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Pressures On Latinas For The Perfect Body
by Christina Saenz The recent case of 17-year-old Dominique Ramirez brought to light of how Latinas experience sexist sizeism in ways that are similar to yet differ from white women. Dominique won […]
Skinny Girls With Body Issues – Latina Edition
When my abuelita tells me, “Estás muy flaca,” I am usually pretty comfortable knowing that she’s not, exactly, on track. After all, I don’t know many abuelitas out there who […]
Latina Consumers Control the Cash — $1.4 Trillion Worth
Latinas influence 80% of the money that comes into a household, according to a study from New American Dimensions. That’s $1.4 trillion by 2013 for those counting. ¡Ajúa, qué fuerte […]
‘Hippy’ versus Latina, Body Politics
A while back, “Sex and the City” star Krisin Davis said that she was considered “hippy” but had found a way to accept her body. Â At the time, I laughed […]