Tag Archives: blogging
A Favorite Latina on the Web Needs Our Support
Crossposted from VivirLatino: I’m really honored that Guanabee named yours truly one of their favorite Latinas on the web. Some deal explicitly with Latino issues, some don’t. Some are funny, some are creative, some are activists, all are uniquely amazing, … Continue reading
Casa Mala Lives, Pero Mala is Worn the Hell Out
In many ways I’m feeling like a failure, even though in the eyes of the world I’m not. I’m just doing what I have to do. I’m working long ass hours so I can pay rent and keep taking care … Continue reading
Netroots Nation : Invisibility and Identity in Progressive Spaces Part 2 (Immigration)
Here’s a little more context so some of what went down at Netroots Nation and my feelings about in relation to larger blogging/community issues. I can’t believe that even after writing this, there is still stuff that is churning inside … Continue reading
Personal vs Political business : Tokenizing and White Knights
Remember when the internet was about personal experiences and tying those into wider, more universal realities? When I started online many years ago it wasn’t about action alerts and news. It was about my life. It was about me as … Continue reading
Maybe No one Gives a Fuck About the Latina Mami’Hood
If I had written this post last night, when I wanted to, when I was crying with frustration and disgust, it might have read a little differently. I admit the last few days have been hard enough. I’m PMS’ing, my … Continue reading
Atacada
For gente who read me on VivirLatino.com, please note that VL is under some sort of cyber attack right now and we are working on fixing the issue. Sorry y gracias for your patience.
Analyzing the F Word from a Radical Mami of Color Perspective
I don’t read Feministing. The comments more than the content tend to annoy me, especially when it comes to centering the discussion of feminism from a woman of color perspective. Fabiola, a fellow rmoc, wrote about this very topic over … Continue reading
New Year, New Beginning
This new year, I have vowed not to keep secrets. To be shameless in my writing and in order to do that properly I needed to reclaim my space to speak, to write, be poetic, be Mala as I reenter … Continue reading
Tanto Espacio Y Todavia Falta
I feel like I’ve been living in borrowed space, borrowed time with borrowed people for a little bit now. It’s been a week or so since I’ve been locked out of my online casita, MamitaMala. It’s funny. I was Mamita … Continue reading
Don’t Know What You Got Till It’s Gone
..and I am talking about more than my blog. And yes, I am talking to you. Take what you will. I don’t know how much more I am expected to give, to hope, to dream at night when the mornings … Continue reading