Comments on: Smart Latina vs. Sexy Latina

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:04 +0000

I do get angry when I can’t show strong emotion without someone saying, “she’s Colombian…watch out!”

Hate that.

Off to watch the video now.

Thank you for all the awesomeness you’ve brought to my life, TikiTiki.
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» Latina Role Model on Tiki Tiki Maya Talk — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:00:47 +0000

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By: RichardAlois

RichardAlois — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:57:42 +0000

I’ve got a Latina girl friend and she’s very smart, sexy and just a very super-nice person.
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By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:38:31 +0000

People that worry to much about to be sexy what they going to do when they get old? On the other hand, if you focus about to be smart it has NO age. I always admire people that are smart if they use this gift in the right way. People that worry about been sexy all the time have a little problem because it is really superficial.

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Latina Women Respond « Maya Talk — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:17:18 +0000

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By: Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:19:11 +0000

Great video and excellent points.

I think that this expectation for Latinas to appear sexy is one reason why I reject the hot mom movement. I wish there was just as much social pressure to be smart Latinas, smart moms, smart women as there is to be hot, sexy, etc.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:54:48 +0000

Liz, aha! Thank you for sending the post to your niece and validating my theory. I love how your niece wrote to you and the “stupid and slutty” line made me bust out laughing — especially because she obviously is not.

Gracias, proud Tia!

(Maybe she needs to write for the Tiki Tiki? hmmmm?)

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:24:30 +0000

Carrie,

I emailed your post to my niece, whose studying at Penn State, this is what she had to say:

Well, I agree with her lol. A lot of people especially here in Pennsylvania, see me as exotic because I’m Hispanic. They expect me to speak Spanish all of the time and a lot of them expect me to be kinda stupid and slutty. But when people get to know me, they find out that I’m extremely smart. Smarter than most people they encounter. And it sucks because I’m always having to prove myself to people and to teachers. But in the end, I’m the one that’s dropping jaws for my intellect and not for my attractiveness =)

The end haha. Hope that helps.

I am one PROUD Tia!!! (: