Y que de las voces mundiales?

(This is a test.)

Every time I learn about a particular subject from a global perspective, I feel like a dumb American. I experience that “out-of-the-loop” feeling to the nth power. Hello, World. It’s lil ole me just kickin’ rocks, suckin’ on a lollipop, and watchin’ the tube, as one being amongst billions…

I recently perused the site Global Voices Online, and it’s pretty amazing. (Though, I wouldn’t have expected any less from Harvard.) Global Voices highlights global conversations. Their resonating tag line proclaims “The world is talking. Are you listening?” The site consists of blogs amongst blogs, and features contributions from respectable (and common folk) bloggers from around the world. And what are they talking about? They talk about the world that mainstream media forgets or overlooks. Hey, you do know that that Hilary and Barack are not running for President of the World, right? That’s what I thought. American headlines have you fooled- and me too, unfortunately.

I clicked on Argentina to see what the bloggers were talking about in the South America. March 8th was International Women’s Day (Missed it. Damn 24-hr no-life style!) and Latin American women bloggers populated the blogosphere in droves to discuss la progresion de las mujeres and la cultura machismo que mata. Their words were so beautiful, and crafted with such passion. To Americans who are not bilingual, or who do not have an appreciation for the world’s languages, you are missing out on the world!

I had to reflect on Global Voices for some time.

This thing that has been created called the “global conversation” has so many platforms to be heard. Yet, who will determine which voices will be heard the loudest?