Tag: r’perspective
R’Perspective: What’s hidden still stings
Everyone knows about the outwardly malicious form of bullying that involves overt force, harassment and sometimes violence. We’ve seen it in movies (such as...
R’Perspective: Bullying comes from anyone and anywhere
Kids are mean. In my lower middle-class elementary school, teachers talked about bullying being bad. Then, in fifth grade two kids sat on beanbag...
R’Perspectives Series: Bullies and Bullying
My weight has always been an issue with me. Every morning, I wake up, go to the bathroom, lift up my shirt and pick...
R’Perspective: Why Chicanx is anything, but outdated
I was scrolling through Facebook the other day when I happened upon a short video that was supposed to open up dialogue about the...
R’Perspective: Why my identity doesn’t need to be questioned
“You speak to your mom in Spanish?” my coworker inquired one day at the office when I answered a phone call from my mother....
R’Perspective: What are you?
“What are you?” These three words compose the single most-heard question I am asked by the people I meet. Despite hearing it so often,...
R’Perspective: Gripping with my racial perception
Growing up as a kid, I always seemed to draw more attention than my peers. I didn't act terribly different than others. In elementary...
R’Perspective: First-generation problems
In the second episode of the Netflix original comedy “Master of None,” the characters Dev and Brian realize that their parents experienced a lot...
R’perspective: What I learned about white privilege
Today, like every day for the last 18 years, I woke up white.
I sat through class today without being looked at as being the...
R’Perspective: In defense of being a “basic bitch”
Whenever people ask me what show I’m currently watching, I always feel hesitant to reply that it’s “Gilmore Girls.” The last time I told...