Yosoybromero
Recently I experienced & learned abt my Mexican husbands culture. It was fascinating seeing the celebration of death & how beautiful it is.
He asked me to get my face painted to celebrate w/ him. I shared these photos on Facebook & I was instantly met w/ pushback as I was a “colonizer” that was appropriating a culture that wasn’t mine.
I wasn’t, I was w/ my Mexican husband who asked me to celebrate w/ him. I honestly don’t know how to feel about this as I’m stuck between two worlds.
Nov 21, 2022 at 9:12pmWeb
Show threadGayDeceiverNov 21, 2022
@yosoybromero Do you. Who cares what anyone else says. You look amazing, as does your husband.
Show threadYosoybromeroNov 21, 2022
@GayDeceiver thanks! It’s just hard when you don’t know if you’re doing the right thing.
Show thread🅞🅦🅛Nov 21, 2022
@yosoybromero It’s not cultural appropriation. You’re not a large company exploiting a cultural attribute nor are you making fun of it. The people calling this appropriation are artificially outraged on behalf of a culture they have no connection to in the first place.
Show threadNick BaxNov 22, 2022

@yosoybromero @0broth3r ^this. If Mexicans were pushing back it’d be one thing, but since a Mexican invited you, and I presume you got no in person push back or push back from Mexicans, you’re fine.

You cannot truly begin to understand a culture unless you immerse yourself within it.

Show threadYosoybromeroNov 22, 2022
@nickbax @0broth3r it’s true. I had no Mexicans in Mexico pushback, but one in Chicago who did. It was odd. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Show threadS_Tardigrade Nov 22, 2022
@yosoybromero stunning ❤️
Show threadYosoybromeroNov 22, 2022
@SchrodingersTardigrade thank you.
Show threadS_Tardigrade Nov 22, 2022
@yosoybromero very welcome.