I HAVE NEVER ALLOWED ANYBODY DICTATE how I should act, how I
should speak, what I should wear, who I should praise, or even which flag to
wave “BASED ON WHERE I WAS BORN,” and the preconceived notions of people outside
of my “circle,” or anybody at all for that matter.
I am from the beautiful
island of Puerto Rico, but that does NOT mean that I must agree with ALL Puerto
Ricans. I am Hispanic, but that does NOT mean I must wave my country’s flag at
all times (I rarely do). I am Hispanic, but that does NOT mean that I must
speak a certain way, dress a certain way, gesticulate/move my body a certain
way, or that I MUST agree in “all things Hispanic” regarding current issues. I
REJECT the misconceptions of anybody that comes to me and says “I would think
you would be against that BECAUSE YOU ARE HISPANIC.” To you, I say, SHAME ON
YOU for thinking that because of "where I come from” I should be/think a
certain way, or get in the cozy box you have made for me to dwell in. I WILL
NOT, and do not have to conform to your defined “Hispanic standards” or
“identity politics.”
I am a woman (not a feminist)… I reside in the United States
of America (but I am native of another land)… Most importantly of all, I AM
FREE! and for as long as I live, and so long the law provides, I will exercise
my First Amendment Right. STAND UP FOR YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF A TRIBE. I raise against the ignorant that speaks about my
Puerto Rico without properly educating him/herself about whatever issue is at
hand. But I also raise against the ignorant that is mindless and reckless about
issues that might affect the country I reside in (USA), and by default my family’s
lives, my friends' lives, and my own.
#Thoughts #FreedomOfSpeech #USConstitution #FirstAmendment
#ClosedBorders #ExtremeVetting #SecureBorders
