Cofer – the Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria

As Judith Ortiz Cofer says in her exposition â€Å"mixed social signs have propagated certain stereotypes† (49). Since something can be normal in a decided culture and hostile in another, it is anything but difficult to track down an assortment of acts that are misjudged. This misjudged is the thing that advances the presence of bias. The generalizations ought to be disregarded and overlooked by individuals. Every individual ought to be judge by its work and character, and not by its garments, physical appearance or spot of beginning. Individuals should think better about particular culture before have faith in generalizations. As a Brazilian lady (and along these lines Latina). I can discuss the generalization made about ladies from my nation. Brazil is known for its soccer group, festival, and lovely ladies. It appears to be pleasant trademark to be related to. In spite of the fact that, those qualities cause individuals to accept that in Brazil the ladies are consistently or possibly more often than not exposed. Brazilian young ladies are accepted to be simple ones, since they kiss in the mouth on the primary date. In certain nations (as the ones in Europe) individuals additionally accept the Brazilian ladies that transition to there are on the whole whores. Those and significantly more related sort of generalizations make the Brazilian ladies to persevere through a great deal preference as a Latin as well as a Brazilian. It is extremely tragic to realize that individuals are so influenceable however that is the means by which it is. What's more, it is hard to change such an old thought, that is appended to the people’s mind. Yet, we ought not surrender of the change. Cofer stresses that â€Å"we can't change this (the legend of Latina as prostitute, residential or criminal) by administering the manner in which individuals take a gander at us. The change, from my perspective, needs to happen at a considerably more individual level† (56). I completely underwrite her thought regarding the change be made in an individual level. I accept that every Latin lady should attempt appear with her own case of life and act that the characteristically thought that individuals have about Latinas isn't right. We should give them that we are misjudged in view of the unlikeness between our societies. Something that is normal to me can be foul to another person. That is the reason we should attempt to explain our way of life. We should cause individuals to comprehend it better and stop make judgment dependent on generalizations. I accept that partiality originates from the obscure. In the event that an individual find out about the distinctions, he/she would have the option to comprehend it better. Furthermore, perhaps the example made by the media and legends about the Latinas would not be so natural acknowledged as a valid.