After US President Joe Biden, who came to the fore with his gaffes, now a statement made by his wife Jill Biden has drawn a reaction. “You are as different as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the flowers of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio,” Biden said in a speech to compliment the Latino community. Biden apologized on social media through his spokesman, Michael LaRosa, for comparing Latin Americans to famous dishes “tacos.”
LATIN AMERICANS LIKE “TAKO”
Jill Biden, wife of US President Joe Biden, spoke at the annual conference of UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights and advocacy group formerly known as La Raza National Council, in San Antonio, Texas, yesterday, and Latin Americans called the famous food “taco”. had compared
In her speech, First Lady Biden used the phrases to compliment the Latino community: “You are as different as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the flowers of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio.”
he apologized
After the backlash, First Lady Biden’s spokesperson, Michael LaRosa, said on his social media account, “The First Lady apologizes for her words expressing anything other than pure admiration and love for the Latino community.”
“WE ARE NOT TAKO”
After First Lady Biden’s unsuccessful compliment attempt, the National Hispanic Journalists Association reacted to Jill Biden and shared “We are not tacos” on social media. “Using breakfast tacos to try to show the uniqueness of Latinos in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region,” the association said in a statement.
Source: UAV