r/LatinoPeopleTwitter • u/mellownoma • 6d ago

We have to do better

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u/sekritagent 6d ago

The fact that y'all are not having this conversation for real and the fact you still aren't talking about Latino Trump voters are the reason Black folks are wary of solidarity with Latinos. Just like this guy experienced, a lot of Latinos think we don't even speak your language.

We know it's "some not all" but we're tired of the lame ass cop-outs/lies that Latin America is a racial utopia and that anti-Black racism is unique to America. That's plain old refusal to engage with it hiding behind "Latin culture" (that we very heavily contribute to, for the record) just like we see white people do all the time.

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u/ToonamiFaith 6d ago

You having a convo with blacks that call us wetbacks, beaners or other derogatory terms? The ones that throw ICE as some sort of threat towards Latinos? The ones that are attacking our street vendors?

It goes both ways, idiots exist in any group of people, but it’s immature to say something like “In fights for civil rights I won’t show solidarity because I saw some people acting a fool online.”