My thoughts on the Smithsonian history museum selling Latina Power merch.
It's embarrassing.
They replaced American culture and history with exhibits for Latin food, dances, music, and merch.
Imagine if Colombia had a "Colombian history" museum and instead of documenting the wars that made their borders, the important Colombian figures, their dances, etc... instead... the entire thing was devoted to Canada.
In what world would this insanity make sense?
ITS AN AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM!!
As a women with Latin heritage, if i wanted to embrace my "Latina power" I would take a vacation. I don't need to feel or embrace my LATIN roots in the heart of Washington DC!!!
That is place I go to fully embrace my American identity. Just because someone is latin doesn't mean they need to cling to both cultures, we are fully American, that is why our ancestors came HERE!!!
In this country we are AMERICAN. We have left those other identities behind to fully embrace what America has to offer because it is superior, otherwise we wouldn't be here.