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Flaca saying one of the most important things I’ve heard on OITNB

Some info from a very light skinned Mexican 

•Spanish≠Latin@s from South America/Mexico. Spanish are people from Spain.

•THERE IS NOT JUST ONE WAY TO LOOK LIKE WHERE YOU’RE FROM. Not all Latin@s are dark skinned, and in fact there’s a lot who may have more European characteristics (ex. blonde hair)

•Don’t tell people they don’t look like where they’re from. It sucks, and it’s just unnecessary. Looking different doesn’t make any Latin@ less from where they’re from.

•There is a different between being white (as in white skin) and light skinned  (but there’s both in Latin America). Pointing out to someone who is either of these that they don’t look like the stereotype of their country is just shitty. stop.

Wow like y’all didn’t even include central Americans or caribeñxs
When white passing & light skin latinxs think colorism affects them negatively
“Not all latin@s are dark skinned”. Yeah we all know because Univision, telemundo, galavison, etc let’s us know on the daily.

White/lightest skinned latin@s are trash they’ll throw us under the bus at every chance they get just to prove to nonlatin@s they’re latin@ like shut up we’re tired of u repeating the obvious and if u have european characteristics (blond hair blue eyes) GUESS WHAT GUERA u r european like do u not know the history of colonization in our countries

idk where white latinxs get this false indignation and frustration from, as if recent events haven’t perfectly illustrated just how easy it is for white people to claim to be part of x ethnic group and have no one seriously question it lol. try being a black or Asian latinx and seeing the reaction you get from nonlatinxs and latinxs alike when you try to embrace that part of your identity

I’m glad they finally addressed it because I got really upset when some of the black-latinxs girls were walking around like they aren’t black and I’m tired of white latinxs walking around like their POC.

Was hoping she’d point to a brown woman and a black woman and go “they could be Latina too” but cool 

^^^ I like how they ignore that Gloria is actually Afro-Latina but ok.