Don't ________ or You'll Look Puerto Rican - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

It was always a problem for Elle… not that she was biracial… or that she was raised by her single mother whom she didn't resemble very much. Lots of kids don't look just like their parents. Elle's problem was as far back as she could remember there were vehement warnings from her mom like: “Don't put that shirt with that skirt, or you'll look Puerto Rican!” “Don't wear your hair like that, or you'll look Puerto Rican!” “Don't dance like that, or you'll look Puerto Rican!” “Don't wear red nail polish, or you'll look Puerto Rican!” “Don't wear red lipstick, or you'll look Puerto Rican!” Elle grew up conditioned to make sure she neither appeared nor was mistaken to be Puerto Rican because that would be BAD…. An effort in futility really… Elle's biological father? Puerto Rican! Elle's mother detested Puerto Ricans and was prejudiced in general… and readily expressed her distrust and contempt via scathing remarks, racial slurs, and derogatory generalizations. In this fictional story, Elle shares her struggle to overcome a mistaken belief that half of her was essentially BAD… something to be condemned, avoided, or lied about… something that deserved the abuse it endured… mistaken beliefs she learned at home.

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