[jimt]

Carillo’s radio ad made a big deal of the pronounciation of his name, with heavily trilling rrrrrrrrrrrrrrz in Carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrillo. It turned me off.

We have a severe problem here in Texas with illegals. While Carillo is obviously no illegal, and by all reports is conservative, using that heavy emphasis was a bonehead move. There is no comparable sound in English.

Texans (Americans !) of Hispanic descent are common here. Their history and contributions go way, way back before Texas independence, and are taught in our schools.

But that trilling crap was a thumb in the eye to those of us concerned with the flood of illegals infesting Texas. By sticking it in his ad, Carillo aligned himself with the racists of La Raza, Mecha and like organizaions. It was a racist appeal that backfired.

He chose “poorly”.

[rahbert]

Would it be better if he used just a light trill?

Or just used the usual Texas pronunciation ‘Kahrilllo’?

[Between the Lines]

Carillo’s radio ad made a big deal of the pronounciation of his name, with heavily trilling rrrrrrrrrrrrrrz in Carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrillo. It turned me off.

If he had thought that his name would be a liability in the race why not just anglicize the name. Pronounce the double L as l's and not like a y.

Here in the Southeast, hispanics that are trying to blend in often use anglicized pronunciations of their names.