The lecture by La fountain-strokes was a great lecture. I think that many people assume that because I am Latina I should know a lot about my culture, but in all honesty I don’t. The professor said many concepts and terms that were used in by different Latino communities that I had never heard of. What is interesting, is that in Mexico, or in my family, a pato is someone that talks a lot, however, in Puerto Rico, pato is what they call homosexuals. Marica, is a term that we use in Mexico, to call homosexuals, but there is a work that is similar to that, which my mom use to use to refer to me. I was raised with three boys, and all of their friends, so I was somewhat of a tomboy. My mom used to call me a Marimacha, if you break that word up I is Maria and Macho and they make Marimacha. There are many derogatory terms used, but I know that sometimes people don’t always use them as bad terms but sometimes they are said in a joking manner, however, I don’t think the queer community accepts these because they are referring to them.
I have a gay cousin in Mexico and many people in our family, especially those in Mexico constantly tease him behind hid back. I do not want to make a general statement that applies to all Mexicans, but in my family, it is very hard to accept my cousin. I think that is because they are very close-minded and because they don’t know what it feels like to have homogeneous emotions. I think it is even harder for his father to accept him because my uncle is a machista, which is a term that Dr. La Fountain-Strokes mentioned to us as well.
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