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Note: This rant is actually Fabiola’s idea, but I’m writing it down for the world.

When we watch Telemundo or Univisión, the Spanish-language cable channels, we notice that there are plenty of “public service” advertisements. Common themes include:

• Be nice to your neighbor
• Talk to your baby to help him develop his brain
• Be careful with pesticides
• Buckle up and use child car seats
• Leave dangerous substances out of reach of children
• Don’t smoke when you are pregnant

We can all agree that these are very useful messages. What is disturbing is that they are only shown in the Hispanic channels. This could be interpreted as implying that Hispanic people have less common sense or less education.