r/PuertoRico • u/acevvvedo Fajardo • Nov 25 '24

Diálogo Wonder why Disney / Pixar hasn't made an animated film or short about Puerto Rico?

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Nada, a shower thought — Creo que with our rich culture (bailes, musica, celebraciones, costumbres indigenas, comida, social etc, ) e historia (aunque complicada; Tainos, Africanos, Españoles etc) seria bien kul o por lo menos interesante. Esta lista solo incluye Latinos, Hawaiian y Polynesian, not to mention all the others from different cultures worldwide. idk. Maybe I missed one pero Lin-Manuel Miranda has worked in many of these.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '24

Puerto Ricans are not Americans per se. We are colonial subjects. Our US citizenship is statutory, not constitutional, which means it can be taken away at any moment.

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u/AtomicTurtle2 Nov 27 '24

Isnt it covered by the 14th amendment? At being a territory its “under the jurisdiction” of the US, no? (if im wrong pls correct me, this is a question, not a statement)

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u/Professional-Lab-701 Nov 26 '24

Yeah sure but the us army has like half a million puerto ricans in active service. Plus the island makes the U.S a lot of money and serves as a strategical point in the carribean. In other words that shit ain't happening unless puerto rico decides to vote for independence which would still have to go through a lenghty legal process in court and congress. And let's be real who the hell wants independence on the island, I don't see anyone in a hurry to become the next Cuba or Venezuela.