born in mx wrote:
My parents are white. I was born in Mexico. I grew up and went to school in Mexico. My Spanish is probably better than my English. I love Mexico and it will always be my home.
However, right now I am going to university in the States and when I tell people I am Mexican they crucify me. The people that are especially hard on me are the same "liberal" and "progressive" people who march for trans rights and such.
The question is, if a man can identify as a woman, why can't I identify as Mexican?
I believe it was Woodrow Wilson who first Spoke about Trans rights and it is not what you are it is what you identify as.
General Patton was the First to talk of Toxic Masculinity.
John Quincy Adams Campaigned almost exclusively on White Privilege and his plans to dismantle it.
James Polk was Strongly against Cultural Appropriation
Ullyses Grant believed in and introduced the term LGBTQ and saw them as essential to the military.
Harry Truman started the quote diversity is our greatest strength, Which is a statement both Democrats and Republicans believe and to my knowledge no one has ever refuted .
Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) wanted to rid the USA of the Patriarchy.
FDR was a Critical Race Theorist who campaigned and won 4 terms (He died during the 4th term) mostly on the evils of White Supremacy.
Just a little History Lesson on the origins of terms that are now commonly used.