The readings of “La Güera” by Cherrie Moraga, “Chicana Lesbians: Fear and Loathing in the Chicano Community” by Carla Trujillo dealt with the oppression those of the lesbian community have to deal with against society and the Hispanic culture. Cherrie Moraga's essay focused on the difference between her life and her mother’s due to the different skin colors they had, as well to the oppression she faced because she is a lesbian. Carla Trujillo centers her essay on how lesbianism is seen as a threat in the Chicano community. “The Gay Brown Beret Suite” by Rigoberto Gonzalez has more positive outlook towards the queer and Chicano community while still showing the downsides to them both.
Cherrie Moraga had two aims in her story “La Güera”, oppression …show more content…
The hardship of being a lesbian in the Chicano community comes from the traditional beliefs of machismo which is explained in the introduction of the essay, then later on summarize by saying, ““they threaten the established social hierarchy of patriarchal control.” (191). This shows that men see lesbianism as a threat to them because they will not need a man in their life, instead it is two women which possibly “raises the consciousness of many Chicana women regarding their own independence and control.” (186). Meaning without a role of a man in the relationship it will deprive the dominance the men have in relationships causing them to feel inferior. Not only do they supposedly pose a patriarchal threat, but they have to overcome the problem of self-identity, the idealism of motherhood, and religion. To the Chicano community it is said that in order for a woman to be complete she needs a man; “For many Chicanas, our identification as women, that is, as complete women, comes from the belief that we need to be connected to a man.” (187). Motherhood is the final step to being complete, but they say two people of the same gender cannot successfully raise children, which is the second threat posed into the community. Religion has to be the biggest one due to the fact that Chicanos look up to La Virgin De Guadalupe as a …show more content…
Rather then it being a woman talking about the hardships of lesbianism or feminism, this time it was a man… a gay Chicano man named Rigoberto Gonzalez. In the literature “The Gay Brown Beret Suite” Rigoberto provides us with a little information on how in the Chicano community being gay is not a positive thing just like the previous essays. It is said that as kids we are told gay jokes to distinguish the men who have a healthy lifestyle vs the ones who don’t; “the gay man is the devil incarnate” (46) showing the misconception gays have to deal with. Rather than going on about the hardships gays always have to go through Rigoberto tries to announce to the audience that they need “to rise to the call to action” (52). When he walks in to the Chicano community he is “exoticized and eroticized” (47), but even with this occurring it does not stop him from having the pride he does for his people. The space of loving both his queer community and Chicano community was the reason for loving himself. Rigoberto tries to show that the key to fighting back is survival and activism. His way of doing this is through his writing, “so that my words remain in print long after my voice falls silent.”
Cherrie Moraga had two aims in her story “La Güera”, oppression …show more content…
The hardship of being a lesbian in the Chicano community comes from the traditional beliefs of machismo which is explained in the introduction of the essay, then later on summarize by saying, ““they threaten the established social hierarchy of patriarchal control.” (191). This shows that men see lesbianism as a threat to them because they will not need a man in their life, instead it is two women which possibly “raises the consciousness of many Chicana women regarding their own independence and control.” (186). Meaning without a role of a man in the relationship it will deprive the dominance the men have in relationships causing them to feel inferior. Not only do they supposedly pose a patriarchal threat, but they have to overcome the problem of self-identity, the idealism of motherhood, and religion. To the Chicano community it is said that in order for a woman to be complete she needs a man; “For many Chicanas, our identification as women, that is, as complete women, comes from the belief that we need to be connected to a man.” (187). Motherhood is the final step to being complete, but they say two people of the same gender cannot successfully raise children, which is the second threat posed into the community. Religion has to be the biggest one due to the fact that Chicanos look up to La Virgin De Guadalupe as a …show more content…
Rather then it being a woman talking about the hardships of lesbianism or feminism, this time it was a man… a gay Chicano man named Rigoberto Gonzalez. In the literature “The Gay Brown Beret Suite” Rigoberto provides us with a little information on how in the Chicano community being gay is not a positive thing just like the previous essays. It is said that as kids we are told gay jokes to distinguish the men who have a healthy lifestyle vs the ones who don’t; “the gay man is the devil incarnate” (46) showing the misconception gays have to deal with. Rather than going on about the hardships gays always have to go through Rigoberto tries to announce to the audience that they need “to rise to the call to action” (52). When he walks in to the Chicano community he is “exoticized and eroticized” (47), but even with this occurring it does not stop him from having the pride he does for his people. The space of loving both his queer community and Chicano community was the reason for loving himself. Rigoberto tries to show that the key to fighting back is survival and activism. His way of doing this is through his writing, “so that my words remain in print long after my voice falls silent.”