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i'm a latina. i know way too well how we are raised. and i know way too well that we have this philosophy of "if it didn't happen to me, if i don't feel it, if it isn't about me or if it doesn't affect me, i don't care" +
+ i know that while in other cultures empathy comes naturally, here you have to learn it on your own. i know how hard it is to put yourself in the place of other person because you've been living your whole life inside of a bubble of "me, me, me". +
+ and i do understand from where it comes the lack of understanding l-atinys are showing right now. they are not the ones being oppressed; so they simply chose to ignore it is happening, and say that it isn't real. +
+ "why is hj's fault that you're so sensitive and get offended at something so dumb? he apologized already, get over it" or "my friend wore that hairstyle too, why are you so offended?" +
+ those are clear examples of "i'm not the one living it, so how can it be a real thing?" and i can swear to all of you that this happens with EVERYTHING here. no matter what it is, if it doesn't involves us, we can ignore it and no one will say a thing +
+ and it's horrible. because right now, they think that how 8 men feel about this is more important than ca. i'm not saying we shouldn't care about atz, i'm just saying that right now they are not the main topic +
+ right now, this isn't completely about them. wake up, l-atinys. i know we are used to see whoever we admire as some kind of god that is never wrong, i know we are, but wake up. yes, i admire hj. yes, i can still say he did something wrong. +
+ stop thinking about yourself or whatever is going on in your world, step out of it and see how other people are feeling for a second. you vote that song because "it's what /i/ like" "it's what /i/ think sounds more like atz" "it's what /i/ think that can give them a win" +
+ this isn't about you, for once. accept it and start seeing the whole image.
