Do you have an identity? Or are you just human? Identity politics is a very complex circumstance, there is no specific definition to it, there are just situations that builds up on its understanding. How is politics related to an individual’s identity, in relation to his/ her gender, race, sex etc. A person who is within the classification of what is known to be society’s norm would have no idea whatsoever how it feels to live outside of it. What it is to be black and/ or a person of color, a woman, a member of the LGBTQ community and so on. Like the blonde lady at the bar who got enraged about the fact that her colleague stated that more “diverse group” should be in movies, or specifically she did not like that “the very good actor” was represented as a person of color, instead of just being a “human”. She is (in my words) claiming that classifying the Egyptian actor, is only deepening the division that exist between groups in the society. This blonde bar lady, whether intentionally or unintentionally is denying the fact that it is in fact the system that is led by mostly white people in power that causes the division between groups of people. There are countless people like this blonde lady (that Garza unconsciously listened to her conversation) that fail to recognize that all groups would never be the same, as long as there are issues of racism, oppression, and homophobia. In as much reality that, we live in a society where certain actions and laws benefits some and leaves others hanging, protects some and directly or indirectly puts the rest in danger. The author, Garza Alicia coincides the identity politics to power, and explains that we do have the “power” to make certain decisions, however larger forces create those options from which we decide or choose from.

The issue with being “too black to be Latina” and vice versa has similarities with making assumptions or even saying that a person cannot be mixed, or an Asian cannot be black, an Arab cannot be Christian, or a Muslim cannot be black. I feel like the disrespect against people like this has become so common, people do not even hide their ignorance and shame anymore. Ina away or another, these people are always expected to deny a part of their identity and fully embrace the other. They have the right to claim both sides and most importantly be proud of it. It can sometimes be confusing, however. For instance, in the article, the author stated during an altercation between black people and Hispanics. She was very perplexed as to which group to side on. At times, people give backhanded complements in some situations, like “You’re the most Mexican black girl I’ve ever met”. Are people supposed to be pleased for receiving such reversed complements disguised as complements. I posted a YouTube video to my snapshot, where a black girl was sharing her experience of when she tells people she is Hispanic. In a popular Tv show, “Love and Hip- Hop Miami”, you would see that the celebrity Amara goes through very similar events.