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13 Ways Mom Put Her Chanclas To Good Use

By March 13, 2015 at 4:04 pm

Because those chanclas weren’t just made for walking… ??

To Help You Start Your Day on the Right Foot

Mexican Moms be like!! #dejaTraigo#LaChancla #chancla #scary When You hear The word CHANCLA????

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Rise and shine!

To Swat Flies, Squish Silverfish and Chase all the Cucarachas 

#chancla #matamoscas #chanclamatamoscas #summer #ganitas #flieskiller #regalo #gift #red #rojo #happy

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La cucaracha… ¡Ya no puede caminar!

To Use It as Her Third Hand

LATINA MOMS BE LIKE ……. #Latinproblems #MemeMamaDeSusanoJose #Chancla ????

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You knew she didn’t only want to talk.

To Help You Ace Your School Project

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She’s so resourceful.

To Get Her Freak On

Just saw #50shadesofgrey I'm ready #lol #ghetto #tools #funny #movie #bronx #ny #mexican #chancla

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Ahhh! 50 Shades will never be the same.

To Make Sure You Don’t Leave the House Looking Like a Ratchet

#chancla #selfie

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She raised you better.

To Make Cowboy Boots More Practical During Hot Weather

Only on a Texas beach do you find boot-chanclas || #spi #chancla #flipflops

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It just makes sense.

To Stand a Little Taller

And prepare for a flood.

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To Get Your Brothers to Stop Fighting

@antonioalvarezaznar #chanclazo #pelotazo #noche #marbella #molestar #gracioso #risa #jajaja

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Nice toss.

To Train Her Dogs

Dude, when you see that, run.

And Help Them When They’re Teething

#Brandy #ChewToy #Chancla #CavalierKingCharlesSpaniel #CKCS #Cav #CavLife #Ruby

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Because she loves her babies.

To Show You She Loves You

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“Te pego porque te quiero.”

And to Obviously Discipline You

#tbt from when my mom used to lay that #chancla down

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Behind every well behaved niño, there’s a mother holding a chancla.

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Eddie G! Pledges Pocho Power

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Eddie G! Pledges Pocho Power

By mitú Staff March 13, 2015 at 5:44 pm

Between Two Countries

Mitubero Eddie G! pledges allegiance to two countries, but there’s a problem: neither one truly feels like home. In this poetic rant, Eddie G reclaims the word pocho — a word that was once used as a weapon against him — to embolden all who are in his shoes. Eddie G kicks off the anthem:

“For a long time I struggled with these facts. I’m too Mexican to be American and too ‘white’ to be ‘brown.’ I straddle two languages like I straddle two borders — always one small mistake from being backed into a corner.”

Eddie’s raw emotion is on full display as he touches on nationalism, racism and language, while concluding he may never be Mexican or American enough. But you know what? It’s OK. He loves churros as much as donuts, speaks English with an accent and his Spanish is less than perfect. There’s power in being a pocho, even if Siri responds to his Spanglish commands with heartless rejection.

WATCH: Tacos, Tapatio and Chespirito: How Mexican Are You?

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