What does "Looking Latino" mean?
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What is it like to be Hispanic and not look Hispanic? There are many ideas about what a Latino looks like but the reality is not everyone fits into those categories. For fair-skinned people like commentator Kristen Villegas, looks get in the way of who they are.
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What is it like to be Hispanic and not look Hispanic? There are many ideas about what a Latino looks like but the reality is not everyone fits into those categories. For fair-skinned people like commentator Kristen Villegas, looks get in the way of who they are.
IT IS THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING IN THE WORLD. WALKING INTO A ROOM AND KNOWING THAT IMMEDIATELY ALL EYES ARE ON YOU THINKING THE SAME THING- "WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?"
I GUESS IT'S A PRETTY LOGICAL QUESTION. IF I SAW A WHITE GIRL WITH RED HAIR WALK INTO A MEETING OF MEXICAN AMERICANS I'D ALSO WONDER WHAT SHE WAS DOING THERE.
PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED AT ME DIFFERENTLY. I REMEMBER WALKING DOWN A STREET NEAR MAZATLAN, MEXICO WHERE MY FATHER IS FROM, FEELING ALL THOSE EYES SCRUTINIZING ME. MAYBE THEY WERE LOOKING AT HIM, WITH HIS DARK SKIN AND DARK HAIR- UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THEM. BUT IN MY THOUGHTS, I ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM...
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What is it like to be Hispanic and not look Hispanic? There are many ideas about what a Latino looks like but the reality is not everyone fits into those categories. For fair-skinned people like commentator Kristen Villegas, looks get in the way of who they are.
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