Julio Solis,
Sanger, CA.
I am Mexican. Many times when I’m eating at a relatives or friends house that is Mexican, they are surprised when I tell them I don’t eat spicy foods. I have got responses like,”You’re not a true Mexican” or “You’re supposed to like spicy foods”. When I hear those responses, I think of how the stereotype of All Mexicans liking spicy foods, and how it’s wrong. I just feel I shouldn’t be judged on if I like certain types of foods or not because of a stereotype. I’ve been called a coconut, meaning I’m brown in skin, but I “act white” inside, probably also due to liking many American (White) foods.
