Cha Cha Chapina

Poet. Educator. Two-spirit Central American super hero dressed in the every day. Here is where come to take a break, chill and also serves as a parking lot of ideas, mostly about latina & qwoc consciousness... working on a complex life with all the contradictions that exist living in this skin.
A bit emo, a bit joyful, a bit serious, a bit silly.
*I just learned how to put posts in a que so these posts aren't necessarily sent out in real time.

I also manage these blogs here: http://puchicavos.tumblr.com
genderedborders.tumblr.com
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It Just Didn't Click

The signs were all around me. Arizona’s Racist laws banning “ethnic books” from its schools. Arizona’s SB1070 that legalizes...

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Anonymous asked: Hey Kique, how common is misogyny in the gay community? Recently, two gay dudes that I know personally have been making some very damning and offensive remarks about all women. For instance, one of the dudes went on a rant about how all women are obnoxious empty-headed whores that need to shut up about being oppressed. The other dude thinks it's appropriate to use very negative statements and violent imagery, especially rape, against women in his poetry. idk how to approach them?

I would say misogyny is pretty common, period.

The people you mentioned above are people I’m familiar with. I’m an asshole, so I would basically...

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President of CFMN (1980-1981) Gloria Moreno Wycoff meeting Jimmy Carter

Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional

“The Comisión Femenil Mexicana...

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“So yes, though “home” permeates every sinew and cartilage in my body, I too am afraid of going home. Though I’ll defend my race and culture when...

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Who I Follow

I know soon people are going to start shaming us for feeling the loss of a famous person but I think we are also sad for our own humanity our own faults and what she represents in terms of incredible talent and illness that is ultimately a metaphor for the way we treat other humans in our societies and the way sensitive humans respond to what ails us in the world.

Whitney Houston

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