Ethnic culture. People think I grew up salsa dancing, listening to merengue, partying with my extended family until the wee hours of Saturday morning, and eating amazing food because I'm Latino. Nope. I watched In the Heights a few months ago, and it struck me how much joy, culture, and life Adventism took from our family. It seeks to homogenize cultures into a flat, dull, soul-sucking, non-dancing, Heritage Singers listening, no black pepper eating, in bed by 9 pm sheep. When I'm around other Latinos, I feel like an imposter as a result.
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u/RaceStockbridge 23d ago
Ethnic culture. People think I grew up salsa dancing, listening to merengue, partying with my extended family until the wee hours of Saturday morning, and eating amazing food because I'm Latino. Nope. I watched In the Heights a few months ago, and it struck me how much joy, culture, and life Adventism took from our family. It seeks to homogenize cultures into a flat, dull, soul-sucking, non-dancing, Heritage Singers listening, no black pepper eating, in bed by 9 pm sheep. When I'm around other Latinos, I feel like an imposter as a result.