I’m appalled at the lack of CANOODLING in this post.

No one cares about a colony. No vote, no substantial economy, no self-determination, and a people that are forced to look to the metropolis for any economic or self-validation.

Ah, yes the comfortable response to the situation: Puerto Ricans made dumb choices! They HAD choices even without being a state and the choices they made were dumb. Guess what? Historically speaking Puerto Rico has been a colony for hundreds of years. As a colony, it’s self- determination has been limited. Moreover,…

*INTERNAL ANGST SCREAM* I am currently rewatching Mr. Robot Season 2 before starting to binge on season 3—-and now I know.... Ugh. Whine.

teacher’s unpopular opinion: I want you to get the physical book so that you mark it-write on it! bring it to class and not the difference between reading for pleasure versus reading to study.

Yeah! I loved this show so much! I LOVE Issa Rae’s style and aspire to look a fraction as cool as her. As a white Latina, I loved the fact that it made me think so much about my insider/outsider privilege. There’s a joke in the first season about Latinos trying to stand separate from black Americans. It totally hit…

Is this like a polar opposite of slut-shaming? This is her body, her choice. She’s not proselytizing. Read into it if you want (religion? shame? who cares) but don’t call it “weird as hell.” It takes on such a judgy tone.

by which I mean-the color of the skin is a non-issue in terms of the relationship. White skin just stands for Christian/other faith/no faith, thus dismantling a basic aspect of culture that unites the family.

Maybe obvious—but isn’t the real problem here that he chooses a non-Muslim? My understanding is that that’s what is at stake in terms of family and tradition.

wasn’t that a different situation though? In the sense that she had severe (?) mental disabilities (not quite sure on degree of severity) because of lack of oxygen during the birth? What I mean is that the Kennedy daughter was hidden away from the beginning. Lucia was not—she was made to disappear.

Whoa—as an educator this is precisely what we’re told NOT to do. Don’t think for a moment that who you’re speaking to represents a group—that is to say, if we’re teaching black history, don’t look at the African American kid with a quizzical look to get his approval on something you’re saying. I’m latina and basically…