Puerto Ricans — Through the White of Their Eyes - Women’s Media Center

  • 📰 womensmediacntr
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 20 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Qulity Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 53%

“Next month, Steven Spielberg will release a 'remake' of West Side Story. Instead of anticipation, I can’t help but feel a sense of dread about a production that has framed the Puerto Rican experience for more than 60 years.”

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

, even though it is the latter group that gropes and attempts to assault Anita. This racialized treatment is deeply embedded in U.S. film history. The gang, the criminal, the rogue, the dangerous male are ubiquitous Black and Latino representations, starting with Hollywood’salso upholds Hollywood’s sexist framing of women as either chaste virgin, projected by Maria, or the colorful sexpot in the character of Anita.,” we do hear authentic references to lived experience.

The mass migration of hundreds of thousands of Anita’s, Maria’s and Bernardo’s was a planned strategy for the absorption of displaced workers. The U.S. economic model, known asin Puerto Rico, could only succeed if the “excess” population was pushed out the island. Many of our parents landed in factories and farms throughout the states to perform exploited labor under arduous conditions.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 397. in US
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Filmmakers Ask Latinxs to Play Dress Up…Again - Women’s Media CenterFrom representation to façade: Grisel Acosta takes us through how West Side Story captivated, then angered her RIP master of musical theatre Stephen Sondheim. Thank you for the gift of your amazing talent. The shows that will live on to inspire the next generation of lyricists, composers & musical theatre lovers. For 60 years you’ve touched our hearts & changed what theatre could be. 🎼🎭
Source: womensmediacntr - 🏆 397. / 53 Read more »

Soledad O'Brien Says Media Bias Prevents Coverage of Missing Black GirlsSoledad O'Brien says media bias prevents coverage of missing persons unless they are 'white and pretty.' Not necessarily, like the rich white boy who raped four girls and didn't get any jail time from a White Republican Evangelical Christian Judge and Prosecutors. That is NOT justice, that is a crime against humanity. soledadobrien maddow But...she is in the media. 🤔 Sounds like she has new story or show ideas that she could develop... you know, being in the media. If you want to find a missing fat ugly black chick just check the nearest Cinn-o- Bunn..
Source: TMZ - 🏆 379. / 59 Read more »

Queer Eye's Karamo Brown shows rarely seen family in Thanksgiving postKaramo Brown, who is the culture expert on Netflix's Queer Eye reboot, expressed his gratitude towards his family, friends and fans in a post on social media for Thanksgiving
Source: Mirror Celeb - 🏆 476. / 51 Read more »

'Afghan girl' from famous National Geographic cover finds asylum in ItalyItaly gives safe haven to Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed 'Afghan Girl' whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country's wars She was biggest fraud. Was captured by Pakistan police for making fake id card.
Source: trtworld - 🏆 101. / 63 Read more »

'Licorice Pizza' faces criticism for scenes involving fake Asian accentPaul Thomas Anderson's 'Licorice Pizza' is being criticized by some on social media for including scenes where a white businessman speaks in a fake Asian accent. NBCAsianAmerica It's Thanksgiving can we take a break from the race baiting so we can celebrate native casualties NBCAsianAmerica I criticize The Departed for Martin Sheen's Southern accent. NBCAsianAmerica Wait what's the article about? I was distracted by the picture.
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »

Loose Women stars hail Madonna's raunchy boudoir shoot as 'powerful'Loose Women panelists appeared divided on whether Madonna was ''too old'' to share her raunchy snaps before backing her message asking what body parts should be deemed too sexual for social media It’s bloody embarrassing.. my kids would go mad
Source: Mirror Celeb - 🏆 476. / 51 Read more »