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For generations, Latinas have been caught between impossible expectations of purity and desire. Learn how the Madonna-Whore Complex continues to shape identity, relationships, and self-worth.
Have you ever wondered how gender-neutral word ‘Latinx’ is pronounced? If you want the quick answer, here it is: Latine. Yes, that x can be pronounced like an e. But then, why use an x? Now, you’ll have to stay for the full answer. What is nonbinary Spanish?
On April 22, 2020, a 20-year old Latina Army Specialist, Vanessa Guillén vanished from one of the largest Army installations, Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. The news of Vanessa Guillén went viral and had triggered many active-duty servicewomen and veterans of the military to voice their current
Many of us in a Latinx ‘traditional’ household, as first or second generation children may be familiar with the push from our parents to pursue professional jobs or careers with ‘good paychecks’. Stable professions like doctors, bankers, teachers are what our parents’ generation were taught to aim for, but today’
It’s no Summer, if you don’t head out to enjoy a music festival event! Live music, dancing, cerveza or a michelada and if it’s an outdoor event – grub to street meat, elotes or fruta on-a-stick, and you are set! Latinx pride, resilience and persistence of
When it comes to winning prestigious awards from Nobel Prizes to Pulitzers, it’s no surprise that white men have been the recipients of major recognition by astute cultural institutions that define excellence. It’s been down in history, mostly white men deciding in boardrooms with decorated portraits of white
America Ferrera is the epitome of a humanist, feminist, and activist at heart. America Ferrera’s TED Talk about Latinx identity and representation definitely covers her values gained through her journey. Throughout her Hollywood entertainment career, she has given us deep characters that have resonated with us as Latinx and
Shows that center on the Latinx experience are a rarity, however season-after-season there are more multicultural, diverse stories being told on screen which is an indicator of changing demographics and ‘the people’ are demanding it! When was the last time you supported a Latinx series that resonated with
Not all Mexican mothers fulfill the stereotype of love and passivity. Mine is a story of grit, crying, and chipping away at my education and finding myself. While in college I came to call my mother by her first name. After the many instances, examples, and experiences of showing me
Originated published on Guerilla Feminist I am the first in the my family to do a lot of things, like go to college and get a graduate degree. And all my accolades began to go to my head. I began to feel like I was better than the people who
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