I know she's American, but ethnically, is Desi Linden Latina? If so, from what country?
I know she's American, but ethnically, is Desi Linden Latina? If so, from what country?
Desi Linden (nee Davila) is of Mexican heritage.
She's from Chula Vista, just like Tim Danielson. So that settles it.
notrump wrote:
She's from Chula Vista, just like Tim Danielson. So that settles it.
Not Danielson. Desi, yes.
She's another in a stellar group of Mexican-Americans who make Latinos like me proud every day. People like Desi, Tomas Cruz (Tom Cruise), Jose Montana (Joe Montana), Oscar Robertson, Carlos Rey (Chuck Norris), etc.
Danielson was from the redneck hill country otherwise known as east county.
kinda puts a hole in the whole " american born" is code for white now doesn't it?
thought she was jewish, might be both! Either way, great win for her
I knew somebody from Guatemala with the same surname, Davila (her maiden name). But I root for fellow Californian runners, and there was obviously no one tougher among the pro women out there. On the toughness scale, I wonder if you put Sellers up there for running so much closer to her pr. Desi came so close about 7 years ago; she stuck to it long after she seemed to be among our best three or four women marathoners; and here she is with her first crown, well deserved and makes us all proud.
Hayduke wrote:
kinda puts a hole in the whole " american born" is code for white now doesn't it?
Desi is a mestizo who is mostly white. So I guess your spiel is kinda useless.
There are Mexicans that are 100% white. Did you know that Steve?
But to the best of my knowledge Desi has never murdered anyone like Danielson did.
Jose el Plomero wrote:
She's another in a stellar group of Mexican-Americans who make Latinos like me proud every day. People like Desi, Tomas Cruz (Tom Cruise), Jose Montana (Joe Montana), Oscar Robertson, Carlos Rey (Chuck Norris), etc.
Stop drinking that tequila. Joseph Montana is Italian through-and-through. You ethnic appropriator.
Oscar Robertson....is Latin? Since when?
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