"there is no way that you can be black and Puerto Rican at the same time" Thats what people told Roberto Santiago. I think that is crazy. That is like telling someone that they should deny their own race. Its hard denying what you are. In the passage Roberto Santiago also used the phrase "act black". I always hear that. The question is how does one "act black"? Is acting black defined by how you talk, what you wear, or what you eat? A lot of people say I speak like a white person. I get offended when people say that to me, especially when it is a black person who says that to me. So because i speak properly means that I speak as if I am white? Are black people not capable to speak properly? That is definitely NOT the case. One must always stay true to themselves, no matter it be black, black and white, or black and Puerto Rican.
Roberto Santiago (183)
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