Media Still Prefers Hypersexualized Latinas – Especially in Miami
…the foreigner. She was loud, heavily accented, and trying to fit into a white, suburban, North American life that she didn’t totally understand. She was the beautiful trophy wife to…
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"The Long Game" Celebrates A History More of Us Should Know
…San Felipe High School. Photo by Sarah M. Vasquez Peña isn’t allowed to join the all-white country club because the other members are “not used to seeing a Mexican on…
"Fallout" Gives Us A Rich Neo Sci-Fi/Western in First Two Episodes
…up a classic black hat/white hat dynamic that anyone familiar with the Western genre will pick up on right away. For better and worse in this wasteland, it seems, the…
The LATAM-US Divide on Who is “Latina”
…to a foreigner, especially a white one – is reductive. To conflate US-born Latin Americans with “gringos” – which refers to a foreigner, especially a white one – is reductive….
Camila Mendes Might Just Be Our Generations' JLo
…meet cutes, second-chances, enemies to lovers, and white love. A majority of the rom-coms that Hollywood creates feature two white leads, their relationship problems, and slow-burning romance. As per the…
Annenberg’s Most Inclusive Latinx Series Are All Canceled
…counting seasons) although, it doesn’t break the top third of Annenberg’s list (and also stars two very famous white guys in Martin Short and Steve Martin). It’s rough out here!…
"My Dead Friend Zoe" Is a Different Veteran Film
…a white man decide that his story was best told through two women of color,” said Natalie Morales. The Cuban actress/producer/director who plays Zoe in Zoe spoke to us just…
Why "Designing Miami" is Latinx TV Excellence
When it comes to television, we need to see more Latinas in all of our facets, doing all the mundane, interesting, dull, and watchable things we’ve been seeing white women…
SXSW's “Switch Up” Brings an Easy Latinidad to US Rom-Coms
…What it’s not, is a mediation on identity. The film sports a diverse cast, something everyone involved appeared proud of. Stand-out support performances come from two white guys (Temple Baker…
4 Iconic Oscar Isaac Roles to Celebrate His 45th Birthday
…predominantly white neighborhoods. Like the book, Show Me a Hero tells this bit of history through the personal and political journey of Mayor Nick Wasicsko as he must confront a…