Don T Call Me A Hot Tamale Analysis

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The United States is the country that gives its citizens freedom, but is that really true? Freedom is when an individual has the right to do or say whatever they believe in without restraint. If that is so, why are certain individuals facing problems because of how they dress, where they are from, and even because of what they believe in. That is because ‘Racism’ exist in our country. It exist in our country because there is one group which most people refer to “White”, which some believe are superior than everybody else. This is a problem we as a country are facing because instead of being “United”, we are separating and categorising. Some people will say racism doesn't exist, but I believe it does and there are readings that prove it. Generally, racism is one thing that leads to stereotypes. “I thought you Latin girls were supposed to mature early” (Cofer). In the essay “Don’t Call Me A Hot Tamale” written by Judith Ortiz Cofer focuses on the struggles a young Latina faces because of where she is from. In the essay Cofer explains how it was her school dance and she believes the way she was dressed is what provoked her date to take certain action. Like she also addressed, “Neither the music nor the colors we wore could be too loud” (Cofer). To her, dressing beautiful or what people would say “Sexy”, was …show more content…

“The stereotype that “Asians are smart” becomes “Asians are smart only because they are Asian” (Yook). The essay “Positive Stereotypes Are Hurtful Too” written by Hailey Yook shows how the author is affected by this act towards her race. Like mentioned before, some people believe racism does not exist. But this essay proves that it does because even what people may consider “compliments”, can be insults due to labeling and not recognizing the actual work. That is how Yook feels, she feels like just because she is Asian people already know what to expect, but do not look at all she has to

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