{"id":9259,"date":"2016-11-04T17:49:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T21:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=9259"},"modified":"2021-04-08T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T18:35:47","slug":"means-hispanic-white-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/means-hispanic-white-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Means To Be Hispanic And Have White Privilege"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CLAUDIA NIEVES \\ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have lived my entire life in a community where being Hispanic is actually considered the majority. <\/span><\/p>\n

Being raised in Miami<\/span><\/a>, 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. Torn between my identity as Hispanic and my identity as a white, middle class privileged American. <\/span><\/p>\n

A lot of times the term \u201cwhite privilege\u201d is tossed around, and unfortunately I find myself in a grey area. My light skin and features could be associated with being \u201cwhite,\u201d although some people may argue differently. <\/span><\/p>\n

I find myself smack dab in an identity crisis. Am I too Hispanic to be white, but not Hispanic enough to call myself a minority?<\/span><\/p>\n

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. 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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. 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. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am often given, albeit unfairly, many more opportunities and even given the benefit of the doubt more than my darker Hispanic peers. We live in a world where the common rhetoric surrounding Hispanics makes you a \u201crapist\u201d or a \u201cdrug lord.\u201d So, it\u2019s not uncommon to find myself in a precarious position. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m struggling to find what my ethnicity and background mean to me, and although it can be messy and complicated, it is necessary. It\u2019s necessary to have a conversation about what it means to be considered a minority and still benefit from white privilege. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although I am still learning what the term \u201cminority\u201d means to me, and its relation to my identity, there is a steep learning curve, and I am nowhere near done. I am at a crossroad in my life, and even though I am unsure as to what being a \u201cwhite Hispanic\u201d entails, I know that I am evolving and growing as a person in each respect.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have lived my entire life in a community where being Hispanic is actually considered the majority. Being 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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