/10\/31\/an-interview-with-an-abuela\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with an Abuela"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2016 election cycle has revved the engine of the Internet and produced some memorable and ridiculous content. From the <\/span>Ted Cruz, Zodiac Killer conspiracy<\/span><\/a> to the <\/span>Bernie vs. Hillary meme<\/span><\/a> that compared the two candidates on the \u201cissues.\u201d Because of this massive political response online, many politicians have taken to their browsers to churn out hashtags and videos that they believe will get in touch with this young cyber community. Latino voters were one demographic that was specifically targeted: Jeb Bush, whose wife is Mexican-American, sold a \u201c<\/span>guaca bowle<\/span><\/a>\u201d on his website, supporters of Bernie Sanders, have long referred to him as <\/span>#TioBernie<\/span><\/a> on Twitter, and the Clinton campaign published a listicle titled \u201c<\/span>7 things Hillary Clinton has in common with your abuela<\/span><\/a>.\u201d These attempts at online trendsetting have all been poorly received due to the fact that they\u2019ve used stereotypes to make a joke and attempt to curry favors with Hispanic voters, what the Internet dubbed \u201cHispandering\u201d. The Meme Team thought it would be interesting to interview a Hispanic voter that some of these ads were poking fun of.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elba Orna, 82, is an Ecuadorean immigrant that moved to the US in her thirties to start a sewing factory and now resides in a one bedroom apartment in the Upper West Side. She intends on voting for Hillary Clinton. Orna just started using Facebook last year and has since only \u201cLiked\u201d a handful Catholic and healthy lifestyle pages. We showed her Hillary\u2019s <\/span>abuela <\/span><\/i>post and a recent <\/span>video<\/span><\/a> titled \u201cAbuela for President,\u201d which shows a woman with a short grey wig talking about how she will enforce \u201cmandatory <\/span>cafecito<\/span><\/i> breaks\u201d if she is elected president. These were Orna\u2019s thoughts:<\/span><\/p>\n

(Orna jumped between English and Spanish, the interview has been somewhat translated and edited for grammar)<\/span><\/p>\n

What were your initial reactions? Have you seen anything like this on Facebook before?<\/b><\/p>\n

*laughs* No I haven\u2019t, I use Facebook to mostly talk to family and see pictures of people I cannot see very often. I thought the video was funny but generalizing and I did not like the Hillary page. She is trying to call herself a Latina when she has never come close to living like an immigrant in her life. It was tacky.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you feel about how <\/b>abuelas <\/i><\/b>are portrayed in this article\/video?<\/b><\/p>\n

Even though some parts of the video made me laugh it was all about making fun of women my age. Yes, I care about my grandson eating right but I don\u2019t drink coffee. There are many <\/span>abuelas <\/span><\/i>from all over South America that don\u2019t do these things and I think it\u2019s wrong to think that Latinas turn into neurotic chancla throwers when they age. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the HIllary article, I thought it was in very bad taste. It is one thing to say that you support Hispanics, but comparing yourself to something that you are not to get votes is just in bad taste.<\/span><\/p>\n

Has this changed your mind about voting for HIllary?<\/b><\/p>\n

No I\u2019m still going to vote for Hillary. I have supported the Democrats for as long as I can remember. Although I don\u2019t agree with some of their positions on abortion because of my faith, I think they have cared about the Latino community of the United States much more than the Republicans. Especially with what Trump has been saying. <\/span><\/p>\n

HIllary is a strong woman that I believe will continue to make this country a safe and successful place for immigrants to succeed in. Even though I did not really like her story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you think alright for politicians to use these sort of ads?<\/b><\/p>\n

I can see how these things can be used to make someone laugh when they are on their phone, but they have to move past the stereotypes. Latinos are more than just a bunch of votes. Try to connect with us better. Talk about issue that we care about, don\u2019t patronize us. Maybe try speaking Spanish sometimes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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