Tu Tienda Azteca

Art by Oscar Cisneros and more insta: @tu_tienda_azteca

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Hello, Love your work! I've been following you for some time now. Every time I'm in Oakland or SF I try to find or attend a show you're at...but never was able b/c of my schedule or something else. I was wondering how I could purchase from you. Let me know, I could also give you my email. Thanks!

Thank you very much....I post and sell easier on Instagram @tu_tienda-azteca but if you dont have it you can send your email to [email protected]

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Charlie Brown Nicho in the works....

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In the works .... good grief holmes!

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Spider cat! From now every cat statue I find will be painted as such

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RICH GUTIERREZ: A WARNING

Rich has a pattern of sexual assault, consent/boundary violations, emotional abuse and manipulation. This statement is based on the experiences of multiple women/nb people. He has victimized woc experiencing vulnerable or precarious life circumstances. Attempts to directly confront Rich on these matters has proven fruitless. This page will attempt to share helpful information in as clear and accessible a manner as possible.

WHO IS RICH?

Rich is from San Jose and currently lives in Chicago. He plays in Busted Outlook and Permanent Ruin.

https://www.richgutierrez.com/

http://landspeedrecord.tumblr.com/

https://twitter.com/_supremenothing

https://www.instagram.com/supreme_nothing/

https://www.instagram.com/Baldwins_turkish_decade/

https://www.facebook.com/SupremeNothing

http://www.supremenothingpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/supremenothingpress/

https://mobile.twitter.com/SN_Press

https://www.facebook.com/supremenothingpress/

https://bustout.bandcamp.com/

https://permanentruin.bandcamp.com/

SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS (TW)

• Non-consensually and violently forcing oral penetration

• Restraining partners non-consensually during sex

• Removing condoms during sex without informing partners, non-consensually initiating unprotected penetrative sex

• Seeking out people who are emotionally or socially vulnerable and exploiting their trust in him - these behaviors are a form of predation that is best described as grooming* (see below)

• Positioning himself as a “victim” or as “vulnerable” in order to manipulate people he abuses into being dismissive of other people’s attempts to hold him accountable

• Gaslighting people who have attempted to hold him accountable for his abuse of them

• Enforcing power disparity in relationships by manipulating partners into being exclusive with him; while secretly having concurrent sexual relationships with other people

• Exploiting cultural access and labor from people who he has abused as well as appropriating their work/plans

• Failing to inform potential partners of his past behavior, despite being made aware of the above experiences and their impact.

* Resources on the concept of psychological grooming for people who haven’t encountered the term before:

http://outofthefog.website/top-100-trait-blog/2015/11/4/grooming

(we don’t mean to endorse everything on this website, but it is concise)

http://www.kbsolutions.com/Grooming.pdf

(starts on page 16)

WHY IS THIS JUST COMING OUT NOW?

Rich has successfully constructed an image of himself as a self aware feminist ally, especially using social media to aggressively reinforce this image. Additionally, Rich has social capital and a prominent/respected position. Finally, Rich has been shielded from the consequences of his actions by his friends, in particular [redacted]. When people who Rich has hurt have attempted to seek support from Rich’s friends, or just inform them of Rich’s actions, those friends have discredited the survivors’ experiences and intimidated them into silence.

WHO ARE WE? WHAT DO WE WANT?

This page was written collaboratively by a number of people, then passed along to others for review. We just are sharing this info at the specific request of survivors. This is not an “accountability process.” Over the years people Rich has hurt have made requests of him, and asked his friends to hold him accountable. These efforts have been futile, and only resulted in the further emotional abuse and ostracization of the survivors. We are presenting this information in the hopes of interrupting Rich’s pattern of abuse.

CONTACT

If you have questions, you can get in touch with us. If you have been hurt by Rich and want to connect with other survivors, at least one of them is actively interested in that. Please feel free to get in touch.

[email protected]

UPDATES

6/16/17 - We have been getting a lot of e-mails in response to this call out. At this point there are at least 7 women/nb people who have come forward with experiences of Rich’s abuse, coercion, assault, and intense manipulation. Additionally, many people have been e-mailing to share stories about how Rich’s pattern of behavior has been an open secret, particularly in San Jose. People describe trying to discuss Rich’s behavior and being dismissed, disbelieved, shut down. Being laughed at and made fun of by Rich’s friends is also a common theme emerging from these stories.

It’s important to note that NOBODY FEELS SAFE BEING OPEN ABOUT THIS.

Since this was initially posted, despite being publicly contrite, Rich and his friends still continue to attempt to discredit this call-out talking shit on survivors and people they suspect to be directly advocating for and supporting survivors. This has manifested as acting like survivors just have petty beef or using ableist slurs against survivors who are living with mental illnesses. Rich and his friends have also been suggesting that the potential role of white people in this process - as support or as survivors - discredits the call out itself. This is misdirection, and minimizes that Rich assaulted and preys on POC.

We read Rich’s response to this call-out. It was posted on his Facebook. We found it deeply, viscerally upsetting. It is riddled with the same manipulative maneuvers and styles that he used to abuse people. It minimized his acts of abuse. It completely erased the reality that many many people have tried to bring this to his (and his friends) attention for a long time. In his response he even uses almost direct quotes from a woman who he hurt when she confronted him about it. We are disgusted by the amount of space his response takes up, we are disgusted by the accolades and credibility he is garnering from a few people for ~courageously~ apologizing. His flamboyant remorse seems artificial and disingenuous. Rich is integrated within the restorative justice and activist communities in Chicago and The Bay Area. Because of this, he is well versed in the rhetoric of accountability. This is one of the reasons he has been able to dodge accountability for so long.

To all the people who have written in bravely entrusting us with their stories, thank you. Please be patient with us in terms of response time, we are trying to respond to these messages with the care and attention they deserve, and it’s a slow process.

6/6/17 - Since this was posted, so far 2 additional women have come forward with stories of abuse by Rich that involve the behaviors listed above. Also, women/nb people have also come forward with accounts of harassment from him, involving him harassing them about their experiences of abuse at the hands of his friends.

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I'm just hungry, don't judge me

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I've been wondering for a while now if everyone else sees parallels between some evangelicals and spiritual/woke folks in the community that preach and preach but often don't "practice" what they preach, often use the cover of religeon/spirituality more for self interest...or worse, against people in the very same community????

Same tactics same motivations .... different gods same scam....been in my thoughts especially looking back to last year....well before that too *and this is about those particular types that take advantage of people's beliefs/fears....definitely not lumping everyone that believes in a higher power/god

Might also be that many evangelicals have been more prevalent in the media and unfortunately in positions in this administration

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A few bird paintings I've been working on for the last couple days

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Can't it be all so simple Charlie Brown??? Nicho by Oscar Cisneros (me) follow on IG too @tu_tienda_azteca

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Payasito by Oscar Cisneros

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Concha nichos by me....Oscar Cisneros, IG @tu_tienda_azteca

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A few custom peanuts nichos by me "Oscar Cisneros"

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Custom nicho by me "Oscar Cisneros" .... ig @tu_tienda_azteca

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"Hello Coatli"

By Oscar Cisneros

Coatlique

#tutiendaazteca #oscarcisneros #oakland #chicanoart #mexicanfolkart #coatlique #tonantzin #azteca #sanrio #hellokitty #cultura

5" tall - hydrocal, polymer clay, air dry clay, acrylic paint

This is actually a rough draft of a piece I had in mind for a while, thought I'd take some time to work on it to get an idea of what I want to do....

Feel free to share (just tag/credit)

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My mom doing mom stuff .... She printed out an interesting post on FB to show me when I'm there in person🙂 #moms #tortillas *earlier today It was a post on the many uses of tortillas 👍 https://www.instagram.com/p/B7cRBuGAM8R/?igshid=krxj09c03r2j

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José Guadalupe Posada (on the right) (Images of Mexico) #posada #joseguadalupeposada #mexico #printmaking #lacatrina https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MlnfqAS7m/?igshid=1x8h3j0hrj23

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Support in 2020 and on.... #supportyourartistfriends #supportyourfriendsbusinesses Support comes in many ways too... A like,share,comment,tag on IG or any social media has actually helped me out quite a bit...thanks everyone!! Also this year I've cut down the "bigger" events/pop ups due to either the high cost for space which or just the overall feel/vibe .... getting Support and just paying for your space and the opportunity to vend are two different things. I don't mind a transactional relationship in business, I just don't like it dressed up as "community support" The events this year have been so good and I really appreciated the support and weather I do well or not at those particular events I'm happy to be there . Looking toward to new things and many improvements(on my part) in 2020 Oh reposted by @laloalcaraz1 Btw there are TOO MANY folks to thank but THANKS https://www.instagram.com/p/B6qAfWwgx8C/?igshid=11x6vh0g5a7er