i did not go through years of racism for the color of my skin and my curly hair just to be called white. i hated my skin color as a child and i still hate having curly hair because of racism but when i finally accepted who and where i was from, tons of strangers online called me white? i just don't think its fair at all... ya'll even excluded most Hispanics from being able to call themselves a POC. people learned Hispanic/Latino wasn't a race and ran with it. i know i cant turn Latinx/Hispanic into a race but if someone asks for my 'race' i will not say i'm white. i don't have anything against white people but as a Latina with years of trauma connected to racism and sexism about my ethnicity, i really hate being perceived as american/white because it makes me feel left out and lost since i finally feel connected to my culture. this just makes me so upset, especially with all the equality movements going around
