Literanista
June 23, 2009
I am not your fetish.
My name is not Maria, “Oye, Mira,” Mamacita, or Bonita Applebum.
I am not your Malinche.
I will not do the Macarena for you.
Nor do I know how to make Pasteles from scratch.
When you meet me please refrain from telling me about your love for tacos.
I cannot be your Vida Guerra, Jennifer Lopez or Watermelon woman (Google it).
Nor will I press your shirts, wash your dishes or take your kids to the park.
I am not your Magdalena, Madonna, martyr.
I can’t be bothered to teach you Spanish.
Don’t assume I have a tattoo somewhere or a knife or some mace.
Resist the temptation to heap on the cultural clichés: caliente, spicy, hot Latin mama/lover, hot-blooded, chili pepper hot, spitfire…
No, I’m not from the projects.
I don’t practice brujeria nor do I know how to cast spells.
Don’t think if you play some reggaeton in your ad, it will make me want your product.
I’m not from the Block or on the 6 Train.
Don’t assume I have 8 kids (and, no, not having any doesn’t make me gay).
I don’t appreciate the bastardized language used to implicate any association with being Hispanic: “She spics well for a Latina.” “Ay, What a mes.”
My culture is not something I am looking to lose.
I am not your Hottentot Venus.
You cannot send me back to my country.
I am simultaneously and collectively black, white, and Taino.
I am all three and I am neither.
I am American.
I am Latina.
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Great post, Valerie. Sometimes the stereotypes, even when well-meaning, become unbearable.
Brava! … I can imagine this as a spoken word.
very well done. Excellent.
Jo Ann Hernandez
I Am Kardassian!
I am a Jewminicana! I can't tell you how many times people have asked me how to make tacos and quesadillas and I have to tell them I am Dominican, not Central American. And I might add, I am not the help.
And even if I AM some of those things, they are only a part of me and don't define me in my entirety. Great work — thanks for sharing!
Buen trabajo. Can't agree w/ Raul more.
I can't believe I missed this post. I love this! You couldn't have said it any better! You made me laugh too..
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