You may have seen this video, it's been buzzing around the web. If not though—watch it below. I'm surprised it took this long for someone to make a video like this and bring to light an issue than many women + girls have had to deal with since the invention of the sidewalk.
For more information on what Hollaback! is trying to do, click here.
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michelle
Rita Moreno is the only Latina to win an EGOT — an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. This past weekend she was honored with a Life Achievement award by the Screen Actor’s Guild.
Rita's always been the type of actor to not be afraid to tell it like it is — so I was not surprised hearing what she says about playing stereotypical Latina roles:
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michelle
It's 4:30 in the morning. Most people are knocked out, snoring before they hit snooze. This woman is up and at 'em, making an adorable and epic video in which she quits her job. I wonder what her company thinks of her 10 million views on YouTube...
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michelle
Well, damn.
Have you seen this video yet? This video of an 11-year-old Yemeni girl's story of escaping her arranged marriage has gone viral. Nada Al-Ahdal is a very brave girl whose story gave me chills.
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michelle
Little Mia Grace is proving to be quite a geek at an early age and I love it! She knows her Marvel. Watch the video below and prepare to be amazed and proud — props little girl! :)
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michelle
This exact poster is still hanging in my childhood bedroom.
This wouldn't be a proper latina-centric blog if I didn't acknowledge the devastating day that March 31, 1995 was for me. I heard about Selena's tragic death on the radio in the car on the way to the mall with my mom. I was 11 years old and I will never forget the flurry of emotions that followed. Confusion, denial, then just pure grief. The only thing that helped was that I knew I wasn't alone. It was a comfort to know hundreds and thousands of fans just like me were mourning her too.
I grew up listening and dancing along to her music. I owned her cassette tapes and cherished them. Her lyrics were poetry to me, songs about heart break and love I pretended to know about. I admired her happy spirit and community involvement. I got bangs so I could look like her (Pro-tip: naturally curly haired bangs are not a good idea.) I was thisclose to going to her concert in Chicago in March 1995 but I didn't have enough money saved up for a ticket. I promised myself I'd go next time she came into town. She died 12 days later.
It's been 18 years since she died. I still tear up when I hear her songs and bawl when I see the Selena movie. I could go on and on about how much I loved her and was heartbroken that she was killed but for now I will leave you with one of my favorite Selena songs of all time.
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michelle
What's a dad to do when his three-year-old daughter loves to play video games — especially Donkey Kong — but is let down to find out she has to be the guy rescuing the damsel in distress?
Hack the game, of course!
From Mike Mika's Youtube:
My three year old daughter and I play a lot of old games together. Her favorite is Donkey Kong. Two days ago, she asked me if she could play as the girl and save Mario. She's played as Princess Toadstool in Super Mario Bros. 2 and naturally just assumed she could do the same in Donkey Kong. I told her we couldn't in that particular Mario game, she seemed really bummed out by that. So what else am I supposed to do? Now I'm up at midnight hacking the ROM, replacing Mario with Pauline...
Lucky Pauline. :)
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michelle
geeky latina
I'm a 31-year-old Latina living in Chicago. Geek out with me on food, music, tv, movies, design, tech, cultura, baby stuff and more.
At the moment I'm ...
Listening to so many podcasts!
Reading "Brain Rules For Baby" by John Medina
Watching Jane the Virgin
Loving maternity leggings
