It’s Hispanic Heritage Month. So fuck it. I’m going to talk about being Hispanic. More specifically, being Salvadoran. I don’t talk about my Hispanic heritage nearly as much as I probably should. I’ve written about plenty of things over the yearsāsociety, culture, politics, religion, morality, empathy, current events, and all sorts of other topicsābut myContinue reading “Being Salvadoran, Being Mixed, and Learning to See the World Differently”
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The First Time It Happens, It Still Shakes You
Iām still shaken. Iām still sitting here with all of this heaviness in my chest, trying to make sense of what happened, trying to put words to that weird mix of fear, disgust, anger, sadness, and disappointment that hit me all at once. I donāt even know how to begin unraveling the knot this leftContinue reading “The First Time It Happens, It Still Shakes You”
How Antizionism Can Feel Like Antisemitism, Even If Itās Not
When we talk about antizionism, the conversation often becomes tense before it even begins. Thereās a kind of emotional charge in the air ā because for many Jewish people, Zionism isnāt just a political project. Itās tied to their identity, history, and survival. So when someone says theyāre antizionist, even if they mean it asContinue reading “How Antizionism Can Feel Like Antisemitism, Even If Itās Not”