![]() ![]() This was partly represented in a poll released in 2017 conducted for National Public Radio (NPR), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. In fact, it has been discussed at great length and some have even whitewashed their names on resumes and applications to prove that they weren’t given a chance because of their Latinidad. We all know what it’s like once white bosses see our names. That so-called privilege we are thought to benefit from rears its ugly head when we try to buy a car, get a mortgage, apply for a job, or interact with police. We do more times than not as we traverse our everyday lives, but it ends there. I’m not here to argue that light-skinned Latinos don’t benefit from white privilege. My appearance, however, can sometimes prevent me from being profiled by police, that is, until they run my plates and/or see my name. My last name doesn’t allow me all of the privileges White America enjoys. Whiteness is not welcoming to people like me despite my looks. A thought process based on the superiority within American and Western European societies. Whiteness isn’t just based on skin color. There is no such thing as a White Latino. ![]()
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