When you think of Puerto Rico what are you thinking?

[Still-alive]

Wake up everyone! This is what they think of you all! Make sure they lose big time next week!

Absolutely revolting! 🤢

so pretty!

Puerto Rico is a beautiful island with beautiful and great people

Its an island of garbage….

Other

[236color]

I lived in Puerto Rico for 1 1/2 years while I was stationed there in the Navy. Now I moaned and groaned and complained the whole time I was there, but that wasn't Puerto Rico's problem, it was mine. I was 19 years old, had never been away from home before and I wanted to go to Alaska. Puerto Rico is definitely not Alaska. With the benefit of some years experience it would be different. What I should have said was "Well, it's not Alaska, but let's enjoy what Puerto Rico has to offer and see what I get next time". After all, people pay thousands of dollars to visit for a few weeks, and I was getting paid to live there for 18 months.

The so called comedian that said all that hateful shit should visit portions of Appalachia, or Pittsburgh, or Gary Indiana, or Rock Springs Wyoming before he goes casting aspersions on Puerto Rico.

[236color]

My wife having just returned from a convention in Pittsburgh, say I shouldn't judge current Dat Pittsburgh on its 80s and 90s history. So instead I'll replace it with Beaver Dam New York, just one of several financially blighted communities in the Figer Lakes area. Oddly enough these communities are often times just across a lake from Old Money resorts or private colleges.

[NaultD]

I'm curious if this one nazi mask off moment will create some waves around Puerto Rico statehood discussion. Full on passionate movment just to tell these people to fuck off. That would be cool.

Don't they have a pretty high voter turn out even when the votes aren't even counted?

[Still-alive]

would be nice and im not sure about their turnout but i have a feeling this really will make them turnout. there are puerto ricans all over the country serving in our military, they pay taxes like everyone else, they are not 'garbage' not at all.

[WhiteSteve]

I think of my girlfriend, she’s Puerto Rican. Haven’t talked to her about it yet, but I’m sure she’s pissed.

If J-Lo is mad, she’s mad😂😂😂

[Still-alive]

Bad Bunny is also very mad lol. pissing off famous singers seems to be a common thing with them now lol

[WhiteSteve]

Well, it’s always lame and childish to have celebrities endorse you…. unless of course it’s Tony Hinchcliffe. Or Kid Rock. Or Kanye. Or Hulk Hogan. Or The Undertaker. Or Ted Nugent. Or Jon Voigt. Or James Woods. Or Roseanne Barr. Or Scott Baio….

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Puerto Rico is beautiful

[Lynx122]

Well puerto rico has been treated like shit by the U. S. for pretty much the entire history of the U. S. so this is in line with everything else. Trump himself went to puerto rico after the hurricane and acted like he was a rock star or something threw paper towels at people like he was a gracious king and they were peasants and then dipped and later delayed the funding that was supposed to help them rebuild.

But if you look at south america and all the island nations there's a lot of bad things that happened in one country the U. S. had like a 50 year Stasi spy operation going on and stuff like that or toppling governments for banana and sugar companies. Like for instance Dole. The American government removed an indigenous ruler and gave the Dole family control of an island so they could run their business better and they became a huge company through that.

So this comment is very light compared to the history. I'm sure people in Puerto Rico are not even shocked or surprised by this attitude.

[Still-alive]

Sorry I disagree this wasn’t light at all. This is them calling puerto rica s garbage. Thats it. I hope this backfires on them big time in next week’s election

[Still-alive]

https://youtu.be/Q5WVtKxF64M?si=ma7dErLY0S5T8-E6

Here AOC explains it flawlessly

[Lynx122]

I'm not saying it's right I'm just saying this is what's to be expected.

[Rosexøxø]

I think of great food, and great people. I think of pretty beaches and water. I think of comforting music.

I think of family and I think of friends. That place is my second home. 🇵🇷 🌴 🌅 🐚🥩🫔🦑🐠🧉🪸🚁🚤🗺️🏝️🏖️🏘️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Rosexøxø]

If it’s a part of the earth it’s not garbage. They must really hate nature, people, food, and music!

Didn’t pass the vibe check and not people of culture. No taste. No class. Not very humanitarian of them. Not at all.

They must not get out very much and used to be surrounded by green filthy germ filled bills that’s been circulated for decades. 😆

Yeah! They got their priorities right- nope.

[avery58]

I think about my ex, unfortunately. But it looks like a beautiful island with beautiful and friendly people for the most part and great food. Some of the hardest workers I've met are Puerto Rican.

[avery58]

They have some awesome music as well, especially Salsa artists

[avery58]

Update: I just saw the video of that guy's comments... What an idiot.

He's the same kind of person that wants to force stupid "jokes" that are a mere cover-up to be racist and pretend they're not (cause I don't know what was even funny about what he said) and then gets their panties in a bunch over any minor thing someone says about something they identify with.

Literally using Latinos in that same crowd as a pun for offensive remarks and acting like if they have a problem with it, it's on them because he was just joking. What a clown. I mean, newsflash idiot the people in that crowd are not illegal immigrants NOR are ANY Puerto Ricans in the US, those are all people who can vote.

One asshole won't change my voting decision, I'm voting based on what I think is better for the country overall, but there's definitely people like him out there which is why I don't fully identify with either political party or ideology in American politics

[DaBiggestBird]

I think of a story we read last year in my English class where a Puerto Rican girls gets fun of by some white girls because she likes a white boy who’s mom is racist also something about pork chops.

[andreasderjuengere]

I think... just one other place of which I know little.

[DrPepper12]

Warm people, great food, amazing rum, pristine beaches. Just a great people and place!

[KittygosMeoWW]

This guy I dated who was a huge red flag but got af with a big dick….

[OddBeMe]

A territory of the US that we somehow forgot about. Like that grandma sitting in her own filth

[12karen]

My ex is from Puerto Rico

[avery58]

@12karen kind of sucks that our exes leave enough memories that they're the first thing we think of when we hear about anything associated with them, huh?

[12karen]

Yeah it kinda sucks,

[Wiredone]

Nothing but another country comes to mind

[oldtheseroads]

holiday destination

[Liz1990]

Looks beautiful from pictures I seen.

[Arizona82]

I think of "Rich Port."

[goaded]

Kitchen roll.

[RedInnocent69]

Rum!