Puerto Rican and various Hispanic groups are upset with the carrier, Spirit Airlines, for using a cartoon image of a ‘dark skinned’ Latina judge "Justice Ochita Supreme,” to promote their recent $8 ticket campaign, reports El Diario La Prensa. This was launched the day after President Obama named Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Madelyn Lugo, chair of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, who filed a complaint against the airline, said she understands that companies want to promote their product, “but not at the expense of the Hispanic community." READ FULL STORY
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