My Grandma Is Racist

She hates exactly half of me, the Latina half

Lisa Martens
ZORA
Published in
4 min readApr 18, 2019

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She dislikes exactly 50% of me — the Brown half. The Latina half. The half that invaded her suburban fairy tale to knock up her daughter.

She has itemized me in dressing rooms. She likes my “White” legs but not my “Latin” hips. She likes my eye shape but not the color. She likes my Jennifer Aniston straight hair but not the…

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Lisa Martens
ZORA
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