Notes on todays cruise through the internet …
My itinerary - Friday, the 16th of June 2006:
11:05 Actually I never got into YouTube very much … so time to check it out finally.
11:06 Lots of vids of last days goals. Wonderful to watch some great shots once again.
11:20 Wow, what all there’s to find and watch and laugh here…
11:21 Ooops, what’s that? “The Queen is back!” … a fairly new video by littleloca … 9 minutes … let’s see and enjoy!
11:23 I cannot stop laughing … what is going on here? Please continue …
11:30 Oh my, “hi everybody, the bitch is back …” - A latina gangsta bride? Cussing and cursing? Mexican accent, gangsta-rap in the background, makeup all over her face, little Marilyn Monroe spot on her right cheek, outlined eyebrows and some mammoth earrings … cute though in a certain way … but what a cliché. Who is this?
11:31 LittleLoca is Cynthia, 18 years old, from East L.A., likes “making flows”, and “be makin the cash money now”. 118,694 Views, 1349 Subscribers. Who is this?
11:33 More videos. “Hey yo, party people …” LittleLoca Prom! and A Flow! and Intro To Little Loca aka *giggles*.
11:38 Let’s see what else there’s to find. Let’s google! … Not much … but wait: “Little Loca Outed as Stevie Ryan”. Who is Stevie Ryan?
11:40 Ah, also on YouTube. Stevie Ryan, 22 years old, from Badsville, loves Charlie Chaplin and Vintage, and is an “Actress/writer and director of my little films” such as Satin Doll or Oh Valentine…! Subscribers: e.g. LittleLoca.
11:45 O.K., so what’s the deal?
11:46 Littleloca, Stevie Ryan? by CoinOperatedGurl! LittleLoca aka Stevie Ryan aka LittleLoca is Drake Bell’s girlfriend.
11:50 Loca En el Cabeza by daphne0:
“Nice job, but you’ve been discovered … It was too much to think you both shopped for eyebrows at the same store … Sorry, Toobers don’t like to be fooled … Again … Thanks for the entertainment (…) daphne“. Daphne0 further states in the additional comment: “I just realized why this saga affects so many people. One reason is that her ‘character’ is acting just like a bully. So, either you identify with the bully or you identify with the one being bullied. Or you identify with those who stand by and watch. (…) I’ve come to see that there are many Latinos in the community who are genuinely hurt by this kind of stereotyping. Her friend says they like ‘Acting Mexican’ - and that is a shameful attitude to have. The Latino community is going through a difficult situation right now, and spreading this type of stereotype is counterproductive to what they are trying to achieve … acceptance.
11:57 (new cup of coffee) … let’s see what else …
11:58 Just a quickie - Littleloca Parody by vontana and Sean’s response to littleloca aka stevieryan by bo0tiful.
12:04 I wonder. Many people, as seen not only by all the parodies there are to find, but also by the number of subscribers to LittleLoca and by guestbook entries and comments, seem to have taken a great part in what Loca had and has to say - supporters and believers as well as strong opponents. She has been doing “her thing” for a month now and seems to be one of the biggest hits in YouTube.
Personally, at the beginning I was simply laughing, then I got curious, then astonished, suddenly lost in thoughts, curious again, astonished, laughing and at the same time thoughtful, and still curious. Who is this? Who is LittleLoca? Who is Stevie Ryan?
12:20 daphne demands:
“It seems an LA actress was trying to pull one over on the Toobers. Hopefully, she will be a man about it and post a ‘Death of Littleloca’ video soon.“
“In May 2006, 35,000 videos a day were being added to video broadcasting site youtube.com, with an estimated 30 million clips being viewed daily. Everybody and their momma was posting up videos. Then, one little chola from Eastlos topped the charts. Little Loca was soon ousted as caucasian actress Stevie Ryan and her fun loving character became the center of some serious racial comments. Is she an artist or perpetrator? Are you a lover or hater? Here at the Cafe, we embrace artistic expression and we’re intrigued by the Loca/Stevie phenom. We stand behind Stevie’s decision to continue producing her shorts and here’s why…”
Read the interview …
sweetlove Says:
Jun 18th, 2006 at 09:49Visit sweetlove
I think Stevie is a great actress and I support the littleloca character to the fullest. She has guts, and has taken a beating for this character which shows true commitment. Im a Mexican American and I think she is very funny and talented!
warauduati Says:
Jun 18th, 2006 at 18:14Visit warauduati
Thanx for your comment sweetlove ! I still haven’t totally made up my mind about whether or not I really like what Stevie does with the LittleLoca character. In Germany we have a stand-up comedian called Kaya Yanar, a Turkish German, who plays with all kinds of ethnic stereotypes. People love him and his various characters…
I think, as soon as you know that LittleLoca is just this imaginary girl from East L.A. (although: actually more real than imaginary), then you also understand that it concerns a certain type of exaggeration. I further think that her interview at Bullfighter’s Café enlightens and explains her intention of the Loca Show.
On the other hand we know that playing with stereotypes can be very dangerous. Can we assume that really everyone understands that someone is just playing with a certain cliché? Can we assume that everyone really gets the message? Stereotypes lead very often and too soon to racial assumptions, as seen in comments to LittleLoca’s vids, they also provoke some crucial counteraction as Stevie for example is stalked by hackers and haters now. (This is really the sad side of the whole Loca Show.)
Nevertheless I personally do give Stevie credits for her “guts” as you put it. I truely believe that her intentions are good, once again, her interview reveals and explains this very well. She might not be helpful in fighting racism but Stevie at least gives some credit to LittleLoca, the girl she portrays.
WCLOTS Says:
Jun 20th, 2006 at 17:50Visit WCLOTS
I love littleloca. But I wish she’d make more stevieryan videos.
Jacks Says:
Jun 22nd, 2006 at 05:05Visit Jacks
Hello,
I really enjoy Loca or Stevie or Ooolalaa or whatever, and I dont think what shes doing is any different then Ali G. He acts like a black guy, and hes not black. Just because shes so lovable, and doesnt have to show her skin to get views, people want to find a reason to hate her. Obviously shes something to talk about, and people just cant stand it.
Warren Says:
Jul 22nd, 2006 at 02:45Visit Warren
I don’t believe Stevieryan is a “racist”. The previous comment about Ali G is not a good comparison because Ali G is a jewish guy impersonating a negro. It seems like the mainstream allows jewish actors more leeway and there’s no complaint as there was with Stevie. You can’t even parallel her with Dave Chappelle, he’s very funny, but he’s much more racially charged in his short films.
I’ve been a Pro-White activist for 11 years, in the public view. I enjoy working for the interests of my own community, and taking a stand on controversial topics that most wouldn’t dare. It doesn’t mean I’m hating anyone because I stand up for some White kid who was beaten or killed by illegal aliens or negro gangs. Someone has to speak up for them, and if no one else is willing to do it I will.
It doesn’t make me an bad guy to want to secure the borders of our contry either. I encourage Mexicans to secure their borders too. Every country should try their hardest to provide a safe environment for their citizens.
To people on the outside that hear propaganda from political lobbies that oppose our positions, the perception of what we’re doing is skewed. According to some of them President Bush is hitler. Isn’t it about time we took a objective look at these absurd labels people throw on others ?
I respect those who deserve respect, and I’m a very kind person. I’ll hold a door or lend a hand to help other races. We can do all that and still put forth an effort to make life better for our people too. Have you ever seen the hardships, and poverty of White children living in Appalachia ?
This weekend I’ll be volunteering to hand out fliers for a 72-year-old man who was 5′2 and 100 pounds, beaten to death by a 25-year-old negro who was 6′7 and 250 pounds. He deserves his justice, and if anyone else were standing up for him we wouldn’t have too.
I do understand that every people has a right to preserve and determine the future for their own people. The stereotypes used against people like me are misplaced. There are many negro activists who share the same ideas as we do, and sometimes those guys like Tupac or Shabazz are talking about the same concerns I have about the world. We share a respect for each other in that we’re both looking out for our communities, and trying to help people who need us. The last thing we want is to spend our time fighting other races and watch more of our people dying to drugs, crime, poverty, deseases, come on people, wake-up already.
Whenever someone calls you a racist, the first thing you should do is ask them to define what they mean by that word. I’ve never had anyone who goes around yelling racist at people explain their definition with any understanding of the word they’re using. There’s a confusion that divides us by the words we use. People should make that extra effort to communicate properly and use words which they share the same definitions for. I’m sure that the hateful racist perception doesn’t fit who I am.
Besides all that, I love Stevieryan too, and I don’t care if her detractors call her a racist. Enjoy the videos and don’t try to politicize her work. Just enjoy it for what it is, and like it or love, but if you hate it, then don’t watch it.
jolt Says:
Nov 25th, 2006 at 17:36Visit jolt
“don’t try to politicize her work.” After you used her as a pretext to spread your supremacist agenda (oh, i’m sorry, “protecting the white race”), that took cojones. (Warren, to be a white supremacist all you have to is sit back and let “the system” do its job. Sure, find us the isolated incident that makes us believe that whites are a suppressed minority)
Still, Warren is in a sense just like our littleloca character. His racial obsession, like loca’s expressiveness, keeps him out of “polite company.” To be upwardly mobile, he would have to keep his comments to himself and be part of our “multicultural society” which is really the freedom of all races to act (sterotype) caucasian. Yet his outrageous nature makes him a natural for the web, where we can laugh at him . . . just like littleloca.
I love Stevie’s videos. And I won’t hate on her because she’s a white girl who happened to grow up poor in a majority Latino town yet does have a greater ability to move between the white and latino worlds because of her caucasian heritage . . . using the charge “racism” to hate on individuals is ignorant, and on that I agree with Warren. Racism is about systems, not individuals.