The Spicy Latina Trope, Explained

[@Angi3_6]

It's hard being an introverted Latina. Non-Latinos sometimes look at me like I'm gonna put on a show when I'm mad.

[@quietquintessa5270]

Same. Thanks for this comment. I can really relate. 👏

[@mundaneamazing]

I feel this. If you do what they expect, they say, "Of course you would." If you subvert their expectations, they say you're betraying your culture.

[@PhoenixRising87]

Solidarity from an introverted Black femme.

[@msuarz6666]

FR

[@noemilita1354]

AAHHH SAME!!

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

You also need to dig into why Latinas in the media are almost always portrayed looking like Jennifer Lopez or Sofia Vergara--even though Latinas come in shades that range from J-Lo's color to Lupita Nyong'o's, and with hair textures that range from straight to afro.

[@ingridlopez8546]

Range from lighter than J-lo! Some Latinas look like an Emma stone doppelgänger. We’re very diverse

[@lt1342]

amen!!!!!

[@beasttitanofficial3768]

There's also a lot of pale Latinas but those are never portraid

[@LuuCaicedo]

So true I was born in Colombia and a lot of americans don't understand that Im black and latino and look nothing like Sofia Vergara JLO Shakira or Eva Longoria.

[@marianina4355]

amen

[@caid733]

Basically the spicy latina is similar to the angry black woman/jezebel stereotype, but placed within a more 'desirable' frame

[@yokonono2171]

This.

[@Morganbmoney]

Yea and this spills over in real life

[@caid733]

@@Morganbmoney absolutely. People imitate art and vice versa

[@MinkytheMinkY]

I was wondering about the difference, they seem alike.

[@Bonitabellla]

I didn’t ask to be born latina 😫

[@marif2993]

"It is all about containing her. She is to be tamed by an alpha white man." This gave me chills. Most of the times that movies portray strong women, they end up showing exactly this. Boys end up thinking they want a strong girl, but they truly fantasize about breaking her.

[@alexrojas8102]

...

[@apersonwhoexists888]

It is absolutely horrifying in every way possible this awful fantasy is something protrayed way too normally and it is unacceptable

[@vaishnavinayak5917]

Yes, I call this the taming of the Shrew. A strong, powerful woman who goes against the expectations of society is "tamed" by our boring male lead to fall into the expectations she once rebelled against. It often comes from the fact that men have been routinely taught to go after women who don't accept their advances. Thus, if she does not fall into gender based expectations, she's just playing hard to get. However, the same men who go after such women have no interest in her actual ideas, they still want her to fall into her gender expectations

[@sofiabravo1994]

I think it’s hot but of course feminists will eat me up here

[@thebirdsworkforthebourgeoi2787]

@@sofiabravo1994 it's okay if it's consensual on all parties, but it's not okay in a normal setting

[@loretohidalgo3533]

As a latina I hate this stereotype sm. There are latinas with every type of personality. Being latina doesnt mean you are loud, horny all the time, rude, crazy etc

[@melsis2785]

I am latina and I am horny all the time. I was not aware that was a bad thing. And yes, my laugh is usually the loudest in any room, somehow 🤔 I attract all kind of people from all backgrounds, cultures, education. Sexual orientation, etc. I never felt different to anyone.

[@fernandaespinola8183]

@@melsis2785 It's not a bad thing, and itf that's you there's nothing wrong with it. The problem is when people assume all latinas are like this and treat them as such.

[@melsis2785]

@@fernandaespinola8183 I have no idea where you live, but I have never been faced with "when people assume" kind of mentality. maybe its because of what I have stablish in previous post. I DO NOT ATRACT IGNORANT people. Maybe you should revisit who you represent, as for me, I am very happy being Latina!!!! whatever that means to all of us! who do you attract?

[@mr.e8282]

As a man who dates exclusively fiery Latinas & loves it... Hey if that's not you, cool. But no need to get mad at Hollywood for showing that personality type more often. That's because it's interesting. You don't suppose we figure that "all men" are action heroes? Anywho, is not like they're just making it up. These personality types DO exist, & in powerful numbers.

[@antonellaest3798]

@Peter Salucci being latino it's not a race, but I agree that stereotypes are wrong

[@isadora6092]

as a "sexy latina" one of the shittiest things about this stereotype is how it creates an excuse for sexual harrassment and sexual assault. it also reduces our emotions: it's like when we're mad about something our points aren't fully conveyed bc people won't take them seriously. one is usually called "sassy" and that's about it, we're not really heard.

[@alexrose20]

facts

[@kimberlyp51]

I hear you. If it makes you feel any better that's applied to all women. Anger is only an acceptable emotion in men. For the women it's so often: I bet she's on her period / just needs an actual man to f** her right. It's an idiotic stereotype. The only "good" thing about the spicy Latin stereotype is that it's accepted to display anger. Yes, it's not going to be taken seriously. In black women for example the mere display of anger often gets viciously ridiculed and punished. That also applies to all women but due to the Jezebel stereotype people get irritated with black and women super quick. Of course this way neither Latin nor black women can learn to express our deal with anger in a healthy. It sucks.

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

100000000000000 kabillion percent. My other Latina best friend and I, were are constantly sexually harassed. We're both Caucasian Latinas, her having SOME mestizo in her lineage, but as stand alone people we constantly get mistaken for Italian or French or Jewish or possibly Greek. But when she and I are together but alone, the sexual harassment was always constant. Dangerous and aggressive. And she'd ask me, "Nati but WHY ALWAYS US? I have tons of gorgeous friends and it's never as bad when I'm with them!" And I explained, "it isn't about HOW HOT we are. It's about HOW we are HOT. Gorgeous lovdlt short gamine small breasted bright eyed little pal? What a cute girlfriend she looks like she's make. 5'10, blond blue eyed dramatic body type other gorgeous friend? Wow what a stunners a model. But 2 super curvy waspt waisted huge boobied and butted Raven haired loud mouths who like to dress up an dance? The culture has instructed men to consider that an open invitation to sex. It's also bc FOR REAL FOR REAL? Our body type are NEVER seen anywhere other than porn or rap videos. Ever. Actresses, Models and musicians are TINY. Body positivity movements have finally made bigger plus sized girls' beauty more mainstream.... But where do you ACTUALLY see the women 5'2-5'7, sizes 4-8, lets say. Where? Literally only porn.

[@rose4490]

I think that can also be something that can oftentimes extended to women in general when we're mad, because a lot of ignorant people love to dismiss an angry woman as simply being hormonal.

[@hollywoodshopaholic]

I'm so sorry to hear that, that must be the worst feeling. Not to downplay your experience but a lot of women of other races can experience this as well when voicing complaints. Black women immediately receive the "loud angry black woman" label. Girly-girls who aren't imposing or intimidating are considered "whiny and annoying" or "weak." Hot white girls are brushed off as "crazy." If you don't deliberately put in effort to come across as calm and rational, society will always want to dismiss you as a joke. It's not cool when it happens to anybody and I'm so sorry you have to experience that.

[@cristinagarcia1652]

I'm Puerto Rican. I was walking in Seoul, Korea one day in 2010 and some random Korean guy yelled at me in English, "You look like spicy girl ;D" I remember thinking at the time, "What, like food?"

[@damatically]

Oh god! 😂💀💀

[@homerg2724]

Hot tamale 🫔👌😅😅 Jk jk

[@dax_enfinity]

I’m wheezing

[@ang3lica2k]

Lmao wtf

[@lerulara]

@@homerg2724 Hahahahhahahaha

[@CarlosHernandez-ps7cp]

my skin is brown and my hair is black, my best friend is white, and has red hair... we are both latinos...

[@elbuki4547]

My skin is white my eyes dark and my hair too. My best friend is white and blonde, we both Latinos from Mexico:)

[@CarlosHernandez-ps7cp]

@@elbuki4547 i also live in mexico :D. i hate people think mexican is a race lol

[@elbuki4547]

@@CarlosHernandez-ps7cp thats is kinda disrespectful for us, Mexican is a nationality and most gringos do not understand that Mexicans can be in all colors and shapes. Saludos desde el norte 💕

[@CarlosHernandez-ps7cp]

@@elbuki4547 ay yo tambien soy del norte :D. ellos se asombran cuando un mexicano es blanco, y aqui en mi ciudad hay un chingo XD

[@elbuki4547]

@@CarlosHernandez-ps7cp JAJAJA VERDAD ?? En mi ciudad hay de todo un poco, de donde eres ?? Aquí donde yo vivo hay más gente morena // aperlada pero igual prolifera la gente blanda

[@sekroz896]

"Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?" "No, have you?" Gets me every time.

[@passiveagressive4983]

Aah from Aliens. Good one

[@LeksiW]

I'm totally borrowing that line if anyone ever says that to me.

[@PhoenixRising87]

I've never seen that movie, but I am a bit gayer after seeing that scene.

[@SpiralSine6]

Absolutely wrecked in three words, perfection.

[@natalyamartirosyan]

This made me smile. Just like it does every time I watch Aliens.

[@KitKatLag]

What’s also frustrating is how often people assume Latin = Mexican. Just like Asian = Chinese/Japanese. Or how people refer to Africa as if it’s a country and not a continent. Intersectionality exists and one person of color will not have the same exact experience as another, even in the same race/ethnicity, due to other factors, like age, gender, religion, etc. The world is full of diverse languages, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds, and people should not be reduced and pigeonholed into one single identity and experience.

[@excessivelyfangirlingbookw3339]

I completely agree. I’ve read some of the comments and even in this section people generalise and mostly say „Mexican“

[@lyrablack8621]

It's because the United States trains its citizens to only think in black and white - both figuratively and literally. Ethnicity is so much more important than race, because that's where your culture comes from, and with the age of the Internet, lots of racially and socioeconomically diverse people are coming together to share ethnicity. It's really beautiful; and sad that bigots are too proud to be a part of it.

[@vivienda4490]

Mexico use to be the film capitol for Latin America, even Spaniards traveled to Mexico to be famous like Rocío Durcál. Mexico is influential to Latin America for better or worse.

[@manulimali]

And not all Latinos are even PoC - there’s tons of white Latinos, exactly those who’re in spotlight in Latin American novelas and movies and when come to the U.S are often counted are “diverse”. Example: Henry Zaga, a white Brazilian, who was cast as Sunspot on the New Mutants movie, a character who was originally black Brazilian (therefore, whitewashing amongst Latinos). Besides most of Latin American elites are still very white. Therefore I mean: there must be more diversity of Latinos in general, including regarding race/ethnicity since, contrary to the gringo stereotype, it can’t be itself considered “a race”, but a very broad cultural identity.

[@manulimali]

(And I agree with you, just adding).

[@laurapinilla6397]

Sofía Vergara's career has been framed by this Trope: she had to dye her hair brunette (she's blonde) because in casting they were looking for a "real latina", and she uses a stronger accent for her parts.

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

I kind of hate her for that. She gains big sums of money for supposedly latin representation when in reality all she's doing is inforcing stereotypes.

[@laurapinilla6397]

@S Meza I now, watching some of her interviews that's the only way she could get a role, as the sexy latina with darker skin, strong accent and dark hair. That's the way it is, no shame for that.

[@laurapinilla6397]

@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 well, hate is such an unnecessary word, she "benefited" with the stereotype and that's the way she grew.

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

@S Meza the problem with using hate is that the person, Luis, takes away the humanity and individuality of Sofia and her decisions with out framing the person. Ironically this is what using stereotypes is doing so blaming the person rather than the reasons as to why they had to use the stereotypes to succeed.

[@Cloverfr]

@@aaronmontgomery2055 Thank you!

[@lauraribeiro1732]

Crazy thing: I'm black and I don't speak spanish, but I'm still latina. I am brazilian and I really hate this stereotype. Latina women are just women, normal people.

[@mariah3340]

im white and brasilian and im STILL latina, we come in every size and shape and saying we’re “spicy” is false. i agree with u

[@giovanaviana3815]

Yep, my friend

[@cristianproust]

Nope. I'm a Latin man, and I by no means think German, American or English women are remotely as sassy, passionate, femminine, and sexy as Latin women. There is no point in denying a clear behavioral average. Not everybody is the same, but there is a clear difference

[@user-xt4gh7tn9p]

@@cristianproust ah baba ovo do caralho meu deus em

[@cristianproust]

@@user-xt4gh7tn9p I see, you just communicate your brain farts to whoever you encounter. Good for you

[@dignature123]

Y’all really do listen to the comments and we very much appreciate that!

[@trinaq]

I agree, I adore that they actually take the viewer's suggestions into account when making their videos, which is more reason to adore this channel! 🥰💖

[@Firegen1]

They totally do! Stick any suggestions under their own comment in the comment stream and they totally look at it. I've seen them action 5. They also totally improve the suggestion. Make it more tactful. More respectful.

[@janetsdrawstation]

🥰

[@andrewduong2740]

@NABA ALI The first thing I thought when I saw the title was "didn't I see this in the comments earlier?"

[@gigigonzalez1654]

Finally I have been waiting

[@emmasanchez6844]

As a white Latina, I feel like men only treat me normally when they don't know what I am. When I tell them I'm Puerto Rican, that's when they start to fetishize me. It's weird as hell!

[@lauracamara2495]

Same girl, sometimes I even hide that I'm Brazilian because when they know that the think I'm a slut or a whore that they can easily have sex with me. By the way I'm not exaggerating one time a guy though that I was a prostitute just because I was Brazilian 🙄🤬

[@emmasanchez6844]

@@lauracamara2495 OMG nooooo :O

[@rose4490]

Thanks for sharing that! I'm half Colombian, and my last name is Welsh so I don't think that it's always immediately apparent that I'm half Hispanic/Colombian. I'm pretty sure my last ex-boyfriend fetishized me, and it was a really awful experience. Of course there was no way of hiding my ethnicity, because a boyfriend has to sooner, or later meet the parents. I think what really creeped me out was the fact that most of his exes were half Latina, and half Anglo-American. The worst part of the whole experience of was the fact that he turned out to be a narcissistic abuser.

[@DarlingGlitch]

Dude, I’ve been there-the second you feel fetishized, walk. It’s like you don’t have an identity beyond what your culture can offer them. 😑

[@jocelynnmariah2993]

Same!!!!! The moment One of my ex boyfriend’s ( who was white) found out I was half Mex he said he thought it was sexy how he has a “exotic” girlfriend, but still white enough to not upset his racist ass family 😶 I left right after that comment.

[@1999SRoldan]

“It’s a colorful woman who, for some reason, falls in love with a boring white man” THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS.

[@PHlophe]

sophia, LatinX mom advised their daughters to bring home those. So um.. its a verified slant on a trope , check check..

[@jamiemohan2049]

Not really ....many of these latinas are white women themselves. Sofia Vergara for example is fully European on both sides of her family. Just two white cultures mixing. Yes "Latino" culture is largely white with many other distinct practices but it is largely based on "Latin culture". Which is found in southern Europe.

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

@@jamiemohan2049 we are talking about culture here, for the most part there is absolutely no difference in the culture of white latinos and other latinos, unless they are of recent immigrant stock. And even then, latin america unlike north america is very homogeneous in terms of culture, it is very conservative and they are not very politically correct, they will pressure you into following their culture and most descendants of immigrants will. For this reason a lot of their immigrants are people from other catholic and Latin speaking nations. So yeah, if you meet a black and a white latino from the same country. Latin america did not go through segregation, and because of this you have people of all races that have had to interact mix and share with eachother for generations. So it is nowhere near as divided, or tribalistic as it is in the US where each race developed in completely different circumstances

[@tiarezavaleta8850]

@@TuAmigoElMorrocoy You put it very clearly, most accurate description I have ever seen.

[@jamiemohan2049]

@@TuAmigoElMorrocoy I wouldn't consider Latin America to be homogenous, many people are mixed with native indigenous south Americans and whites. Many others are also mixed with Africans. Large populations are also fully white and native in some parts with no admixture. So I'd say south America is very diverse lol. Just that a good few of the women in the video were white, others in the video were not white.

[@anafer5904]

Funny how as a latina, you are never a spicy latina until you go to a foreign country

[@EsDaniela]

This! 🤭😂

[@joelolmosjimenez6123]

Fr

[@leliscaiza2627]

Cierto ajajajajajajjaja 😂

[@natashamorais6264]

This. I was looking for this comment 😂

[@prefix253]

That's how it works whenever you go from fitting in and being part of the majority to standing out and being an uncommon minority. You go from common to special, admittedly, it can feel nice, but it can go wrong very easily as well.

[@danielavirguez5]

As an introverted Latina, April Ludgate from Parks and Rec is pretty much the only Latin-American character I’ll ever identify with.

[@angelak.winbon1225]

Lol for real

[@loretohidalgo3533]

and Amy Santiago (latina-US) because yes, latinas can be a whole ass nerds

[@Ummmmmandy]

@@loretohidalgo3533 i know glee had a bunch of stereotypes but i felt like i was able to connect to santana being latina and lgbtq+

[@reginaldobittencourt878]

@@loretohidalgo3533 I knew a lot (I'm from Brasil)

[@littlebee33]

Ikr!! I love parks and rec for that!!!

[@danib712]

Being Latina isn’t a personality trait

[@multiversemokona]

Shhhh, don't let Lele Pons hear you! You could cause her a stroke!

[@asterion4727]

@@multiversemokona "I'M LATINA HOW DID YOU KNOW"

[@wowsports8800]

SAY IT LOUDER TO THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!

[@icantthinkofausername6902]

Lele Pons ain’t gone like this

[@kyliessave8454]

... Just say Lele Pons. Don't be shy.

[@marohoh]

Let's not forget that afro latina actresses often get cast to play african american because they don't fit the hollywood latina stereotype.

[@toomuchinformation]

Really? Some egs please.

[@toomuchinformation]

@@ChantelCarter-cc7cu Of course, I hadn't heard of the last two you mentioned, but yes Gina Torres and Christina Milian. Mixed race people often complain about not belonging to either race, but they normally pick a side (generally black). But it seems that afro Latinas have it worse, as they're not acknowledged by white Latinx and suffer from the same colorism as dark skinned AA women.

[@manulimali]

exactly

[@kiks4757]

@@ChantelCarter-cc7cu Now that I think of it the only time I’ve ever really seen Cristiana Milan get to play the “Latina” role was in that Bring it On movie

[@toomuchinformation]

@@ChantelCarter-cc7cu True and then you get the "one drop rule" that solidifies it. But it doesn't mean that BP don't make that distinction.

[@loliwinxedits6095]

This is why having charachters like flora winx club are so important, having a cottage core sweet feminine latina/afro latina charachter that wasnt aggressive

[@goobertron9099]

I love flora so much!!!! She and Stella are my favs.

[@candycane1744]

Flora was so sweet

[@andrearomero4028]

Yes !!!

[@sungazing2501]

Yes! She was my favorite Winx, I absolutely loved her personality and the soft femininity she embodied. Great representation!

[@19ars92]

might as well present characters without highlighting theyre "latinos" so people don't associate them with stereotypes right away.

[@ANGIEHINA]

This trope is so dangerous because when Latinas visit foreign countries we often face that stereotype and are expected to be like that: jolly, sexual and loud

[@Alias_Anybody]

The "loud" part is kind of true though?

[@marie-lo6616]

@@Alias_Anybody not necessarily. I’m very shy, introverted and calm but I’m still a Latina and yet I don’t fit ANY of these stereotypes 😁✌🏼

[@Alias_Anybody]

@@marie-lo6616 Not everyone, of course, but on average.

[@lila709]

@@Alias_Anybody No, being Latina I always believed that Americans were the noisy ones (so dramatic in the movies). Obviously when I grow up I realized that these are just silly stereotypes.

[@carmendelcastillo7724]

I'm loud in general. So my had.

[@trinaq]

According to Hollywood, there's only four types of roles for Latin American actors: Spicy Latinas, Maids, Violent Thugs or conversing solely in Spanish! 🙄

[@oldtimemachine]

and all of them are mostly played by spanish people not latinos

[@Firegen1]

Trina nailing the problem again. 👏🏽. You should have your own channel.

[@alexbucsp]

My sister Mayra, my abuelita Lupe, my cousin Abi and my mom Maria

[@excessivelyfangirlingbookw3339]

I hate how accurate that is...

[@celestialcircledance]

You can also say that for all woman according to race , age , ethnicity and hair type .

[@jailynzacharie]

honestly i hate the spicy latina trope as a latina because i'm neither sexy nor "feisty", which already deems me unattractive to society's standards whoever made this mf trope is catching these hands

[@sourpuss5951]

I dunno, that last line seems pretty feisty to me

[@Cristina-qu5ug]

Agree 100% I always say this cause people seem disappointed when they know I'm from Latin America or even here in Latin America I'm insipid just because I don't fit in this fucking stereotype as if being Latina means just a couple of things

[@MadameTamma]

Honestly “feisty” is such a shitty word. What comes to mind when you think of the word “feisty”? Someone or something who’s only PLAYING at being tough and strong. A barking Chihuahua, a little girl with a bad mouth and it’s certainly not a word most people associate with strong men

[@MissSeraphine]

Imagine being brazilian and not even knowing how to dance. People see us like we are alien if you don't play an exuberant persona

[@MrEvldreamr]

Puerto ricans probably invented it

[@josefinajara2204]

I also feel like they are only interested in the tropical Latina type. They do not know Chilean, Argentine, Peruvian or Bolivian women (and so many more).

[@TotalSwitchYoutube]

Pedro Pascal has chilean background, but always portraits a generic latin american guy with non country mention

[@luvpeeep4633]

they think that all latinas are mexican or cuban they have not idea that argentina, chile, etc exist lmao

[@_de_reve]

true!

[@hoodiegirl7221]

Finally! Also in those countries theres a lot of mixed ethnicities because of immigration waves, so a lot of Argentineans, chilenas, etc. look European

[@micaelaclifford2729]

Exactly! There are some Chilean and Argentine latinas/latinos that live in the actual snow and mountains (beautiful places like Patagonia, Los Andes in the south of Chile and Argentina) but Americans are not ready to talk about it...

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

Dios mio. This trope. I hate with all my heart.

[@maggiemcfly5267]

I don't hate it but as a latina (mexican, born and raised) I don't identify with these characters AT ALL, and I don't know anyone who does lol

[@trinaq]

Me too, I've never met a Latino guy or girl who has fit ANY of those stereotypes, and wish that writing rooms could be more diverse.

[@AxxLAfriku]

Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest KZbinr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear maria

[@javiermandujano4835]

@@trinaq in my family there's one. The loud one. We scream like a little too much and we would make Americans worried that we're killing each other

[@noemilita1354]

samee

[@JEN33NOMNOMNOM]

"...And for some reason loves boring white guys" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@emilyvera8538]

"amiga date cuenta"😂

[@neurosin]

I loved that movie growing up (Fools Rush In), and always genuinely saw it as a movie about accepting and embracing different cultures. The greatest love of my life is a Latina/Black woman and being a part of her family taught me so much about embracing and understanding the differences in familial culture that exist in the world. To be fair, I'm not a boring white guy, more a gender fluid boi!!! HAHA.

[@andreamolinar6883]

I felt personally attacked by that one😂😭

[@360shadowmoon]

@@neurosin NGL I might watch that movie now bc it seems like it's basically a movie starring Chandler which is all I wanted in life.

[@geniosityfilms]

To be fair, I personally know lots of Latin women (including my mother) who end up with a boring white guy (my step-dad) because they've been burned by the passionate, short-tempered, unfaithful and economically unreliable Latin men (my father, uncles and most of my male cousins). So this stereotype comes from a place of truth. But I also yearn for the emotionally stable, level headed, and sometimes even neurotic Latin characters (I refuse to use the term "latinx," created by gringos).

[@sophierenatajubilee8521]

"Hot tamales and spicy senoritas." You legit have no idea how hard I cringed at that 🤦🏻‍♀️ edit!: dang it’s been nearly a year and 2.7k likes later, tysm!!

[@chickofmusic001]

It sounded really dumb 😒

[@StrawberryFeildsforNever]

@JA B that’s what the video is about...

[@learning.growing.1017]

😂😂😂

[@samsikora4844]

as a Brazilian, I felt left out cuz I don't speak spanish :3

[@dulcesyeux]

Seriously Hollywood really portraits Spanish women as Latinas I MEAN...... WUT

[@katiechuart1244]

as a brazilian girl who lived in scotland for half a year i almost grew accustomed to being called exotic, foxy, spicy and once even a "brazilian sl*t". It's crazy how much these stereotypes affect us irl.

[@erikafreitas1544]

Im brazilian and I grew up and live in brazil, ive never been through your experience and im sorry for all of that shit. This stereotype and sexualization of us latinas has to stop💔

[@Ana.Garcia.]

É nóis 😞

[@adrianajs8520]

Sorry, girl😥

[@cutthroat399]

Jesus, sorry for that.

[@cristianproust]

Are you going to tell me the scots were on average as energetic, passionate as the Brazilian men?. It goes both ways. Stereotypes are just average behavioral averages, not everybody is the same, but there is a clear archetype

[@macroxela]

Something curious I noticed about the Latina trope when I was little: only the lighter skinned ones are used for the stereotype. Not the darker-skinned ones or those with African descent. Edit: I'm Latin American and lived in Latin America for some time which is why I'm quite aware of this.

[@davestevens6283]

It's not that curious. "Familiar with extra spice" or "Exotic" has more appeal than "Blatantly Foreign".

[@belsnow1158]

V Nha The interesting thing is all the white people you see in telenovelas aren't even Latino they are usually Spanish or French but they will move to Mexico to get those roles, you can also notice a bunch of white washing in Bollywood films it's sad how common this is

[@harusicornelio5334]

I’m a big telenovelas fan, and as a black latina I have never watched one with someone like me. When I was little I thought there weren’t darker people in Mexico...

[@user-dj6lj1dl1c]

@V Nha Mexicans with considerable or even noticeable African descent are very rare. When a Mexican person has dark skin it usually means that they have a lot of Native ancestry, not African. source: im mexican

[@LuuCaicedo]

@@harusicornelio5334 same girl beside Kalimba you wouldn't know, same in Colombia we are on screen if its a bio where they can't change the race.

[@cassiaferreira3205]

Let's also talk about the amount of white men who come to Latin American countries and think they're entitled to grab and harrass latinas because of the stereotypes they've been fed by media about us being oh-so-sexual. Also, not directly related, but it'd be nice if Hollywood realized that latinx does not equal Spanish speaking. Us Brazilians exist (millions of us!) and are as much part of Latin America as our Spanish speaking neighbours.

[@damndanim]

Also French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana (I'm sorry if it's not correctly written, English is my second language)

[@jesalt8230]

"Latinx"

[@Lucianapv04]

I agree with you 100%. Vai Brasil!

[@sourpuss5951]

It's because there is so much confusion between the terms Hispanic and Latino. There is still a lot of people who think they mean the same thing but one has to do with the Spanish language and Spaniard ancestry (Hispanic) and the other is geographic location (Latin America- latino).

[@SuhannaDeSilva]

@@damndanim I’m Guyanese but even though we’re South American we don’t really classify ourselves as Latin American. A big part of it is us speaking English (or Dutch for Suris, French in French Guiana) and identify more with West Indian/Caribbean culture than Latin American culture.

[@Stella-cf4cl]

can yall do one on russian stereotypes in movies? they are either portrayed as prostitutes and temptresses or as mob bosses

[@zanna1944]

Yes please! Just in general, Slavic women too - either shown as servants (e.g. Dorota in Gossip Girl (...just so many stereotypes in that character alone)), armcandy airheads (e.g. flatmates/models in New Girl), oversexualized criminals (e.g. Katinka in Zoolander), brutally/aggressively sexual (Xenia in GoldenEye, and that Polish girl in E1S1 Skins). Some of those are almost parodic examples, but that's where the stereotypes can be seen in extreme. Not a good look tbh.

[@grazielaalmeida8438]

Yes, Almost every men that I came across said to me that they have fantasies with slavian women, that's why there are so much human smuggling around there.

[@missnoneofyourbusiness]

I'm not russian or slavic but I stan this.

[@Ikajo]

Black Widow (Marvel) is pretty badass but Scarlet Johanson isn't looking very Russian, so there is that.

[@hannrkelley]

@@Ikajo Haha another nationality to add to her never-ending list 😂!

[@ThePamyurin]

As an asexual, introvert and super nerdy latina this stereotype is so problematic to me I remember a guy saying that it sounds sexy when I speak spanish in an online game and all I was saying was like "come this way bro enemies ahead" lol

[@brainflowersgarden]

yooooo asexual introverted latinx checking in! Let's goooooo ♡

[@LM-qv7cy]

Your choice of word is smooth asf

[@Androbott]

gay

[@FifthAveAtFive]

Aye! Introverted, book and music nerd, ace-spec, non-binary (but femme presenting) latine person here too! If I’m dressed in a “sexy” way it’s for me, the gays, and het women friends, but mostly for me. And definitely not for any sort of het male gaze. I just like feeling cute. Haha. Also if I’m speaking in Spanish, there’s a higher chance that I’m displeased in some way. Haha. Or I’m on the phone with my parents.

[@tyrionlannister521]

Next idea; “The Submissive Asian Woman Trope” I hate that trope! All the Asian women I know are strong, hard working and don’t put up with bs.

[@mabuhayimplottingyourdemis423]

You mean anime girls

[@staceyc2681]

or the "weird" Asian woman. I always see movies use the only Asian character they have as the "weird" one for comedic value

[@SuperFairymagic]

I have been reading comics at webtoon, the female asian characters are always weak and submissive with low self esteem but latinas are portrayed as strong and independent women. I think asian women should be seen in the same way. All asian women that I have met are strong, funny and adventurous.

[@kanejtrash5019]

@@SuperFairymagic heey, can you tell me some webtoon that have latinas in it? I haven't read any, even if its bad representation, give me the names pls

[@Caio-sw7hh]

in brazil, the trope for asian-brazilians is usually like that, strong and independent, when represented at all

[@JoaoPedro-gc8mw]

People also forget that there are blonde, blue-eyes Latinas and Black Latinas. Latino is not a race. Being Brazilian, I laugh everytime an American says something like "White people can't dance" or "You don't talk like you're Black". Like, really? Maybe White AMERICANS can't dance and maybe I don't speak like a Black AMERICAN lol. Even the minorities are exceptionalist in America.

[@reginab.a6318]

This!!!! Not a race, not an ethnicity. Literally JUST A NATIONALITY

[@damndanim]

Yep. being from Argentina and seeing so many white people who are still Argentinian, a lot of Americans wouldn't understand. Latin America is just a all-continents foreigners who had children with native people and with other foreigners, and Hollywood only cares for those who have white features and darker skin.

[@MaiiOrduna]

In Argentina a lot of people are descendants from Europeans meaning a lot of them are white and we have a strong european influence in our culture. But we're still Latin American.

[@damndanim]

@@MaiiOrduna Exactly, and SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. Hi, btw

[@aror6480]

Yeah, that always shocks me and annoys me from USA. All this whit people do this, or black people do that, or you act like white... What is that? I never talk like that. I don't understand how having a specific tone of skin can affect the way you talk, act, dance, whatever. Your culture, your upbringing, your personality, those things can affect you.

[@would_could_should7833]

As a black hispanic woman I feel almost invisible.

[@sgutierrez413]

The erasure of cross-cultural identity sucks! People have a hard time accepting something that doesn't fit their preconceived notions of how Hispanic people are "supposed" to be. Remember that you and all aspects of your identity are valid, no matter how outsiders try and box you in! ✨

[@LeeroyyyyyJenkinssssss]

...until they see you dancing bachata.

[@joshlynguzman8369]

i don’t know why you would want to feel represented in the media. look at the representation given..

[@rosalugorivera9868]

I'm an introvert and conservative hispanic latina girl, and I have never felt represented by the media either because the latina is always portrayed as someone who is spicy, impulsive, loud, sexy, etc.. but it's true, afrolatinos has even less representation

[@ruthalexander3140]

@@rosalugorivera9868 I think they tried to do the conservative thing in season one of Jane the Virgin but failed miserably

[@candice44441]

We need to talk more about Afro Latinas. There is this perception that Latinas look a certain way, but what many don't realize is that we come in different shades and races. Latin and American media are to blame for all the stereotypes.

[@mag1cg1rl_]

I’m a light Afro Latina and my mom is black and my dad is Latino, but I don’t know how to speak Spanish or basically anything about the culture 😅 but the last time I saw my dad was in October so...but really I don’t think I’ll ever really claim the Latino side, I’m too whitewashed for that, so I claim the black side bc it was easier to learn about and remember. Also my mom is 🇭🇹 and my dad is 🇵🇷🇬🇹 but I do see my puerto rican grandmother and my cousins are also my same mix.

[@AlexisMaria]

yesssssssssssss

[@recordstore2265]

I haven't seen a lot of representation that more properly and diverse Every thing

[@melissagutierrezlopez4859]

No entiendo ese término de Afro latina, creo que es un invento de los. Estados Unidos para referirse a a las personas negras afrodescendientes, además también siento que es un término que clasifica a las personas latinoamericanas. Yo soy colombiana y negra, y en mi familia, y creo que en las comunidades negras en general, nos hemos referidos más al término de afrodescendientes.

[@cotoromano1253]

si quiere ver sudamericanas negra mira tenenovela venezolana pero eso sin gringo talvez no agunate su humor que es politicamente inccoreto

[@Raqueltl2017]

I'm surprised they didn't mention Jane The Virgin. Also, gringos, stop seeing Latin America as your sexual tourism hotspot.

[@kiks4757]

That’s disgusting! I’ve heard things about people going to Latin countries to find young “lovers” on this documentary. Thank you for bringing that back to my memory because it’s not really talked about and it should be, this needs more awareness.

[@Larissa-tn7hu]

@@kiks4757 oh god what was the name of the documentary?

[@nicotinedealer7653]

Same with South East Asian countries, trafficking there is terrible.

[@naninuna7440]

Gringos, fleshlights are cheap.

[@doriannepontez9757]

They do that?! 😳😳😳 That’s fucked up

[@marisolkwar]

It's so interesting for me how in most portrayals of latin women they are shown as very sexual beings, while in our countries, mostly Catholic and very conservative it is almost the contrary, in wich sexuality is taboo, and a lot of families ar really really traditional, basically almost the opposite of the portraits. For us (talking from stereotypes ) people in united states are more open, because our main reference are spring breakers.

[@CindySeminario]

So true!!!

[@titacosmo]

Totally agree i believe latinas we grow up in a kind of irony when from media we are expected to be seen as sexy voluptuous women. But at home and in our latinos households we must be a virginal, humble women.

[@the-doubting-thomas62]

Yess

[@MinkytheMinkY]

Yes but then you watch TV shows, esp the variety hour types, what the countries export, and it's exactly the stereotype.

[@sararaquelfdcp]

Esooo

[@uranus2849]

This is how society views races of women Latina girls = desirable, feminine, spicy Black girls = undesirable, angry, masculine, hypersexual Asian girls = nerdy, soft Mixed girls = feminine, exotic, attractive, desirable White girls = feminine, desirable, party girls and also this spicy latina stereotype also affects Italian & French women even tho they’re not even Latina but just not as much.

[@ia2470]

What about south asians

[@bobafrap3253]

@@ia2470 south asian is asian

[@roselove5810]

they mean like indians@@bobafrap3253

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

what about west asian/arab or persian girls

[@mauriciomontiel280]

Always remember, latino is not a race A blonde woman from Argentina is latina A black man from Haiti is latino A ginger girl from Brazil is latino An indigenous woman from México is latina A brunette boy from Quebec (yes Quebec) is also latino IT IS NOT A RACE

[@booboobunny5655]

So is the black girl from Haiti! (Me) ;)

[@rubyrose6460]

No estaría muy segura con el último ejemplo, pero todo sería más fácil si todo el continente pudiera referirse a si mismo como americanos, ya sabes, como el nombre del continente.

[@aliceazzv]

YES YES YES THANK YOU literally all my life i felt like i didnt fit the latina type (i'm brazilian) because im not as brown as hollywood portrays

[@BehBehniche]

@@rubyrose6460 Latin america can also be taken in a very literal sense: people born in america with latin roots. Note here that latin can mean spanish but also portuguese (brazilians) and french (quebecois) since they are also languages rooted in latin. People from the rest of Canada and US are anglo saxon, thus not latin americans. It would indeed be easier to all be called American, as these labels really don't take in account the very wide cultural differences between the communities themselves.

[@rubyrose6460]

@@BehBehniche Si, eso está muy claro, un brasileño es latino más puede no ser hispanohablante; aún así, referirse a alguien como "latino" es muy genérico, por eso en Latinoamérica solo somos específicos en el país de origen y ya.

[@TheDeathframe]

" The spicy latina stereotype is a product of fetishization. Fetishization is not celebrating and praising Latin women for their “sexiness” and “exoticness”, thats reducing them to racial stereotypes for the male gaze. Black women deserve better and there’s absolutely a double standard but insinuating that they spicy latina stereotype positively benefits latin women is dismissive of how harmful it actually is to latin women." People needED to read this comment so Ima repost Alia M-

[@Amber-tk8hd]

yessss agreed!!! my ex girlfriend was mexican. i would tell her not to be crazy or be mature and shes like well im mexican what do you expect? and i said you do not have to feed into that sterotype!

[@recordstore2265]

Stereotypes isn't something true of people even if it positive or negative

[@joghissing4634]

Agreee :0

[@cristianproust]

😂😂😂Women do the same.What do you think German and English women do to Spaniards or Italians in the Mediterranean beaches?. In their countries they are even more aggressive. Female American exchange students go nuts on boys as well when they are abroad. Why is it that Americans find a way to feel victims about everything? 😂😂😂

[@notaytguru8214]

WELL said

[@Angi3_6]

Can you guys make a video about Native Americans since it's Native American history month? 😃

[@BloodOfMadara]

They most certainly should! There’s more to them then Pocahontas, Indian chief costumes, esthetics, and thanksgiving. It seems they are back to being forgotten once it has passed.😒

[@mc2383]

I'm watching a new tv series based on Native Americans titled 'Trickster' from Canada (CBC) which is based off the novel 'Son of a Trickster'. It isn't getting any reviews or critiques on YT for me to know whether its just filled with stereotypes or not.

[@Aster_Risk]

I hope they do this! I'm going to make a comment as well.

[@Nessainthebuilding]

@@mc2383 I'm Canadian and I've heard of this show. So the book it's based on is written by an indigenous Canadian author and it looks like the show was created by an indigenous Canadian as well so I would say that if anyone were to know, it would be them. That would be their story to tell so to say it's filled with stereotypes or not would be disingenuous

[@mynameisreallycool1]

That would be an awesome idea

[@magueybaboso9247]

In other words, hollywood is the biggest perpetrator of harmful stereotypes. I'm mexican, and have been asked countless times "why are you so chill? I thought you were latina" ...

[@eduardoa3165]

My ex gf who was mexican (i am mexican too) was shy and introverted and insecure lol

[@cornflower9258]

😮 people are insane. How can someone say something like that

[@michellebadillo7574]

White man: “I’m going to do some radical changes in your country.” GTFO 😤

[@franciscariveramartinez]

gringos gonna gring

[@annafrances5118]

i cringed so hard ughhh

[@nazarisreyes6037]

*Gets flashbacks of colonization and US occupation*

[@humblecrabd6981]

the coloniser really jumped out there 0__0

[@IamElleV]

Right 😭

[@anaosorno5148]

Add the fact that non-latinos want to date latinas 'cause "they will treat them like kings, will cook for them" and stuff. No, we're still fighting everyday in our own families and countries to be respected and be seen beyond housewives, we're not only looking for a man to serve.

[@candylove49]

Amen 💕

[@androdeiculus9712]

@Alex PERIOD

[@vluessky]

As a latina, and an exchange student, it amazed me how most people from Europe and Asia thought I would have to be super extroverted and a flirt, or very loud and angry. When I’m the opposite of those :( I felt as if there was something wrong with me.

[@sgutierrez413]

Big mood

[@angieburbano629]

te entiendo jaja, yo soy introvertida también y es feo como la gente te encasilla en un estereotipo.

[@anisaburhan6251]

There’s nothing wrong with you, my love

[@cherryzbomb4u]

yo soy introvertida y a pesar de nunca haber salido de mi país ver que existen todos estereotipos sobre los latinoamericanos es muy decepcionante

[@plantitasp]

Same girl most people even won't guess I am latina first because I am skinny and not with a hot body plus I am quite and not really expressive until you get to know me of course

[@carlaminchala241]

What about the COLORISM when it comes to representation for Hispanics/Latinos in the media??? 🙄

[@AlexisMaria]

yes!!!! PLEASE AND THANKS!!

[@wowsports8800]

Please!!!

[@delsinrowe2014]

@@hiphipjorge5755 Oof not even white. It’s always the folks with the darkest tans

[@rafangille]

@@delsinrowe2014 they’re still white, but tan lol

[@squeaksqueaken2639]

@@delsinrowe2014 well in Latin America the telenovelas mostly portray white Latinos. How the turn tables

[@Joanna-pt9ol]

The amount of times i've heard "WOW your so calm for a latina" 🙄

[@denisemendoza507]

story of my life!

[@JessicaMiller-pc4dj]

Wow, like how incredibly dim, must you be to come out with something like that?

[@soyundorito]

oof if i had a nickel...

[@Joanna-pt9ol]

@@JessicaMiller-pc4dj You'd be surprised the kind of offensive shit people think is okay to say out loud let alone to your face

[@nazarisreyes6037]

I would turn it up really quick and read them if that's what they want

[@Valentina-wc5sb]

Also, latino is not a race. You can be white, black, brown, east asian and latino. "Latino" comes from the languages we speak, not from our race

[@Valentina-wc5sb]

@Peter Salucci yeah, exactly

[@randomami8176]

@Peter Salucci correct. Latino when used in USA is just a shorten name of the term Latino Americano.

[@altobonifacio8936]

@@randomami8176 this people from USA took the americano identity and left us with latino.

[@spb3931]

Latinos identify as poc at least Latino Americans

[@Valentina-wc5sb]

@@spb3931 because as far as I know, most latinos in the US are brown/black. But I know for a fact that there are white latinos there too

[@pilarcouto4326]

The spicy Latina stereotype has more warm full effects than body image. In Brazil this stereotype lead to the sexual exploration of minors and sexual tourism in Latin America

[@qd_quti]

🤦‍♀️ I have heard about that but I never connected it this

[@emilyvera8538]

of course it is:( all this tropes are to please the male gaze for sexual purposes just like the submissive asian girl, spicy latina, cold slavic dominatrix, etc I hate it.

[@nazarisreyes6037]

Yes, the adultification of Latina girls is terrible here, just like in the black community, only white little girls deserve to have an innocent childhood

[@paulaqueirosz]

And extreme xenophobia in other countries, as many people link Brazilian women to prostitution 😠

[@Alceeeee]

@@nazarisreyes6037 that's so false. White little girls are also objectified

[@sj1397]

Sofía Vergara is at a point in her career where she doesn’t need to continue to perpetuate this, but she does.

[@AnaLaura-oe5kz]

I´m brazilian, sometimes I just don´t understand Sofia, I love Modern Family and I really like her she is a really funny comedian but some jokes about Gloria and latinos in general bother me( mostly in the first season) like when they are seen as criminals or theives, I think if was a brazilian character I woud be offended, I don´t know so much about Colombia or how colombians see that but Sofia seems ok with these jokes and I think I can´t judge her for it.

[@irisshalurhad7901]

Well, she’s also been typecast at this point.

[@gabrielaazevedo9491]

@@AnaLaura-oe5kz te entendo af

[@muackisaid9123]

completely agree.

[@noemita494]

Are you sure? Do you really know how Hollywood works?

[@tishefatunbi2910]

This is the issue with all tropes and stereotypes, they're so limiting and annoying. I think that's why I love One Day At A Time because it understands where the trope comes from and plays on it but it also expands and goes into the rich depths of Latin culture and debunks basically all stereotypes before season 2.

[@nazarisreyes6037]

@Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah nothing, they're pointing out that they did the work from the jump instead of playing into stereotypes to appeal to white audiences, is a great show, I love it

[@michaelotis223]

exactly. They're not bad, just limiting and reductive

[@deanneb6925]

I will say, in regards to Latinas being susceptible to poor body image, a good deal of that pressure comes from Latin culture in general. My family will constantly talk about weight, and have very sneaky ways of covertly calling you fat. It’s weird too because it usually coincides with a strong emphasis being put on food and eating. It’s... a complicated dynamic.

[@lechedemelon]

I've been there... My family says that I should loose weight... 5 minutes later they are buying tamales. I dont have that type of self control 🤣

[@yanet_052]

@@lechedemelon same, it’s so weird that all my family (including my uncles and older cousins) felt like they could comment on my body (every since I was a literal child ~6 years old) Even though I have a very healthy weight, my mom still wants me to look like a Miss Universe??? The reasoning behind that I don’t understand. When I would ask her why she gave more food to my little brother than me, she said that fat women don’t get husbands and don’t have success (?) but fat men are ok (?)

[@lechedemelon]

Oídos sordos a palabras necias... *se come su pozole*

[@376ayasmohammed3]

Same thing in India.

[@nazarisreyes6037]

Yup, I have a hourglass body type, which I must admit is more popular and that gives me a privilege but my family still policies and comments a lot in my body, it has been that way since I was a young girl

[@Milagros81]

Dating is a problem too. Most of my dates said i had a hot accent and I sounded so sexy🤦‍♀️🙄 one said he couldn't wait to take me Salsa dancing... I'm a shy person and i dont like dancing. Apparently for British men that's shocking... i told one he wasn't Aristocratic or related to the Queen 😏🤔🤣

[@helen8022]

Bruh you should be like "aww and you're not part of the royal family? Damn. I thought all British people were." Or maybe why they're not cute and sexy like famous British actors lol

[@Milagros81]

@@helen8022 i told one his missing royal or elite connection 😜

[@Caio-sw7hh]

and why ppl assume salsa is A THING in latin america as a whole i mean, salsa is just as a different culture to me as kpop, we dont have this in brazil

[@Milagros81]

@@Caio-sw7hh not just Salsa but Ballroom Salsa nothing like people would dance in a normal Disco 🙄

[@Naldo411]

Yea. I see what your saying... It differs from country to country. I'm Dominican and I have found that culturally DANCING is unicentrically woven into our daily and can't lives. Personally I appreciate that reality very much and Intend on propagating it if I have a family.

[@12arianalizzyC34]

And another problem is that this stereotype becomes internalized by latinas, usually on social media. Lelo pons literally grew on popularity because of perpetuating this "toxica" stereotype and then other latina influencers followed.

[@jacquelinelugo5518]

And Lele doesn't even speak Spanish correctly all the way. She has done interviews in Spanish and she sounded worse than a one year old. Lele was never funny and all she did was stereotype Latinas. We don't claim her in the Latin community.

[@joshuamartinez7409]

@@jacquelinelugo5518I’m late but isn’t she born and raised in Latin America?

[@Harunna25]

- How can you be Colombian? You are black!. - Do you speak Spanish? How? Aren't you black?. - There is black people in Colombia? -But you don't look Colombian, you know like Sofía Vergara? Why is that? -So you are Colombian? Black? Or latina? And I can keep writing the amount of questions like these ones that I get very often once I open my mouth, people hear my accent, ask where I'm from and I say Colombia. 🤦🏾‍♀️ Because even in 2020 and having videos like this one, Google and a ton of information just one click away people still refuse to educate themselves and stop believing these media stereotypes that are so hurtful and misleading.

[@canis__major]

Same, but white. Guys, I'm from Uruguay, 92% of uruguayan are white.

[@dianamiranda9418]

Omg when I say I'm from Colombia people say I don't speak "colombian" because I'm from the coast and we talk differently than people from telenovelas and movies

[@Harunna25]

@@dianamiranda9418 🤦🏾‍♀️🙄 Te entiendo perfectamente! Everyone thinks that Colombian accent is the Medellin one 🤦🏾‍♀️😑

[@na2873]

GIRL HONESTLY SAME, I'm not black but as a brown colombian people think I'm from India 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Harunna25]

@@na2873 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ 🙄 Like if only you can find brown people on India I swear God! 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@GlogloMunster]

Hi there, another trope the latina plays is in horror movies. She provides exposition, serves as cautionary tale etc. She plays a very superstitious character, often prays in Spanish or mumbles something in Spanish.

[@sgutierrez413]

Yes!! That and "Vasquez always dies" in military/action movies are both overlooked tropes lol

[@chuzzlesthegreat7784]

I nearly choked on my coffee laughing because your comment is so painfully accurate.

[@Crayolapup]

Well my Grandma does that... Even has Rosary on her wall. Lol

[@GlogloMunster]

@@Crayolapup hi, well yeah, those things along with other practices are common in our culture. But a trope I think is an oversimplification right? Like that's all they are, no more character development.

[@fatmaslh6306]

I was just watching Glee and thinking about the character of "Santana" and this trope this stereotype character R.i.p Naya ❤️

[@trinaq]

I agree, Santana was my favourite character towards the end. I admired her confidence and passion, and how she wasn't afraid to stand up for herself, or for Brittany. Rest in peace, Naya, you'll be forever missed! 😭💔

[@sourpuss5951]

I haven't watched much of Glee, but didn't that show make stereotypes of pretty much the whole cast? That episode Asian F came to mind.

[@misslyntheena]

When someone commented this trope on the last video, I immediately thought of her! ✨

[@lalaa9050]

Naya Rivera is a biracial woman, she’s black and Hispanic.

[@lalaa9050]

Naya’s mom is black and her dad hispanic .

[@LaRana2315]

My usual response to being called "spicy" is "I'm human being, not a goddamn jalapeño."

[@treslechestogo]

YES. Enough with the food references, so damn objectifying.

[@minteminte1499]

@@treslechestogo this has the same energy of calling a black woman “Chocolate Queen”

[@treslechestogo]

@@minteminte1499 LOL. Thanks for that. I have never used this but its easier to see how someone is objectifying me and not so much others.

[@houseofdolan]

Can we just have a "normal" representation please 😐 We ALL latin american people are not like Lele Pons 🤣

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

I would rather watch the good mexican films like Amores Perros and Matando a Cabos than the forced and shallow "representation" from Hollywood.

[@user-tt2xe8xf6d]

Lele Pons ni siquiera parece latina, es una estadounidense más tratando de representar el estereotipo latino solo por nacer en Venezuela JAJAJAJA

[@saliormoon5534]

Yes this stereotype needs to go away

[@abril6567]

@@user-tt2xe8xf6d esto JAJAJA

[@frangimenez4674]

@@user-tt2xe8xf6d Solo porque sea rubia o tenga un tono de piel más claro no significa que no sea latina. No sé cómo es en otros países pero al menos en Argentina vas a encontrar gente de todas formas y colores. Podrías tranquilamente encontrar a alguien que se vea como Lele Pons, pero eso no la hace menos latina.

[@Hallows4]

I’m surprised you didn’t include Salma Hayek’s “Frida”, since that was a passion project of her’s and at least partially intended to broaden the way Latinos were portrayed on screen. While it does endorse the spicy Latina trope to a degree, it shows that Frida Kahlo had real reasons to be fiery and assertive, and basically tells the artist’s story from her own perspective.

[@MelanieNLee]

Frida is one of my favorite movies. I usually watch it just after Halloween, around Dia de Los Muertos, though I haven't watched it yet this year (2020). Mentally I compare Salma Hayek's Frida Kahlo to Winona Ryder's Jo March: feisty artistic women.

[@whathell6t]

@@MelanieNLee Don't forget "Mi Vida Loca" (1993)

[@MelanieNLee]

@@whathell6t I haven't seen Mi Vida Loca.

[@themightyflog]

No this goes against the narrative they are trying to tell. They want Latina's to be portrayed as white women. Basically folks want to get rid of all stereotypes despite some having merit and truth and want everyone to talk and act like California white people. ...so if Frieda is remade expect her to sound and act like she is white.

[@mischr13]

@@themightyflog what on earth are you talking about? Do you even know what Frida looked like in real life?

[@sh.a.3333]

Selma Hayek and Sofia Vergara have fed into this trope so much over the years

[@giulianaherrera7775]

I agree but also, maybe it’s just who they are. But that doesn’t mean all Latinas are this way and we would like equal representation!

[@alethehero5571]

As awful as the tropes are, it isn't like they have been given many options when it comes to characters, they are the symptom of the problem, not the problem itself

[@MS-sr6mj]

You act like they would have had other opportunities...

[@isakkkk9268]

I’m Latina and I get so mad when I see this stereotype on movies and shows. And how they sexualize every Latino character. Latinos are so different, we can be shy and we don’t have that shitty accent.

[@someoneyouprobablyknowandl9964]

Or 'could' have a strong accent, just that it's not everybody and is a harmful stereotype, you mean?

[@nicole71047]

Also don’t speak Spanish at all🙈 grow up with Gilmore Girls 🤗

[@JoJoOnYouTube]

I don't know, I personally like Alejandro's accent and personality in Total drama.

[@luisarapozo6223]

That´s why Brooklyn 99 is so revolutionary. Santiago's and Diaz's families are not a all stereotypical.

[@Ana.Garcia.]

No that much. There's an episode where they portraited Brazilian as Very beautiful, sexy, gourgeus and perfumed criminals. It was so disappointing for me as Brazilian because I love the show. And Diaz is portrayed almost as an angry Latina woman. Not that revolutionary

[@violetraven8323]

Yes as Latina. I’m sick of this. My personality is very much passionate, mischievous, hot tempered, etc. But I’m tired of those traits being the default for all Latina women. It’s fetishization of our race as some sexual objects. Men too. It’s sick and we’re past this.

[@user-yk5xu8gr1e]

But there is some truth to this....I see that in school the latinas are always the least interested in studies....and more interested in getting a boyfriend

[@quietquintessa5270]

Thank you mi Hermana Latina for this intelligent comment.

[@violetraven8323]

@@user-yk5xu8gr1e Hate to break this to you- but they have lives outside of what you see and they aren’t defined by there race.

[@quietquintessa5270]

P - There are many Latinas who exist outside of your school sweetheart. The ones in your school represent themselves as individuals not as the entire body of Latinas.

[@sourpuss5951]

@@user-yk5xu8gr1e Heh, that's funny. In school I'm always the studious type who thinks of chasing after boys as a low-priority after thought. Your singular experience does not represent an entire group containing millions of people.

[@highsun76]

I loved this! Can yall do the "oppressed Muslim girl who needs to be rescued by a white man" trope. It drives me NUTS.

[@anammmmmmmmmm]

Lmao agreed

[@hollywoodshopaholic]

This always makes me roll my eyes. This archetype is always in the "not a girl, not yet a woman" age range: young enough to be believably earnest and "worthy" of help but old enough for the male protagonist's implicit romantic attraction to her to not be creepy. She's usually sympathetic and mature/bright for her age (hence her emotional connection with the protagonist) with wide round eyes so that white people can feel comfortable watching her. I can't even think of any examples off the top of my head; I just know I've seen them too often. Hell, I've been that girl on occasion. TL;DR I feel you.

[@lisamoon2919]

You can just say Elite

[@highsun76]

@@hollywoodshopaholic sis, you need to work with The Take and make videos because you hit the nail on the head with that one!

[@venusmjv]

and they always make her take her hijab off 🙄

[@barneypaodoce]

I'm brazillian and I hate when someone see us as hypersexual persons

[@oh_thehumanity]

It genuinely seems like the 'manic pixie dream girl' of the latinx community.

[@Aster_Risk]

This is what I was thinking! This seems to often be used the same way the manic pixie dream girl is for white women.

[@ReneAlex]

That's a very good take. I'm from South America and the trope in local soap operas of the spicy latina is that of an unobtainable woman of fantasy. The local "Vedette" are more close to that... In fact, our Vedettes ARE our manic pixie dream girls!!

[@mynameisreallycool1]

I was thinking the same thing while watching this.

[@lalalovinlifelala]

similar! manic pixie dream girl and the white women who portray them are a lot less sexualized

[@oracledaze4444]

As a Latina part of the lgbtq, we don’t like the term latinx.

[@proserpinabringerofdeath5935]

I hate being portrayed as overtly sensual, and if it’s not that, masculine and violent. Let women of color be more for once!!

[@glykera]

Latin women are not automatically women of colour.

[@stephenheath8465]

@@glykera only in AmeriKKKa LMAO

[@liljay216]

Glykera: they are women of color..they come in all shades

[@FireGriffon]

It’s not just women of color, but also non-American white people. Being a Slavic girl myself, even thou we’re technically white, in the media I’ve never seen a Slavic women in a role where she isn’t a prost*tute or a stone cold b*tch that will do anything for money and has no morals whatsoever. That is very insulting. And growing up I never understood why they portrayed us like that, when it couldn’t be further away from the strong and compassionate Slavic women in my life. And don’t get me started on the Slavic = Russian issue, lol.

[@mermaidmoon2254]

I know we are not women of colour, but even us Italian women suffer similar stereotypes: hypersexual, volatile, always angry and spoiled, stubborn, always screaming for some reason, talking broken English with a super thick accent. Especially when I worked in America, men were like "Reeeeeeally, you're Italian uh?" as if I was supposed to jump in bed with them. UGH. Why do Americans see everybody through what they're portrayed like on the screen?

[@Misora7303]

Me: A chubby,messy, bisexual, green eyed and white latina. Americans: There has been a mistake on the matrix.

[@Misora7303]

@Lakshmi That is how white I am (Thanks for pointing it out, it is a typo)

[@PhoenixRising87]

You sound super cute, TBH!

[@alexandrarivera7957]

Me: light hazel eyes, originally brown hair but now blue, also bisexual, overweight, never dresses sexy and can barely speak Spanish despite trying to learn for several years Americans: You don’t look Mexican Me: not all latinas are Mexican

[@jorgeguzmanm99]

You described me perfectly

[@nerdygoth1688]

Me: a wide-framed mixed Italian and Chinese girl with double eyelids and larger “assets” than a typical Asian women Non-Asians: yOu DoN’t LoOk AsIaN

[@mayralopez8807]

This is one of the reasons I can’t work with men. The sexual harassment was terrible.

[@jessicanicole3747]

Omg I'm so sorry and same

[@ladylaurenia]

I’m sorry 😢

[@izzyc127]

I’m so sorry you went through that 💔

[@gforce97]

what type of job was it?

[@cutthroat399]

On behalf of my gender, sorry for that. Hopefully, we'll father a better generation. I know I'll teach my son better.

[@jeandakaud4286]

Are we gonna pretend that telenovelas dont cultivate that trope every day?

[@marif2993]

true but it's different when you show a series with very different characters inside of it (all latin), than showing a tv show with all white characters and just one volatile latin. it not only gives the latin stereotype more focus, but it also forces her to play a singular role when multiple latins are playing different roles in a telenovela.

[@sgutierrez413]

@@marif2993 preach 👏

[@Cloverfr]

Yeah, but since all characters are latinos in there, you have the shy cute innocent FL and the spicy loud villian, while in USA you only have the loud spicy latina being the only latino character in there.

[@torip.9734]

Literally.

[@PunkHime89]

That's not fair at all. I'm not defending telenovelas, they're bad on other levels, but to say that telenovelas cultivate the spicy latina role is wrong. That's like saying that tv in India cultivates bollywood tropes in the US. Obviously telenovelas have outgoing and emotional characters, why wouldn't they? It's not a stereotype because these characters aren't there for the pleasure of white people to see them as "exotic", they are there to further the plot and are written as people and not caricatures.

[@elenatorres-pepito2955]

There's also lots of discourse within the Latino community about colorism in who is accepted & celebrated in the media. So many Latina stars are white-passing or lighter-skinned, as opposed to being indigenous or afro-latina. In a way this underscores the racism present in Latin America. Although, in the US, we sort of view Latinos as a monolithic group, just as in America, there was slavery and colonialism so that those descended from Europeans are typically the most well-off and the most accepted.

[@Fit_soldier]

You have a beautiful smile sorry if I’m awkward 😞

[@manulimali]

I agree and so many aren't white-passing (as in mixed that looks white), but just white Latinas (as in just or overall of European descent, just like a white gringo), like Lele Pons or Ricky Martin or Lauren Jauregui or Gisele B. I think is rather problematic the way the U.S generalize us all as POC because, like you said, racism is pretty much real in Latin American countries as well and each country has its particularities. And in the U.S Latine community a lot of times we don't talk about how racism is an issue, not just colorism - since thinking of Latinos as a race is problematic because it erases this diversity and all the racial injustice that happens in Latin American countries too (especially to indigenous and black populations).

[@mauriciomontiel280]

well, there isn't really white passing latinos, they're just white lol

[@christinefaulk6531]

@@mauriciomontiel280 Right.

[@stargazer162]

@@mauriciomontiel280 Lol this. People forget that Latin American people can be of any race, including of course white. There are plenty of European descendants in Latin America who obviously are white and yet for some reason Americans don't consider them white just because they speak Spanish of Portuguese.

[@senpaijecho]

I've also seen this thing of Spanish girls being considered Latinas, which they're not. They're Hispanic

[@archer1949]

Senpai Jecho The Hot blooded Spanish woman stereotype predates Columbus. It just transferred across the Atlantic.

[@qd_quti]

Well everything depends on where you live. In Europe people who speak a language with a Latin origin are latinos/Latinas. (Spaniards(+ every other country that speaks Spanish)Italians, French(+ every country that speaks French,Portuguese (+ Brazil), Romanians, etc ) In North and South America we refer to people from Latin America as Latino/Latina. Sometimes Brazilians are excluded and there are people who think French speaking countries like Haiti should be included.

[@christiannightshade5886]

@@qd_quti nah I'm brazilian, we are latinos too

[@laisfrederick5470]

Spanish are latinos. French, Portugal, Spanish were the first countries to call latinos

[@personayo6018]

The girls from Spain are Europeans, neither Hispanic or Latino, languages are. The tropes confusing languages with race or ethnicity are all made in the USA.

[@Roberta_Trevino]

As a latina, I never thought to much about this. I started noticing it when this guy I just started seeing called me "latina" when we were having sex and I straight up told him not to say that cause it made me uncomfortable. Ever since then I've tried to pinpoint why it made me uncomfortable and I never really understood why until y'all put it into words. Thank you for showing me this perspective, I really appreciate it

[@BerryBeeBread]

I would honestly love it if you go over Adam Sandler movies. They’re so so so so so so sexist. Some people may say “Oh but they’re just jokes. It’s comedy.” And stuff like that, but those types of movies normalize this kind of behavior. Plus he always has these gorgeous women as love interests and he is mediocre looking at most. I have never met anyone who has a celebrity crush on Adam Sandler. I really don’t want come across as mean or hypocritical, but I just really don’t like his movies. (I would say hate but I don’t like that word)

[@lavenderblue4093]

AGREED! I watched 50 first dates recently and, while I adore Drew Barrymore, the plot had me cringing so bad.

[@elenapelayo1]

Yeah, most of his movies make me cringe hard!

[@xgise]

What I hate most about Adam Sandler is that he can be a really good actor, but he wastes his talent in trashy movies

[@Ryan-pg1tw]

@@xgise Maybe you should express yourself more respectful

[@Ryan-pg1tw]

Maybe you should express yourself more respectful

[@emiliadelglo]

Nobody: Absolutely no one: Lele Pons: I'm LATINA in case u forgot 👁️👄👁️

[@montiellopezbeatriz4796]

this is interesting, the video shows a hollywood view but usually in México the protagonist is a white skin, virgin inocent, girl, and the villian is a sexy woman or an evil creepy guy , but the lack of diversity in skin shades and body types remains on tv and films

[@PHlophe]

Beatriz, the dark skinned is usually the villain in telenovas. Interesting how LatinX elevate fair skinned gringos, i have also seen Afro latinas being portrayed as villainous maids on TV . The story of the blonde and blue eyed beggar in Mexico comes to mind. this was from a few years back.

[@montiellopezbeatriz4796]

@@PHlophe i cant remember dark skinned villians in telenovelas in mexico, i only remember the dark skinned ones have the role of maids or serving people

[@doriannepontez9757]

That’s what I noticed in a lot of Telenovelas

[@montiellopezbeatriz4796]

@JA B wow i hope that change

[@Tracymmo]

I don't even speak Spanish but have seen colorism in Mexican shows where the dumb comedic character is the one with a very indigenous look and a sing songy accent, the light skinned are the heroes. It's that obvious.

[@FallingSkywardz]

I was walking into a restaurant as middle aged white man passes by me he said "aren't you a spicy senorita" like lmao really? 😂

[@sgutierrez413]

Ugh big yikes

[@sdarling6518]

That is super gross. I am so sorry!

[@chupachuuups706]

@@sdarling6518i’m not sorry. It’s funny & endearing, in a way

[@vikingsailorboy]

It’s actually similar to the Eastern European woman trope. The “sexy but evil” frienemy. Like the Cold War Soviet seductresses.

[@doralobo7853]

Agreed. But the Eastern Europeans are portrayed as cold and conniving, more cerebral. Whereas the latinas are so emotional and impulsive they can’t control themselves

[@luvillamil1]

@@doralobo7853 true, we're more animalized, but I see the "femme fatale" similarities between those two tropes

[@Alias_Anybody]

The "chill" personality thing (minus the evil part) is kind of realistic, at least for Russians and Ukrainians. But that goes both ways, from their perspective US-Americans are hyperactive stepford-smilers.

[@MariaKostyukova]

@Tara S. thanks 🙏🏻

[@376ayasmohammed3]

@Tara S. try watching The Man from U.N.C.L.E it’s a movie were the secret agents of both Russia and the USA work together.

[@xluce3]

one time a guy I was seeing got mad at me because I DIDNT start screaming and throwing plates at him when I saw he was texting some other girl. have in mind it was our third date too. he told me "isn't that how you show you care?" I told him to leave my apartment, hope that was spicy enough for him.

[@Tracymmo]

Good for you! How awful to be seen that way

[@marif2993]

wtf???? that's so fucked up. i'm sorry you passed through that sis

[@annethmarie1]

He’s a pendejo

[@kellyvega6372]

Your last sentence had me laughing hahahahahah, Well done!

[@cupidream9702]

i hate how we’re seen as toxic and crazy, this is why i’m scared to date white people 💀

[@danirahernandez383]

Something I hate so much about this stereotype is that is so specific, as a latina, you should know how to dance, and flirt, you have to be loud and your skin has to be tan. But there is more, starting for the fact that latinas are from diferent countries (not just Mexico), we are smart, sensitive, some of us are shy, we're not always screaming, and our lenguages are beautiful, (spanish and portuguese ).

[@micaelaclifford2729]

I also dislike when people assume that speaking Spanish is sexy before they even hear you speak. Like, have you heard my Argentine high school's Math teacher speaking spanish? Mmm clearly no, cause that wasn't sexy at all.

[@genfermin4774]

@Carlo Santana romance as in its origin , not ability to seduce someone 🙃

[@genfermin4774]

@Carlo Santana no languages don’t come from one fixated and specific origin. Origin of languages lie in years of change, mixture of cultures and people and new dialects being born. All Romance languages are is languages that can trace their roots to a common language and that is the Latin Germanic language.

[@carlosparra7659]

my chilean teacher speak so fast

[@smallstarwberrycake]

@@carlosparra7659 Los chilenos por sí solos hablamos muy rápido, pero hay gente que habla más rápido que otra

[@femmeviews]

I love how you guys break down how the tropes began in 1930s and 1940s. You forget how far back this mess goes.

[@emilyzhou7443]

Also, latinas come in many shapes, sizes, colors and facial features. The stereotypical latina and latino that is portrayed in media are usually darker european types, but completely misses the fact that there are lighter european latinas, indigenous/native latinas, black latinas, and east/southeast asian latinas. and, latinos and latinas can be a mix of some of those or all of those!

[@sOofiiexD]

True! All the latinas in media have an european-ish face.. they all forget about the real faces of most of the population... mostly indigenous people or with indigenous roots, I've never seen a face like mine in media besides maybe Yalitza Aparicio with a more real look of a real latina (in specific Mexican)

[@genfermin4774]

It’s crazy that the spicy Latina archetype has similar quality’s to the “angry black woman” or “Jazabel”, but because of her proximity to whiteness she is desired and gawked over. Latinx characters are seen as different enough from white people to be exotic but close enough to whiteness where we can be loved and accepted smh Edit : I also wanted to add that the above mentioned phenomena has to do with the whole archetype that Latinos are Eurocentric, tanned, dark haired mysterious people with amazing bodies aka curvy or masculine. It further perpetuates their whole complex of Latinos being desired by non Latino white people, more specifically white Americans.

[@sgutierrez413]

More objectified than loved/accepted but I definitely see your point and otherwise completely agree that that's totally wack

[@antofloyd6856]

I also thought that. Even though there are Also black and white latinos. But they never show it, they are always tanned

[@juanpablosaenz9037]

As LatinO stop using the X.. it's annoying.

[@user-xv3iv]

When you are talking about people of more than one gender, you use "Latino"

[@whatever5401]

@@antofloyd6856 Asian Latinos are so forgotten that I haven't seen them mentioned anywhere

[@babypimp7164]

now don’t even get me started on colorism within the latin community-

[@pauielicious4433]

Please do a trope on bullied characters ending up a destructive such as Joker (Arthur Fleck), Stephen King's Carrie, and Vanya on The Umbrella Academy S1. PS. Idk if there's the right name for this trope.

[@vivvy_0]

the silent kid?

[@benjaminmadrigalperez9010]

Woobie destroyer of worlds???

[@hadbetterdays8118]

Or the quite one's

[@ruffethereal1904]

Nobody To Nightmare.

[@trinaq]

@@benjaminmadrigalperez9010 Yes, I believe that that's the accurate name, at least according to TV Tropes! 😉

[@lilil9752]

me, an intense but quite social akwkard and introverted latina : finally something i do have a say on. I live in mexico so i can't speak for all other countries, and i can say while there are agressive and loud women and girls out there, it really depends of the person and how they were raised. I´m glad tv is playing more with the stereotype , in brooklyn 99 Amy does have quite a temper but is not sexualized and ,sad as it sounds, it was the first time i actualy kinda related with a latinx character and to put this in context: i started whatching B99 in 2017 and i´m 23 ,thats 20 years without seeing another latina and say "i can relate to that" since all them were too sexual , don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with sexy women but when sexual desire pretty much shapes a character ´s identidy is kind of frustrating. Edit: you pronunce "Moreno" really well ,most english speakers can't say the soft "r"

[@frankenviews4069]

Funny how every single stereo type is born from the point of view of an old, straight, rich white guy.

[@TheStepmonkey]

"White" guy? STOP with the racism and segregation 🤦

[@lovescarlettxd]

@@TheStepmonkey that’s not racism....

[@howwabouttno2037]

This is part of why I loved Roma. All of the Latina women that are casted are usually fair skinned, curvy, etc. My skin ranges during the year but I’m obviously not white. My features are more indigenous and I don’t consider myself to be really all that curvy. Yalitza was the first time that I saw someone who was closer to me and she wasn’t sexualized in Roma. She was who she was, vulnerable, strong, beautiful in her own way, things I wish I saw more of.

[@frm2686]

You see the difference when a movie is actually directed by a mexican

[@Norimarisu]

Most Latin Americans cannot pronounce the word LatinX and almost all of us reject that term. Please, keep in mind that replacing Latina with LatinX Woman is the opposite of woke, is cultural erasure.

[@armidagonzalez7254]

I hate the woke people's "I will save you!! I will determine what is offensive and what is not for you" posture

[@danib712]

Wait latinX? What does that mean ? Why are people not using Latina ? What’s wrong with the word

[@gabibalbino150]

​@@danib712 People tried to make latinx happen because it's gender neutral, but to most latin american people, it's not really pronouceable, and there isn't much gender neutrality in the languages themselves to begin with, so people reject the term.

[@idontknowanymore9966]

Gabi Balbino our gender neutral terms are basically the same as the male gender. use latinos to refer to all of us, thats an actual word WE can easily pronounce instead of latinx, a word with a sound that is RARELY seen in Romance languages so it makes it difficult for those less versed in english to pronounce this monstrosity. americans are forcing THEIR culture and language onto ours by trying to create a new gender neutral that is catered to THEIR needs, not ours.

[@Norimarisu]

@@danib712 , Because fake woke people decided LatinX Woman needs to be a thing so LatinX can be a thing and they can look cool saying it instead of LatinAmerican or Hispanic. They don't get that saying "La Comunidad Latina" or "Los Latinos" is not problematic just cause it is said with gender. Inclusive language is important but we do that by using more of the words we have so we say "students" instead of "boys and girls from the school" and not coming up with "niñXs" because it looks woke.

[@meimartins436]

Just to remember: Latino is not a race.

[@PHlophe]

Mai, LatinX don't acknowledge the diversity of mix either.

[@PHlophe]

@xJENNYMOONx black is consistently a part of the mix albeit in smaller percentage but most latino do look Indian for the most part. so yup, more native ancestry

[@meimartins436]

Why are you gringos trying to teach me about my people? I'll repeat for the gringos in the back: LATINO IS NOT A RACE. Also, latino is alrealdy neutral and we NEVER use x to neutralize anything. If you don't wanna use LatinO, latin ou latine is the appropriate way. Keep yourselves in your bay. The Latin America need to be heard, so listen us carefully and silently.

[@meimartins436]

@@PHlophe kkkkkkkkk What!?

[@meimartins436]

@JA B That's why I'm saying that latino is not a fucking race. Honey, I'm brazilian, born and raised here. Also, I study history and antropology, I know what I'm talking about pretty well. Thanks.

[@trinaq]

Please cover the Dashing Hispanic/Latin Lover stereotype, and how it differs and compares to Spicy Latina. The most prominent examples could be Gomez Addams or Inigo Montoya! ⚔️😁

[@stark4614]

Hey they make Hispanic people look cool!

[@mundaneamazing]

Oh, you already know it's gotta be in the works.

[@jovanym2931]

The actor who played him wasn’t even Latino

[@stark4614]

@@jovanym2931 They are honorary Hispanic. Like Al Pacino.

[@jovanym2931]

@@stark4614 That’s bullshit . No offense

[@audreymoyers9350]

A lot of my mom’s Latina friends married white men, including my mom. Some men, like my dad, embraced the Latin culture while others didn’t want to have anything to do with it. They just wanted their wife transported to their American lives. I bet the phrase, “she’s one of the good ones,” even crossed their minds. 🙄

[@isatactics5702]

my mom married a white man who wanted nothing to do with the Latin culture so I never grew up knowing about my heritage, let alone the language. It really is sad that some people don't take the time to learn about their partner's culture.

[@El.Matamoros.]

@@isatactics5702 What do they expect marrying a white American it almost always has a thing to do with either self hatred or wanting to be white with Latinos and Latinos in might be for documents but when a Latina dates a whiteguy all her Latin culture will be erased in that one generation losing the last name language and culture.

[@isatactics5702]

@@El.Matamoros. That last name part really stood out to me. She had the most beautiful last name too idk why she didn’t keep it. Me and her still celebrate Cuban traditions together but for the most part I know almost nothing. It’s especially embarrassing not knowing the language around my Spanish speaking family.

[@LeeLe412]

Orange is the New Black also has a variety of Latina characters that most of them avert the stereotype. Like the nerdy anime loving Dia, team mom Gloria, Emo styled Flaca. Euphoria's Kat loves fanfiction, is overweight, good at school, cool headed and not the stereotypical olive skinned Latina.

[@Caneladorada]

Kat... latina??? I think you are meaning Maddie. The actress is half mexican.

[@notacat8337]

Jane the Virgin had big range of non-stereotypical Latina characters too!

[@kiriekya]

@@Caneladorada yes, it's Kat Hernández and the actress' mother is Brazilian I think.

[@user-wc1ue6qe9v]

@@Caneladorada she's hispanic in the show

[@LeeLe412]

@@Caneladorada to begin with, not all Latinos are olive skinned with dark hair. In Argentina, a country in Latin America, plenty of people have blue eyes and blonde hair for example.

[@KitKatLag]

Oh my God, finally! Thank you! Been waiting for this! Latin women are more than what media portrays. They’re capable of many things beyond seducing men and are more intelligent, creative, and funny than how they’re shown in television and movies. And special kudos to those who are multilingual! It’s hard to speak one language, let alone another!

[@simplyrowen]

When I moved to the US, and American men would describe me to myself as “spicy”, I had no idea why the heck was I being compared to food. I never got it, I never liked it. Now that I understand the origin, it makes even less sense because I was shy and quiet. That’s how pervasive a label is, that it overrides who the person truly is. Labels are toxic. They deny identity, personality, devalue and diminish who someone actually is, beyond the way they look. Like I hate with a passion being called Spanish by Americans. It’s so disrespectful. Grab a map and learn where Spain is.

[@Kihiro3]

Americans fetiches almost every culture but there’s lol.

[@winniediallo4118]

There is nothing really sexy about American culture

[@prefix253]

@@winniediallo4118 Well, for the most part, American culture is a mixture of cultures and ideas from around the world. Aside from the Native Americans, we're a country of immigrants.

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@@winniediallo4118 Oh, there is for sure.

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@@briannab4037 may you please give me an example

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@@winniediallo4118 Cinema, music, fashion, architecture, cuisine, accents, literature, etc. There's a lot of famous sex symbols who were American also.

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The Take is so wholesome and rare...they actually listen to their audience!!💙💛❤️