Latina identity Archives

What Being a Woman Means to Me & Why I Identify as a ‘Demigirl’

Sofía AguilarMarch 2, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMarch 2, 202301755

It’s Women’s History Month and I’m back to thinking more deeply about gender and queerness during this month than any other time of the year. It’s not that I’m not not a woman, but within the last few years, my gender...

News and Entertainment

Why Claiming Marilyn Monroe is Latina is Problematic

jennifervasquezAugust 31, 2022September 2, 2022

by jennifervasquezAugust 31, 2022September 2, 202208183

“My mother, Gladys, was born in Mexico (of American parents) in 1900.” This is the opening line of chapter two in the book Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words by George Barris. Although Marilyn Monroe got the year of...

Culture News and Entertainment

Nine Latinx Podcast Episodes About Identity You Need to Listen to

Nicole YoungSeptember 20, 2021

by Nicole YoungSeptember 20, 202107079

With the start of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month comes the inevitable conversations about our identities and culture. Going through social media can sometimes feel overwhelming but thankfully there are whole podcasts episodes dedicated to these topics. Longtime Latinx podcast favorites like...

Family

Don’t Call Me Exotic: A Latina Woman’s Plea

Johanna FerreiraNovember 4, 2018August 31, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 4, 2018August 31, 202016811

“You’re so incredibly beautiful and exotic,” a guy I met on Bumble told me on our first date. “I’ve always loved Latin women.” Comments like these always leave me feeling a lot more uncomfortable than flattered. Years ago, I would...

Lifestyle

Why Being a White-Presenting Latina Makes Me Feel Guilty

Irina GonzalezAugust 4, 2018October 14, 2020

by Irina GonzalezAugust 4, 2018October 14, 2020112598

Whenever I introduce myself to someone new, the first thing that typically comes up is my background. Sometimes it’s because they notice my name and remark on it sounding unusual (Irina, which is obviously Slavic, and Gonzalez, which is obviously...

News and Entertainment

America Ferrera Called Not “Latina Enough” on ‘Superstore’ And It’s Such BS

Irina GonzalezApril 6, 2018October 13, 2020

by Irina GonzalezApril 6, 2018October 13, 202017057

On last night’s episode of Superstore, “Local Vendors Day,” there is a side story with America Ferrera’s character Amy, that I think a lot of us Latinx millennials can relate to. She was judged not only by her coworkers but...