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This is p much my blog where I get to be extra Latina w/o gringos pissing everywhere because they're "uncomfortable"◇Terfs get an education challenge◇|☆| 🇨🇴Colombian|USian🇺🇸(living in FL)|White|23|she/they|afab demigirl|Queer|Libra|Born in the US, but visit Colombia every year|Not fluent in Spanish yet, but I've massively improved over the year. don't expect me to write it though|Currently living in the US, although have been talking with mom about moving to Colombia|☆| ♧Icon and Banner by dykefangs♧

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The reason they are shutting down shops, cinemas, theatres, food banks and cancelling every funeral, hospital appointment, etc is so that people have nothing to do but watch Lizzie's funeral and then they can use the viewing figures to justify public spending on the monarchy

Forcing everyone in the UK to have nothing but royal watching to do and then pretending the public are doing it because they're national treasures, like something out of 1984

[sealwomen-deactivated20231204]

“she just died, try to have some respect, she was a human being” that sure is a lot of words to tell me you’re not indian or pakistani or bangladeshi or irish or welsh or scottish or jamaican or west indian or kenyan or south african or zimbabwean or working class or princess diana

[gaysie]

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where would i be without these two emojis. my emotional range is entirely bounded by these two expressions

[remy]

Trans woman in need of $1300 to meet a gofundme goal for stable housing. Donate and share so she doesnt have to live out on the street

[forepop]

it's crazy how "adults should be mindful of kids in online spaces" is such a controversial topic and by that i mean that i hope that anyone that disagrees with that never interacts with any children ever

[orquidia]

latina hatsune miku supremacy …

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Twitter: @larrozaromina

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can i have more Latinx people in the media that aren’t just drug dealers and strippers please n thanks

[latinaspeak-blog]

Latinx: “Not all Latinxs are from Mexico or Puerto Rico or Dominican Republic”

Non Latinxs:

[thealphabetmurders]

Some tips on writing Latino OCs/characters

Avoid the stereotype of the sex-siren “fiesty” Latino tropes: This stereotype does more harm than good, as almost all classic TV representation for Latinos is shown as the big hypersexualized character. By boiling down a Latino character to simply their sexual appeal, it denies them of their cultural identification if they do not fit what non-Latinos imagine all of them look like. 

Not all Latinos speak Spanish: In fact, many Latinos do not speak Spanish that often or at all. Many times, non-bilingual/Spanish speaking individuals will write Latino characters “slipping” into speaking Spanish. This, obviously, does not happen in real life. If a Latino says something in Spanish then they meant to say it in Spanish. Here are some realistic reasons why a Latino character could say something in Spanish/Spanglish:

They are speaking to their grandparents or other people who only speak that language

For emphasis. I would sometimes speak to my partner in Spanish because I felt as though I could express myself better and more naturally (also ‘te amo’ feels more impactful than ‘I love you’, but that just may be a personal thing), but this did not occur often. 

They are short phrases that any non-Spanish speaker could pick up on. Hola, gracias, de nada, mucho mejor, qué onda, madre/parde, casa, por qué are all ones I use around my friends sometimes. Again, sometimes.

There are others I am sure, but please be careful when writing a Latino character speaking Spanish. As a Latino living in America, if I am be honest, unless speaking with other Spanish speaking individuals, I do not use the language all too often (just like any other language, weird how that happens). 

Do your research naming Latino characters: Please do not simply look up “Hispanic names” and choose the ones you like off of a list. If all your names look something like “Diego Rodriguez” then you are doing a bad job. Here are some tips: 

69% of South America is Catholic and 19% is Protestant. Using that information, you are bound to have a lot of religious names. All of my siblings are named after biblical figures. Some examples I see a lot are: Rebecca, Isaiah, Claudia, Gabriela, Marcus, Elizabeth etc.

In Latino culture, many times children take both their parents last names so their names would be hyphenated. For example: Father’s last name could be Perez-ABC and Mother’s could be Ramirez-XYZ so the child’s name would be Perez-Ramirez. 

This isn’t a hard and fast rule. If only one of the parents is Latino than most often they will simply do what most of Western culture does and take the father’s last name as the family name.

Represent many aspects of Latino culture: I far too often only see Mexican Latinos, which is great, but also there are many other countries/places to represent (Cuba, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Honduras and more)

Latinos have a variety of hair colors and skin tones and body types, make them: Afro-Latino people exist, write them. White passing Latinos exist, write them (though if you are only ever writing Latinos with pale olive skin and eurocentric features, you’re doing it badly). Latino people with thick curly hair and bold features exist. Talk about it. Latinas are not just your vessel to write about “thicc” or curvy women. Petite Latinos and especially plus sized latinos need representation. Represent them. 

Latinos do not just eat ‘Mexican’ food: Stop associating all your characters with tacos and burritos. 

If you do have Latino characters don’t be afraid to make them queer or disabled or anything else under-represented. 

Avoid stereotypes altogether: The maid, the drug dealer, the sex symbol, the immigrant, we get it. That’s all we see in the media. Look up stereotypes, avoid them. It’s not “making a statement”, it’s racist, stop it. 

If you describe any Latino person as “spicy” or “exotic”………………… :) you know

Make sure the connection to their cultural background makes sense: Some Latinos have a strong connection to their country and culture, some do not. Make sure it makes sense for their family history, background, etc.

This is all I can sort of think of off the top of my head. Latino people, please feel free to add on with anything else (my experiences are a bit limited as a Puerto Rican living in America, so the more perspectives the merrier). White people and non-Latino POC’s can comment questions but please don’t clown (no “I am not latino but also…!)

Please reblog, this is important for non-Latino creators!

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tiktok discovered bachata 🙄🙄🙄

[mabelpodcast]

Are you a trans Latina voice actress looking for work? We now have a casting call open! More info here.

[shutyourmoustache]

Watching people go in on Ted Cruz’s defense of Goya Foods is fun. And free!

[sbrown82]

Goya Foods boycott takes off after its CEO praises Trump

The hashtag #Goyaway was trending on social media Friday after Robert Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods, appeared in the White House Rose Garden Thursday afternoon and praised President Donald Trump.

*disgusted in Latinx

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Barichara, Colombia - by QMS