I truly never thought

On Kovaze, people would police my roots. As someone who grew up as the darkest one in school, who had to go to speech therapy because I stuttered and couldn't pronounce English words well enough, who had parents petition my school to remove my twin and me from the Spanish program because it was "unfair to other kids who don't speak Spanish," watched my mom pull me out of school in tears because my tío was taken by ICE and we didn't know where he was. All of that, just for some random white person (Amanda) to say my ethnicity doesn't matter because I'm white-passing. Followed by bubba writing a blog claiming I'm pro-ICE. I have always been proudly Hispanic and Latino, I have given back to that community in every chance I can. I got certified as a Medical Interpreter to ensure that my community, my people would not have to navigate the ever so confusing English health systems of the United States. I work hard every single day for my people. But yes, I am white passing. My experiences don't matter, I am xenophobic against my own people because I stated that a friend group loves to constantly play the victim. Thank you Mr. White Man for telling me what I am - Amanda