Topic: Latinas

3 chapters across the catalog

58: Prop Joe
52:16 - 55:33

58: Prop Joe

Eva Longoria Comments, Latina Voter Turnout, Political Realignment

Actress Eva Longoria's comments regarding Latina women being the "real heroines" of the 2020 election are discussed. The hosts analyze the shift of some Hispanic voters toward the Republican Party, attributing it to increasing affluence and conservative values among younger generations and small business owners.

54: Lemonhead Delight
1:01:33 - 1:03:52

54: Lemonhead Delight

Eva Longoria, Latina Heroines Narrative

Actress Eva Longoria is criticized for her MSNBC interview where she claimed Latina women were the "real heroines" of the election, outperforming black women and men. The hosts analyze her comments as a dismissal of the black vote's importance. Longoria emphasized that Latinas are the "CEOs of the households" and persevered through voter suppression that others supposedly did not.

54: Lemonhead Delight
1:09:43 - 1:13:13

54: Lemonhead Delight

Eva Longoria, Twitter Apology and Gender Divide

The hosts read Eva Longoria's Twitter apology, where she clarified that her comments were meant to compare Latina women to Latino men, not black women. They mock her use of inclusive terms like "Afro-Latina" and "AAPI" as a way to "cop a plea" with the sisterhood. The hosts highlight how Longoria effectively threw Latino men "under the bus" to appease her critics.