{"id":6096,"date":"2016-09-15T22:02:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T22:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsincerity.wpengine.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2023-05-19T13:05:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:05:29","slug":"grisel-doctor-in-the-red-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/grisel-doctor-in-the-red-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Combating Sexualized Latina Stereotypes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For example, Latinas are often imagined as hypersexualized beings, or as not having the capabilities to inhabit roles like &#8216;teacher&#8217; or &#8216;mentor&#8217;. Sexuality and intellect are almost never considered in conjunction.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>To this she essentially says, \u201cHold up\u2013\u2013we can be sharp as tacks <em>and<\/em> wear red dresses too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Latinas can be quirky intellectuals <em>and<\/em> make grandma\u2019s killer tamales. Acosta should know \u2013 she is a professor with a PhD in Latinx literature and totally rocks a red dress. She disrupts narrow images of the Latinx spirit and brings their voices into the broader American intellectual conversation. It\u2019s about time, right?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about the plethora of kickass Latina intellectuals that just haven&#8217;t had a chance in the spotlight. Step 1: listen to exactly what Acosta has to say about this:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are so many more Latina intellectuals out there who we don\u2019t know yet. Let\u2019s flood social media with them. Let\u2019s write songs where Demi Lovato and Christina Aguilera quote them. Let\u2019s tattoo ourselves with their words. Let\u2019s become just like them, and still wear a red dress, just to confuse our colleagues. Yes, you can be a Latina and an intellectual,&#8221; Acosta said in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vidaweb.org\/the-invisible-latina-intellectual\/\">personal essay<\/a> on VIDA Women in Literary Arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For example, Latinas are often imagined as hypersexualized beings, or as not having the capabilities to inhabit roles like &#8216;teacher&#8217; or &#8216;mentor&#8217;. Sexuality and intellect are almost never considered in conjunction. To this she essentially says, \u201cHold up\u2013\u2013we can be sharp as tacks and wear red dresses too.\u201d Latinas can be quirky intellectuals and make grandma\u2019s killer tamales. 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