NEWS LITE : OLDER FANS TURN ON ESTEFAN IN DEBATE OVER CUBAN ARTISTS.Almost overnight, Gloria Estefan has gone from darling of the Cuban-American community to an accused communist sympathizer. Her womanhood has been questioned. And some have threatened to burn her CDs. The Grammy-winning singer offended the hard-line exile community by standing up for a woman who was fired for supporting Cuban artists Below is a list of Cuban artists, photographers and designers
``As an American, I am frightened to see one of our most basic liberties being trampled on in the march for political gain. As a Cuban-American, I am embarrassed that non-Cubans might think that we are all narrow of mind,'' Estefan wrote in a recent column for The Miami Herald. Estefan and her husband, Emilio, have been beloved by Cuban exiles for years. But her words have infuriated in·fu·ri·ate tr.v. in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing, in·fu·ri·ates To make furious; enrage. adj. Archaic Furious. former admirers. ``They have been criticized very hard, and the fact that they have been criticized is because they are being seen as defending something (Cuban exiles) don't want defended,'' said Tomas Regalado, a Miami city commissioner, who chided her on his radio show on WCMQ-AM. ``Some people in the community have said they sympathize with Verb 1. sympathize with - share the suffering of compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity grieve, sorrow - feel grief commiserate, sympathise, sympathize - to feel or express sympathy or compassion the communists,'' he said Wednesday. ``The majority of the people are just very sad and upset.'' Regalado has no apologies for the criticism. And Gloria Estefan is holding firm. In an interview Monday on CBS-Telenoticias, she noted that artists are exempt from the U.S. embargo of Cuba. She said she and her husband remain vehemently anti-communist and wouldn't attend a concert by a Cuban performer, but respect the rights of others to do so. ``The embargo excludes art. Legally they can't stop them from coming here,'' she said. ``I'm not going to that concert. I won't participate. . . . But I'm not anyone to tell other people they can't go.'' Intolerance in Miami's Cuban-Americans is nothing new. But when Estefan entered the controversy, exiles' best-known voice took an old debate to new heights. Estefan, who came to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. when she was 2, has been very involved in the community. She helped raise money for victims of Hurricane Andrew This article is about the 1992 hurricane; there was also a Tropical Storm Andrew during the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Andrew is the second-most-destructive hurricane in U.S. history, and the last of three Category 5 hurricanes that made U.S. in 1992 and visited the refugee camps at the U.S. naval base A naval base primarily for support of the forces afloat, contiguous to a port or anchorage, consisting of activities or facilities for which the Navy has operating responsibilities, together with interior lines of communications and the minimum surrounding area necessary for local at Guantanamo Bay Noun 1. Guantanamo Bay - an inlet of the Caribbean Sea; a United States naval station was established on the bay in 1903 bay, embayment - an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf , Cuba. A close associate of the Estefans, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the singer was hurt by the criticism and that many of the people criticizing the singer had obviously not read her column. Estefan declined comment for this story. Warning on `Ellen' upsets star A furious Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. accused ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. of censorship for placing a warning about ``adult content'' before the episode of ``Ellen'' in which the actress kisses a female co-star. ``I never wanted to be an activist, but now they're turning me into one,'' DeGeneres told TV Guide. Along with the TV-14 rating icon that flashes at the opening of the show, ABC added a sentence: ``Due to adult content, parental discretion is advised.'' ABC representatives would not explain why the extra warning was added. No such extra warning was flashed last spring during the highly-rated episode where DeGeneres' character, Ellen Morgan Ellen Morgan may refer to:
The Ellen character has yet to attempt a romantic kiss with another woman. The kiss was described by a show spokeswoman as a ``joking'' one with actress Joely Fisher, who plays Ellen's best friend, Paige. In the episode, titled ``Roommates,'' Ellen mistakenly thinks that a woman looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a roommate is actually seeking a romantic partner. The actress said the only reason the episode is getting a warning label is ``because I'm gay.'' The aim of the series was to let kids know there's nothing wrong with being gay, DeGeneres said, ``and now they're saying children shouldn't watch it. Where will it stop?'' she asked. ``If you say don't watch a show that has gay people on it, who's to say they won't one day say don't watch a show that has black people on it - or Jews?'' La Liz swears off marriage forever Take it from me, says Elizabeth Taylor Noun 1. Elizabeth Taylor - United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Taylor , marriage bites. The actress should know; she did it a grand total of eight times. And she's adamant: You'll never see her walking down the aisle ever again. ``I'm not for marriage of any kind. I don't see why anybody of the same sex or opposite sex in this day and age needs to get married. Marriage can be a very selfish institution. I'm saying never - never again!'' Taylor declares in Poz, a magazine for HIV-positive people It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. . She's the first non-HIV-positive person to be put on the cover. ``I was so old-fashioned in that I always thought that I had to get married,'' she laments. ``But that's passe pas·sé adj. 1. No longer current or in fashion; out-of-date. 2. Past the prime; faded or aged. [French, past participle of passer, to pass, from Old French; see now, so I don't have to do that anymore.'' After all, she's got her doggie, Sugar, for company. Cosby: TV viewersmust take control Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. is challenging TV viewers to think before they let their children watch - even his own commercials. ``The networks say they don't influence anybody,'' he said. ``If that's true, why do they have commercials? Why am I sitting there with Jell-O pudding?'' Cosby spoke Tuesday to about 1,500 people who gathered in Minneapolis to hear about a new ratings system, KidScore. It was developed by psychologist David Walsh, who founded the Twin Cities-based National Institute for Media and the Family last year to monitor the media's effect on children. The system rates film, video games See video game console. , CD-ROMs, CDs, Internet sites and television, and will be published monthly in Cornerstone, the magazine of the Aid Association for Lutherans. The rating system was not meant to compete with Hollywood's efforts to rate programs, Walsh said last year. Cosby said viewers themselves bear responsibility for the content of the shows they watch. Heston fires salvo for gun ownership From his new perch as first vice president of the National Rifle Association National Rifle Association (NRA) Governing organization for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols. It was founded in Britain in 1860. The U.S. organization, formed in 1871, has a membership of some four million. Both the British and the U.S. , Charlton Heston wrote a passionate ``From the Capitol'' column for the latest issue of Guns & Ammo magazine. ``Since I marched with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963, I have been a willing activist for many causes close to my heart,'' Heston wrote. He urged readers to fight individual gun-control proposals but also ``to stay focused on the more insidious and sinister enemy we all face: the forces at work to dilute, disgrace and discard the Second Amendment'' - the right to keep and bear arms. ``I believe it is essential that gun owners unite in an active, growing force capable of flexing great muscle as the next millennium commences,'' Heston wrote. Onassis heir sues dad in money mess A legal war is raging over the money of one of the richest little girls in the world. Vanity Fair reports that the trustee of the estate of 12-year-old Athena Onassis Roussel, who's worth $3 billion, is suing her father for extracting $36 million from her. Her father is Thierry Roussel. Her mother was the late Greek shipping heiress Christina Onassis, daughter of Aristotle Onassis. The suit also says Athena is being kept a ``virtual prisoner'' in Switzerland. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) A close associate of Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio says she is hurt by the criticism. (2) Taylor (3) Cosby (4) Heston |
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