I'm sure your ancestors who fought the Aztecs—both indigenous and Hispanic—would've approved! I don't know, every time I go to Facebook and see my friends change their names to something in the Nahuatl language, I cringe. Maybe it's my own internal struggle, seeing these Chicanos freely change their names. But to me, I see changing your name as very insignificant. I mean, que ganas con cambiando tu nombre , if you don't know the language?
Or if you do, you probably know some phrases. I know Zapoteco and I speak it with my family. Pero , you don't see me or my family changing their names or whatnot. In fact, nosotros nos guardamos nuestra cultura ; we don't parade it to the world. I don't know: maybe it's bad to get frustrated by these people changing their names. What are your thoughts? Similarly, it's fine for Chicanos to change their names from the Hispanic nombres given to them at birth to Nahuatl ones if it makes them feel more in touch with their roots.
Everyone has a different path to coming to terms with their Mexican identity, and they're all okay. Que se vayan a la chingada.
I was told by an expat American living in Mexico that Mexican men think all American women are sluts. I assume that generalization extends to canadienses. His theory is that Mexicans see television shows like Sex and the City and think it's reality. I'm acutely aware of this when interacting with Mexican men, and as a result am somewhat guarded, which I really don't want to be. I'd like to be able to meet Mexican men on the same terms as Canadians—sure there's a possibility of a little steam, but maybe we're just platicando , amigo-like.
Do mexicanos think we're all sluts? If so, why? Does this mean I can never have casual sex with a Mexican man again, for fear of perpetuating a stereotype? It's the Madonna-whore complex, comprende? That said, don't let pendejo heteronormative hangups get in the way of you enjoying chorizo—modern-day Mexican women don't, so why should you?
