People are assuming she's a white Latina. Tbh, I can't tell from the avi. But I'll tell you what she's not: she's not black.
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And her not being black, and attempting to hide behind this all-encompassing Latina identity is what's important here.
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I'm say this as a non-black Latina myself: we hide behind the fact that we face oppression when we want to excuse our anti-blackness.
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Shit is so played, tho. We gotta stop acting like we care about racial justice when we're just really hating on black people on the side.
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There's a harmful irony to saying, "I'm Latina" as a way to avoid answering for our anti-blackness. It has everything to do with...
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... the fact that claiming racial identity in political arguments in the US is an appropriation of a practice developed by black people.
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There's layers here. @CMEdeOliveira writes about Baartman, and even calls her an "illegal immigrant," as if she owns the authority to do so.
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She then brings up her Latina identity to quash debate--but conveniently doesn't mention that she's, umm, not black.
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And then she stops responding altogether. Because why bother? Why actually engage with the people you're objectifying and writing about?
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Which is another way in non-black Latinas practice privilege: in silence. In staying the fuck quiet when it would inconvenience us to speak.
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Anyway. I peeked over at my mentions. All love and genuine dialogue over there. Which isn't what @bad_dominicana and other black women get.
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Again, there's layers. And as you start to peel them back, you'll find an infinite well of anti-blackness.
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