Thursday, January 27, 2005
Wooo! Picture!
How useful is a picture?
The girls hope the mural will inspire future generations of Latinos to learn more about their identity.
“A lot of our youth are lacking a general consciousness of who they are and where they come from—and what the beauty of life is,” [Lorena] Ahumada says. “They get so easily sidetracked by the ills of society—the fast cars, the jewelry, more power, more money. Diverting their consciousness to what they stand for—that’s important.”
Those damn youth. Trying to be themselves first, rather than Latino first. They don't know anything about their identity, even though they created it themselves. They're supposed to have this identity, dammit! Hey, Latino Youth! Have this identity, determined solely by your race! Don't get sidetracked by useful and fun things. Instead, stand up for principle! Our principles, in particular. Don't come up with your own, that wouldn't be your identity.
And these people bitch about stereotyping, too.
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