It’s necessary to have a conversation about what it means to be considered a minority and still benefit from white privilege.Īlthough I am still learning what the term “minority” means to me, and its relation to my identity, there is a steep learning curve, and I am nowhere near done. ![]() I’m struggling to find what my ethnicity and background mean to me, and although it can be messy and complicated, it is necessary. ![]() We live in a world where the common rhetoric surrounding Hispanics makes you a “rapist” or a “drug lord.” So, it’s not uncommon to find myself in a precarious position. I am often given, albeit unfairly, many more opportunities and even given the benefit of the doubt more than my darker Hispanic peers. Does the fact that I speak broken Spanish make me any less Hispanic? I love my rich cultural background, but I cannot ignore the fact that being white-passing also affords me something that many people do not have the luxury of attaining: white privilege. ![]() I also find it hard to identify as one or the other, as I cannot fully relate to either being fully white or fully Hispanic. But does my security in my ethnicity only stem from living in Miami? I feel like a fraud in some respects, as I will never be able to equate my pain to the pain those who have experienced discrimination and prejudice have felt. I am so unbelievably blessed to live in an environment where my ethnicity is never an issue, and I never have to worry about being discriminated against. Am I too Hispanic to be white, but not Hispanic enough to call myself a minority? I find myself smack dab in an identity crisis. My light skin and features could be associated with being “white,” although some people may argue differently. Torn between my identity as Hispanic and my identity as a white, middle class privileged American.Ī lot of times the term “white privilege” is tossed around, and unfortunately I find myself in a grey area. I have lived my entire life in a community where being Hispanic is actually considered the majority.īeing raised in Miami, which is predominantly composed of various ethnicities and cultures, means that I have never felt as if I were truly a minority, but in some respects, I feel completely torn.
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