I truly appreciated this week’s class readings. This week’s piece, Aleichia Williams’ “Too Latina To Be Black, Too Black To Be Latina,” is a terrific illustration of being at odds with what you identify with. This judgment of what a Latina should look like or how a black person should act stems from the white man’s categorizing and stereotyping of society. I’ll never understand the struggle, but it’s similar to when people claim you can’t be gay and black. It’s such a pity that some feel the need to place others in boxes. The problem with society is that we use race to divide us rather than bring us closer together. “I am Black, I am Latina, and I am also human,” Alechia says. This quote not only affects me but also others, and it goes to illustrate that we are not prizes, items, or fetishes. We are individuals…. And many individuals have forgotten that everyone has feelings.
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