#heavy on the assimilation part bc I'm normally not a huge fan of labels but chicano identity is very set in decolonization

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#mfs asking me if I'm involved with gang shit like that's an inherent part of my cultural identity 💀 #like for a some people they're connected but not everyone #and the fact that cholo culture (idk what other word to use) isn't exclusively american either #side note that ik people use more endings than I listed but there was no way I was putting a/o/e/x on each word lmao #anyways #shit that makes white people look st you like the grim reaper when you try to explain it #It's complicated with other latine ppl too bc I'm not gonna claim to be mexican I'm not from mexico my parents weren't born there #but complicated identity words get annoying and scary to a lot of people #personally my opinion is that it's better to identify with a complicated identity than to claim something you aren't or assimilate into #something you also aren't #heavy on the assimilation part bc I'm normally not a huge fan of labels but chicano identity is very set in decolonization #sorting yourself into a country is dependent on borders #and the US/Mexico border is pretty colonial #I'm rambling #txt #chicano #chicana