These #LatinasAreNot Tweets Slays Stereotypes Perfectly
We’ve heard stereotypes our entire lives, finally #LatinasAreNot is telling it how it is; what we Latinas are, and what we’re not.
#LatinasAreNot: Kickass Women Shattering Stereotypes With A Smile
— ta$z pedro (@ThaBudding_God) November 9, 2015
This hashtag is what Latinas needed, thank you Huffington Post.
We know you know we’re not all maids and babysitters.
#LatinasAreNot only working room service at your hotel. They are also doctors, executives, chefs, lawyers amongst many awesome things.
— LIVE♥LOVE♥LAUGH (@Angelix_T_O) November 8, 2015
It’s more like we’re on our way to rule the world.
And we don’t all have the same taste.
#LatinasAreNot all the same! Some of us love heavy metal and BBQ. 😉
— Nina Osegueda (@DuchessODork) November 7, 2015
Like Yvonne 🙂
We’re diverse, beautiful people.
#LatinasAreNot all light-brown skinned; there are Latinxs of many races. Afro-Latinxs in particular deserve to be better represented.
— Harvey Bullock (@DrTeuthida) November 9, 2015
And come from so many different places.
#LatinasAreNot all Mexican. We come from different countries each with a beautiful culture.
— G-SHITT (@issa_pltnm) November 9, 2015
We shouldn’t be defined by how well we speak Spanish.
https://twitter.com/Steph_Guzman222/status/663748318355419137
Because most of us are bilingual. That’s one language more than most speak.
So don’t ask us this…
#LatinasAreNot exotic pets who talk Spanish on command
— Harvey Bullock (@DrTeuthida) November 9, 2015
You want to learn Spanish? Take a class. Buy Rosetta Stone. Hell, use Google Translate.
You see Soraya on TV, but we’re not all like her.
https://twitter.com/valeriejanee18/status/663454227096715265
We sometimes hide it, but we’re softies, too.
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We’re definitely not like Gloria either.
#LatinasAreNot all like Sofia Vergara in Modern family.
— Icon (@pzree) November 8, 2015
In character or in physical form.
#LatinasAreNot all curvy bombshells. We vary in shape and color and are not here to fulfill your fantasy or for your visual pleasure.
— Elizabeth Estrada (@thatswhatEEsaid) November 9, 2015
Tell ’em, Jade.
#LatinasAreNot all curvy, light caramel goddesses with long, dark hair. Latinas come in all shapes, sizes, and colors
— Firuzeh (@BROWNGlRL) November 5, 2015
One word everyone needs to get out of their vocab when describing Latinas is exotic.
It takes us 0 to ? quicker than Drake.
READ: The Latino Guide to What Your Girlfriend Really Means When She Says This
Cristina’s mom knows what’s up.
#LatinasAreNot "spicy", "exotic". Mama taught me: if a man wants to see something exotic, send him to the zoo.
— Cristina Lara (@CristinaLara) November 5, 2015
Because we’re not some kind of wild bird.
These words aren’t the best either.
https://twitter.com/ElaaRamos1789/status/663764831095377921
What exactly does that mean anyway?
Also, stop calling us mami.
#LatinasAreNot happy when you call us "mamacita"…we aren't your mothers.
— Gabriela (@Cid_Price) November 9, 2015
If we’re with you, that would make it like incest. Eww.
READ: You Never Say These Things to a Latina You’re Dating
We cook just as much as the next person.
https://twitter.com/Steph_Guzman222/status/663749217609994240
Hungry? Cook your own damn pollo.
And that doesn’t determine when we should marry.
#LatinasAreNot your personal chefs. We don't need to all know how to cook to be "ready" to marry a man.
— Icon (@pzree) November 8, 2015
But one thing we are ready to do is make our voice count.
#LatinasAreNot going to sit back as our community is repeatedly insulted by the Partido ReTrumplicano. We're going to vote. Vamos a votar.
— Lorella Praeli (@lorellapraeli) November 6, 2015
