i found this blog at laeastside. it's called 13 Common Myths, Misconceptions & Stereotypes About Mexican-Americans and it's written by a blogger named AlDesmadre. when i read the blog, it reminded me of the part in chapter 3 where they were discussing whether or not certain people were worthy enough to be part of la causa. i hear this discussion all the time among activists. i hate the fact that to be part of a certain cause or to be heard out on an issue, one has to fit a certain profile. most of the time, we talk about how it's the white man keeping us down and when they try to help us out by coming to our rallies and protests, we instantly turn them down because theyre the "oppressors." i also see it a lot with feminists and how they instantly shut men out because theyre the ones who have been keeping them down. i dont think it should ever have to be like that.
about the blogger:
his name is Al Guerrero and he's an artist/humorist. he's from Los Angeles, specifically East L.A. he went to Garfield High School and dropped out of UCLA. he was discovered and hired by the Walt Disney Company in 1995 but eventually became disillusioned and went into education. he writes about his experiences in east los and often writes very interesting blogs critiquing l.a.'s battle with gentrification.
I agree with you about how often you must fit into a cause to be allowed to speak on the subject, I believe that another form of discrimination and therefore does not help the issue. This blogger seems interesting as well.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely true. I like that you pointed out the fact that feminists get all PMS on the men who "kept them down." There are men that are feminists and from a female feminist the male feminist is probably looked down upon because he's a man. He's not a woman, he does not know what it's like to be paid a little less then the men at his job. He does not know what it's like to make food for the family or wash the dishes or not be able to drive or do the laundry or be beaten by her husband with a stick that is thinner than his thumb. Ok some of the stuff I said is a little sexist haha, I'm not sexist, I'm not racist either, I just like stereotypes, I think they're funny. But in all serious manner, the man is not a woman and does not undergo sexism from men, as a white person is not Latino or Black or Asian and was never deported because he was pulled over with no insurance, or was enslaved for 200 years, or was forced to build railroads in California because he is of a privileged race. He was born with privileges and that may cast him out if he's only trying to help.
ReplyDeletea great movie about sexism to watch is "In the Company of Men" a black comedy about working in the office and a practical joke against one of the chicks...
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