The Whole World and I mean the Whole World knows about, celebrates and does not play around with the Puerto Rican Day Parade! I feel not as an exploiter or an appropriator, which is rotten enough, especially as these times are rotten, but, they are natural facts.
Abel Ortiz's Denial of his Charges in the Puerto Rican Day Parade even now raises hackles, and negative emotions even now. I feel Mr. Ortiz and a lot of these other creeps in this wilding, which I remember vividly, and a lot of people do, still do not own remorse or responsibility for their actions.
And, that particular incident raised a lot of different storms in Popular Culture and Urban Popular Culture, particularly in the 2000's. Even though Puerto Rican Days is a Celebration and a Spring Break, which is rare in New York City, it is not a license to just cause problems, like in 2007 when Rival Gangs caused problems en route.
The fact even now New York City's Darkest Times would generally not get kid-gloved or desensitized even now hinders what honors films and filmmakers would get later on.
And, the fact of the matter even though the gentrification phase has come and gone like a wrecking ball and a Hurricane, but, that does not mean that the cultural mannerisms have not left New York City.
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