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MONSIVÁIS, CARLOS Author, journalist, commentator, born Mexico City, 1938 -
Carlos Monsiváis is one of the most important voices of reason in Mexico today. He has supported lots of good causes, including AIDS efforts, and is always possitive and soft-spoken at the same time coming down hard on corruption and malfeasance in government. A really nice person.
He's been very supportive of our group, here he came down to Oaxaca for the opening of "Letra S," sitting with Sergio Santamaría on the far left and beside Nancy Mayagoitia on the right. I made the big "S" behind him.
He recently visited our condom store and showed a lot of interest in our work, especially the Education Packet, below.
I showed him how to hold up the condom ...
And, yes, he bought our 37 THOUSANDTH condom! What a guy!
We got a nice little bit of attention for him in the papers. They said Carlos Monsiváis buys an "historic condom." Wow!
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And he let's 'em have it! "Resistance is the only hope against the moral illiteracy of our leaders." Good!
"I don't want to see the church inside the walls of public power."
Below, reporting on a "problematic" speech by Carlos, who said, "Fundamentalists believe that we're all the same as them."
He's received lots of awards, of course, over the years. Below, the prestigios "Juan Rulfo" literary award.
Then just last year, he opened his own museum, which he calls the Carlos Monsiváis Cigar Store Museum (!).
Wow!
With his cat.
Well, he's a real nice guy and I admire him a lot. He always has a big hello for me. Hi, Carlos.
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