Why Did She Even Bother???

Filed under: Jessica Alba > Barack Obama

A bunch of Latino stars, including Alejando Sanz and Paulina Rubio, have banded together to make a video for Barack Obama.

They're all speaking Spanish in it, except for Jessica "Don't Call Me Latina" Alba, who speaks in English.

Her presence there is so laughable!

Click here to watch the clip!

Posted: May 30, 2008 at 2:48 pm / Email this »

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profes says – reply to this

601

CULTURE AND RACE ARE NOT THE SAME
perez's WHITE skin probably burns and blisters after just a few hours in the sun,but he learned to speak spanish. yay your fat ass learned a language. PEREZ YOU ARE EUROPEAN. but you want in, so you take shots at jessica alba. You know you are misusing that quote, and if you don't then you do not understand the complexities of the CHICANO experience.
Jogi says – reply to this

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I am sorry to say this being hispanic myself but this video is soooo stupid! Its a stupid chant and jessica alba makes no sense in this video whatsoever. She wants a cleaner earth for her child, sorry to say this jessica but to clean this earth you need to start with your own mouth. Be proud of who you are and don't be ashamed of who you are. Are you planning on showing your child to be embarrassed of his/her roots? Now for the rest of the morons on this video, GET A LIFE! Starting with Paulina Rubio!
prince says – reply to this

603

what the hell is wrong with her!
im sorry but i have to say this in spanish
WEIII QE CHINGADOS LE PASAA A ESTA VIEJAAA
she should embarassed!
alba h says – reply to this

604

duz she evn speak spanish??? she seems 2 want 2 hav no connection with her roots, n she so shud nt b in this clip, shes disgraceful. she kps trying 2 convince herself that shes white, wots rong with her?? ughhh she disgusts me, n i dnt get the big deal with her bein so gdlookin, shes a prat
NOT FO says – reply to this

605

Her bit is a clip from an earlier commercial with several stars speaking english. They just edited it in and put music in. Since she wasn't there when everyone else filmed (Being that they all have busy scheduales and the set is in a white room that could be duplicated they may not have been filmed at the same time or even the same country) she probably just gave the campaign permission to use her image back when, and they decided to use it again in this commercial.
Rambov says – reply to this

606

Alejandro Sanz and Paulina Rubio? Why are citizens of foreign countries (Spain and Mexico in this case) promoting US political candidates? Strange. And maybe Jessica Alba doesn't speak Spanish? There are millions of Mexican-Americans who aren't bilingual.
krisel says – reply to this

607

the commercial seemed really deep up until i saw jessica alba…way to kill the momentum of the commercial
AnA_Me says – reply to this

608

Re: mmmmmm –

the new generations of latinos who lives in the US doesnt speak spanish because the parents dont talk spanish at their home, thats why.
and they are so ridiculous because they dont wanna talk in spanish even if they talk spanish.

*MexicO*
*AnA*
AlwaysTry2BObjective says – reply to this

609

that was kinda rude of her to speak English when everyone else spoke Spanish. May she don't know Spanish…
AlwaysTry2BObjective says – reply to this

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Re: Mrs. B – I think you missed the point of it all. It's called campaining. Don't be dumb all your life.
AlwaysTry2BObjective says – reply to this

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Re: Nick – Obama needs to stop acting like he's Latino????? Where have you been or did I miss something. Were you trying to say "she as in Jessica Alba" I've never heard Obama say he was part Latino or anything of that nature. Maybe I missed something please help…
AlwaysTry2BObjective says – reply to this

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Re: eb – agian you right along with Mrs B. is missing the point. No if no one cared to campain with the for the Hispanic community people would be really upset. But in many situations I guess you're damn if you and damned if you don't.
AlwaysTry2BObjective says – reply to this

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Re: Fools – You're so right Bush/McCain has all the anwers!!!! McCain 08…Seriously
Natali says – reply to this

614

Good point, lily!!
MB says – reply to this

615

wow. honestly all the other Latinos are speaking spanish and she didnt even bother.
Somebody needs to edit her out of there….
omayra says – reply to this

616

Its not even worth seeing if that bitch is in it!
Jessic says – reply to this

617

she looks stupid there no lie.
if she doesnt want to be called latina then why is she there?
go obama!!
Vero says – reply to this

618

What a fucking loser….ur right she doesnt belong there. Shes so stupid
whuttt says – reply to this

619

by the way, jessica's part in this video was from a different obama video. they put segments of her part into this one. i dont think she's ashamed of being latina at all. go obama!!
Jacqui says – reply to this

620

Love you Perez. But leave her alone for goodness sake.
Gigila says – reply to this

621

I actually disagree for once, SHE MUST! do you know how many Latinos don't speak spanish??? UFFF!! MILLIONS! the language does not make you Latin; I speak English, Spanish, Italian and French… but I'm not White American, Italian or French…
I'm glad she did, and wished others would too… it shows we are not a polar society.
gigima says – reply to this

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Re: alba h – I don't think that someone who clearly can't speak in English and boasts of living in the United States should critisize (sp?) Jessical Alba for not speaking in Spanish. Your spelling is horrendous and embarrasing. THe LATINOS who want to be a part of the United States need to understand that they need to ASSIMILATE the culture and RESPECT the laws of the land they want to call HOME. ASI QUE SI NO SABE DE LO QUE HABLA, PUES CALLESE BUEY!
GIGI says – reply to this

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QUE BIEN BRUTOS QUE SON LOS QUE LA CRITICAN!!! NO SE DAN CUENTA QUE LOS BLANCOS ESTAN TRATANDO DE SEPARAR A LOS LATINOS? QUE NOS PELIEMOS ENTRE NOSOTROS? **EN LA UNIDAD ESTA LA FUERZA** SO WHAT SI JESSICA NO HABLA SPANIOL? TIENE DINERO? UN NOVIO QEU ESTA BUENISIMO Y LE TIENES MUCHISIMA ENVIDIA!? NO SEAN RIDICULOS, VEAN EL COMERCIAL Y TOMEN UNA DECISION Y VOTEN EN ESTAS ELECCIONES!!!!! IGNOREN A EL GRAN PAJARRACO GRINGO CON LENTEJUELAS (hey Perez, i just called you a fairy with glittery looks… hope u dig) NO DEJEN QUE NOS SEPAREN!!!! NECESITAMOS UNA REFORMA MIGRATORIA!!!!! no sean brutos!
Gigi says – reply to this

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Re: PROUD – "our" commercial??? ufff, and who is WE? everybody in YOUR family speak both languages?
amanda says – reply to this

625

k is everyone on crack,
shes one of the most beaautiful people ever
i do think its stupid for her to be in this video and her part is complete bull..
but i dont think that she deserves to be completly slammed for it
KD* says – reply to this

626

That's the same clip from the other Obama video, which was done in english……..
jj says – reply to this

627

she is such a shame
Mexica says – reply to this

628

You know some of those people featured in this video are not even American citizens, how dare they appear in this video, they will not be able to vote. This video is a joke.
Chelle says – reply to this

629

que ridicula! she's latin to a tee the color of her skin , her last name everything points to her being latin. im mixed, (mom cuban and dad white) i call myself una mujer cubana (a cuban woman) because that is what i am, it runs in my veins and it makes me who i am, you can see it in the color of my skin and im proud of it. she shouldn't have been in that comercial in the first place. ten present tus raices! know them learn them and support them =]
Blice says – reply to this

630

OMG She's such a loser!
mich says – reply to this

631

LOL! she's such an idiot! why didn't she just speak in Spanish?! she looks like such a retard in the video because of it! She needs to get over her "don't call me latina" self. and what about this braggin about her baby - we all know you're pregnant! get over it, fame-whore!
and that is my rant for today
on a lighter note, the guy with the handlebar moustache is GOD!!!
Ayat says – reply to this

632

There's even an african american on there speaking spanish
why can't she speak spanish?
No one should be ashamed of where they cme from
Maddie says – reply to this

633

She could have at least made an effort to learn her lines in spanish. Denzel Washingtion does!!
Misti says – reply to this

634

UMMM…….Excuse me, but isn't the language of our country ENGLISH??? I get so sick of everything being multi-lingual!! If I went to live in Mexico or another country, I'd be made to learn their language!! Wake up America, WE speak English here and if you don't like it, LEAVE!!
cyncit says – reply to this

635

Why was she even in this piece????
Just S says – reply to this

636

Who cares if she doesn't call herself Latina. Big friggen deal. Get over it. I have Irish ancestors and I don't call myself and Irish American. I am American. Good for Jessica. Latino's need to get over themselves. Learn how to speak english.
Eva86 says – reply to this

637

que dijo la gringa? algo de clean earth?!?! pense que era un comercial para latinos!!! whatever…shes may have brown skin, but shes WHITE!!!!!
raerae says – reply to this

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Re: mmmmmm – I can't believe you're even saying that, its the stupidest thing I've ever heard; honestly! I'm a second generation born Latina and I am fluent in Spanish as well as other languages and I'm not ashamed of it at all; if anything, I'm PROUD of being a Latina. It all depends on the parents and if they are determined enough to teach their kids spanish so they won't be an embarrassment to the rest of us who actually embrace our culture. Being a second generation or third generation will not make you look white, you'll still look hispanic, so I think its stupid of her to try to hide it when its clearly obvious that she's not white.
raerae says – reply to this

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Re: Jane – Its an embarrassment for her to be in that video when everyone else is speaking spanish because she IS spanish…I was born here and I am a latina and proud of it, why would she accept to make an appearance when she knows that everyone else in that video will be speaking spanish? to make an ass out of herself? I know we're in America and english and spoken and whatnot, BUT the commercial is in SPANISH and if she's so embarrassed of her culture then why did she even bother?
raerae says – reply to this

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Re: Just S – You don't call yourself Irish American probably because you don't embrace the culture that you've been brought up in and guess what??? nobody cares about it, b/c all the "suffering" your ancestors did was probably go through Ellis Island and put up w/some discrimination, but what happened afterwards? They got accepted b/c in the end, you guys all look white! So I don't think immigrating to the U.S. was "hard" for your ancestors, b/c last I heard, I don't know of any deserts Europeans have to cross over.
obama says – reply to this

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OBAMA ESSSS!!!!! obama es obama es obama es this is what i got out of that video, picked up a little espanol. go Don Omar we loveeeeee you papi. fuck puerto ricans though fo shooooo hoeeeeeessssss you suck.
obama says – reply to this

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OBAMA ESSSS!!! obama es obama esssss that's what i got out of this video, picked up a little espanol. we love you DON OMAR mi papi forevaaaaa. but puerto ricans suck you hoessss
Giaa says – reply to this

643

ok this shit just baffles me!
this dumbass not only decides to speak english
but she also goes completely off topic and
says how she want a cleaner earth or what not
hoe please this is about obama not you
woooow
saywha says – reply to this

644

ok what does that have to do with voting for a president? She's the one embarrassed to be Latina?? Were embarrassed that she even is!!.. Se le mira el nopalote en la frente lol
Jen_Bu says – reply to this

645

why the hell would you tell people not to call a latina, and go around saying no im not a latina dont call me that and then you go and come out in a commercial and its stupid bcuz not only are you the only one speaking english but you say you dont wanna be called latina, jessica alba is fkkin stupid and i dont see wat the big deal is with her anyway why do guys get all omg over her its just cuz of her body shes not that pretty ive seen better in hollywood get over it ppl shes not all that shes a fkkin dumb b****!!!
steena says – reply to this

646

nisha u obviously dont speak spanish so obviously didnt get it
steena says – reply to this

647

omg dumbass that was a commercial for here not mexico get it straight there is a pretty huge hispanic population that have gotten their citizenship and can vote but still cant speak english that well. that was for them, dur
l4love says – reply to this

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Re: mmmmmm – LOL, I'm somehow doubting Perez will ever have grandkids - unless through adoption that is!
Janet says – reply to this

649

Why would they place Jessica "Don't call me Latina" Alba among TALENTED Latino artists?! WTF! The girl states shes not Latina…oh wait only when it's beneficial to her…B*TcH please! They should had never put her wanna be white ass in that commercial. Jessica "DCML" Alba realize this…YOU WILL NEVER BE WHITE AND THE WHITES WILL NEVER SEE YOU OTHER THAN AS A F*CKING WANNA BE!
Cola says – reply to this

650

Oh yeah…John Leguizamo was TOTALLY speaking Spanish when he said "OBAMA".
kathy says – reply to this

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Re: Malibu – english is not the official language of the U.S., smart one! The U.S. has no official language.
Alicia says – reply to this

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WTF! Jessica Alba killed it! She is not worth being in the commercial they should have edited her out. And to all those people that are against speaking another language…that is called ignorance. There is nothing wrong about embracing your culture, WE are all mixed!
bdiddy says – reply to this

653

if she spoke in spanish, I'm sure you would have a nasty comment to say about that. Unlike all the other celebrities shown there, she was born in America, which is likely why she spoke in English.
bangs says – reply to this

654

um.. she could have at least LEARNT the language for the ad. what an idiot. she needs to make her mind up with what nationality she really wants to be. i say she should move to some remote african tribe and live with them =) haha
Nina says – reply to this

655

WHAT THE HELL? Was she talking about Obama or Global Warming or something?
guada says – reply to this

656

everybody knows that she is not proud to be a latina! so why is she in the commercial? that white wannabe bitch!! i hope she rotes like a huevo if you know what i mean!!! that 304 is problaly pregnat by another guy!! that big bitchass slut!!!!!!!!!!!!
you a says – reply to this

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Re: Malibu – What? I don't think your comment has anything to do with the topic that was being discussed. The commercial was not in English, get a clue last time I checked white people were not the only people in America. Is that scarrrrryyy?
yulis says – reply to this

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omg shes a dumb ass whore…me da un pica esaa a ella le da verguenza o que por ser latina
????????

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