JordiGHSo #YalitzaAparicio has been on the cover of Mexican gossip magazines.
But, she's not always portrayed the same way.
Can you spot the differences?
I present Exhibit A, Exhibit B.
Chris is.@JordiGH I don't know enough of the racial politics of Mexico... would you be willing to explain the context here?
@offby1 Mexico was occupied for three centuries by Spaniards who established a strict caste system based on skin tones and national origins. The hierarchy goes Iberian-born Spaniards, American-born Spaniards, mestizos (mixed Spanish and native Mexican), natives, and blacks. There was a complicated system to establish where "mixed" people fit in this hierarchy:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistema_de_castas_colonial#/media/File:Casta_painting_all.jpg
@offby1 Three hundred years don't just go away. The ruling political class has always been in large part the descendants of the upper echelons of this caste system. The Mexican war for independence, for example, was orchestrated by Mexican-born Spaniards who were unhappy with their lower social standing, feeling that they should have as much power as European-born Spaniards.
The actual battles, though, were mostly fought by native Mexicans.
@offby1 Anyway, point being is that this whole thing persists to the present day. It's very rare to see really dark-skinned people in our advertising, TV movies or anything like that. Foreigners notice it immediately: any ads with darker skin tones are government ads, ads for prestige like perfumes, clothes or electronics are with lighter-skinned people.
@offby1 So now, a gossip magazine aimed at high society Mexican woman (that's ¡Hola!, in actuality a Spanish-owned magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%A1Hola! ) seems to be struggling with putting a dark-skinned woman on its cover, so, well her appearance seems somewhat altered if you ask me.
@JordiGH That makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the clarification.