Essay 953

Cross reactions in a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• The Los Angeles Times reported on the increasing difficulty of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for older and less-fit migrants. “If you hire the right [smuggler] and are willing to accept the higher degree of physical risk, you can get through,” said a UC San Diego professor who conducted a study on immigration. “But the older people are less tolerant of the kind of risks that young men are willing to take.” Click on the essay title above to read the full story.

• Busta Rhymes was busted for roughing up a man who accidentally spat on the rapper’s ride. Rhymes may also face additional charges because cops found a machete in his vehicle. Guess the spitter should feel lucky he only got beat up versus carved up.

• A group of angry lesbians beat and stabbed a man in the West Village area of New York City. According to the man’s side of the story, the attack was sparked after he made a pass at one of the women, infuriating her girlfriend. An argument ensued, leading to another woman spitting on the man, who spat back. The man was then pummeled with belts, slapped, kicked and stabbed. “It was a bias attack by 20 gay women,” said the man. The women deny his accusations. No word yet from Busta Rhymes on this melee.