Three Reasons White-Latinx Need to Identify as Just White — “Ok, Gayle, enough!” Those were the sharp condescending words of the infamous Miya Ponsetto (a.k.a: ‘Soho Karen’) during her CBS interview with Gayle King. In the same interview, Ponsetto delivered a cringeworthy notion and claimed she couldn’t be racist because she’s Puerto Rican; therefore, a woman of color. Like me…

Being a White-Latinx/e doesn’t mean you won’t experience xenophobia — Have you noticed white-Latine evading their whiteness? Perhaps you’ve heard one of the following statements: “Pero, like, you don’t know me!” “You don’t know what I’ve been through!” “You don’t know my life!” “I am not white! I am white-passing!” which is interchangeable with “I am not white. …

You also can’t smash it without destroying capitalism and white supremacy — “Smash the Patriarchy,” white feminists say, with clubs in hand as they swing from the rafters within the boundaries of our patriarchal system. Their outspoken cries of so-called “freedom” from the patriarchy refuse to be heard by anti-racist feminists, though. …

Community, knowledge, purpose, and rituals will help lighten the weight of whiteness — Every new year many of us scramble to decide on which new year’s resolution we’ll land on. Some of us will commit to a new habit like learning a new language; others will choose to lose weight, and the rest will struggle to decide on one. Whichever resolution we make…

The distancing between them and us is not liberation. — “But they have ‘othered’ me” and “they have discriminated against me” are two of a long list of narratives that “white-passing” Latinos use to remain in racial limbo. “How can I have white privilege when I’ve experienced their racism?” …

And no, I don’t hate it in the white avoidance kind of way — White privilege is a contentious issue and one that remains abstract for many white people. Though the continued violence and policing of Black bodies catapulted the pseudo-white racial awakening of 2020, white privilege seemingly remains too challenging to grasp. Some argue that the issue is mainly foreign and hard to…

Readers beware! “Appreciation” can quickly turn into appropriation. — We’re now in the scary season, gals and ghouls! Bust out your Halloween’s finest, blast a classic Halloween song and get into the spooky spirit. I don’t know about you, but I love Halloween! It’s my favorite unofficial holiday, and it happens in my favorite season, fall. I love visiting…

Well, not exactly. Let’s unpack this ancient white proverb — Not all white people is an ancient white proverb that has echoed throughout time and space, especially within the last century. Though the phrase crackles loudly, like a Midwest summer storm, it carries as much validity as an expired coupon. Like many other white proverbs, not all white people is…

Have you said any of these racial buzzwords? — Language is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal. It can inflict emotional pain and ameliorate those wounds at the same time. For instance, when language is used to distance and dehumanize, it becomes a destructive force. …