Comments on: Labeling Myself a Chicana Feminist http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/06/20/labeling-myself-a-chicana-feminist/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:38:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica Espinoza http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/06/20/labeling-myself-a-chicana-feminist/comment-page-1/#comment-18944 Jessica Espinoza Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:44:11 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=11284#comment-18944 Thank you so much for sharing what many women in general refuse to admit to concerning labels. The reality is it is apart of the human condition to identify aspects of our environment according to their differences.Whether it be people of different races/ethnic backgrounds, a person's gender or even things as trivial as what musical genre one listen's too.we simple can not escape it. i am half Latina and half white and have recently took to calling myself a Bi-racial.Out of respect for my mother. I had a gentleman who claimed himself to a Mexican transplant tell me that by doing so I was choosing to live as a "White".These labels are not just coming from the White population. as Latinos and Hispanics we should know better then to put the blame of such stereotyping upon others as we are stereotyping worst offenders.Yet these aspects of the Latino culture are ignore in order to push agendas that will and are going to cripple our culture. We should as any individual should,vote according to our conscience not by the color of skin or by loyalty to our race and culture. We are faced with a hard pressed reality that those of our race who have promised us equality have sold us down the river to the very ideals that would oppress us as a people. Again thank you for speaking your mind and advocating for ALL females and Chicanas out there. Thank you so much for sharing what many women in general refuse to admit to concerning labels.
The reality is it is apart of the human condition to identify aspects of our environment according to their differences.Whether it be people of different races/ethnic backgrounds, a person’s gender or even things as trivial as what musical genre one listen’s too.we simple can not escape it.
i am half Latina and half white and have recently took to calling myself a Bi-racial.Out of respect for my mother.
I had a gentleman who claimed himself to a Mexican transplant tell me that by doing so I was choosing to live as a “White”.These labels are not just coming from the White population. as Latinos and Hispanics we should know better then to put the blame of such stereotyping upon others as we are stereotyping worst offenders.Yet these aspects of the Latino culture are ignore in order to push agendas that will and are going to cripple our culture.
We should as any individual should,vote according to our conscience not by the color of skin or by loyalty to our race and culture.
We are faced with a hard pressed reality that those of our race who have promised us equality have sold us down the river to the very ideals that would oppress us as a people.
Again thank you for speaking your mind and advocating for ALL females and Chicanas out there.

]]> By: samanthasmom http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/06/20/labeling-myself-a-chicana-feminist/comment-page-1/#comment-18860 samanthasmom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:43:43 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=11284#comment-18860 I agree with Anna Belle. How are you going to counteract all of those votes against "Chicana Feminists" that are being cast against them because they are Chicana unless you are willing to vote for them for the same reason? We need to work hard so that there are lots of good women of all ethnic groups to vote for and then vote for them. I agree with Anna Belle. How are you going to counteract all of those votes against “Chicana Feminists” that are being cast against them because they are Chicana unless you are willing to vote for them for the same reason? We need to work hard so that there are lots of good women of all ethnic groups to vote for and then vote for them.

]]> By: Anna Belle http://www.thenewagenda.net/2009/06/20/labeling-myself-a-chicana-feminist/comment-page-1/#comment-18838 Anna Belle Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:42:17 +0000 http://thenewagenda.net/?p=11284#comment-18838 I'm confused. You say you want to see an electoral body that more accurately reflects our population demographics, a goal I share. Yet you are refusing the most practical action you can take to accomplish this goal when you say: "I would never vote for a candidate simply because of their race/ethnic background or gender." Why do you automatically dismiss the practical? You can't reason your way to shared control with a system that keeps you down every chance it gets. That system will never listen to reason. If you want it, you're going to have to do it, and that means having the courage to say, "I will make it happen with every vote I cast until it becomes a reality." This is just common sense. It's okay to vote for your group. Did we learn nothing from African-Americans and Obama last year? I’m confused. You say you want to see an electoral body that more accurately reflects our population demographics, a goal I share. Yet you are refusing the most practical action you can take to accomplish this goal when you say: “I would never vote for a candidate simply because of their race/ethnic background or gender.”

Why do you automatically dismiss the practical? You can’t reason your way to shared control with a system that keeps you down every chance it gets. That system will never listen to reason. If you want it, you’re going to have to do it, and that means having the courage to say, “I will make it happen with every vote I cast until it becomes a reality.”

This is just common sense. It’s okay to vote for your group. Did we learn nothing from African-Americans and Obama last year?

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