'I struggled to find shows that made me feel like I wasn’t alone in my immigrant experience or that accurately represented the people I knew in my day to day life.'
, Teen Vogue has created a series of pop-culture-related stories to highlight the complex narratives within the community that’s contributed to the fabric of American culture. In this piece, writer Karla Rodriguez writes about how pop culture didn't reflect her reality in New York City when it came to the Latinx community.
In order to acclimate to American culture and get a better grasp of English, I absorbed music, TV shows, and movies. I consumed so much Disney Channel, MTV, and Nickelodeon that it was easy for me to join in on the conversations my classmates were having about pop culture. But I eventually realized that the content I voraciously watched differed from my daily reality of living in New York.
Although the experiences at my new school showed the multiplicity of the Latinx community in New York City, the television shows and films I watched failed to accurately represent the diversity that existed around me and all around the world. I started to wonder how the people in Hollywood and behind the scenes weren’t capturing what I was seeing in my everyday life.
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