I didn't mean to sound completely dismissive of Matthews' background, as it is pretty damn similar to my own, but having that experience also makes me doubtful of the extent of his impact. He's far from nothing, but race and class are far from insignificant if we're talking about how relatable the Latinx population at large is going to find Matthews, especially since it's not just a matter of him being white-passing (like, I get judged as not a real Latina for my father coming from a place that has a heavy white Hispanic population, even though me and him are both Very Not White).
It's really cool that someone has had such an impact on your family and another sport, but I've gotten such an overwhelming amount of "K, that's nice, please stop talking about your white nonsense," from my own community that I find it really hard to imagine us making a significant inpact on rankings, and as a result (mostly non-Latinx, as far I can tell) people's response Matthews keeps striking me simplistic to a fault. But I also don't have the full power of mass media behind me.
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From: (Anonymous)I didn't mean to sound completely dismissive of Matthews' background, as it is pretty damn similar to my own, but having that experience also makes me doubtful of the extent of his impact. He's far from nothing, but race and class are far from insignificant if we're talking about how relatable the Latinx population at large is going to find Matthews, especially since it's not just a matter of him being white-passing (like, I get judged as not a real Latina for my father coming from a place that has a heavy white Hispanic population, even though me and him are both Very Not White).
It's really cool that someone has had such an impact on your family and another sport, but I've gotten such an overwhelming amount of "K, that's nice, please stop talking about your white nonsense," from my own community that I find it really hard to imagine us making a significant inpact on rankings, and as a result (mostly non-Latinx, as far I can tell) people's response Matthews keeps striking me simplistic to a fault. But I also don't have the full power of mass media behind me.