Gina Rodriguez said the N-word and all hell broke loose — but for Black people, this moment is about something much bigger than that.
In this op-ed, writer Tayo Bero delves into the use of the N-word in popular culture, Gina Rodriguez’s misstep, and who’s allowed to use the highly contentious word.
Take a couple of years ago, when the promotion for the Black Panther movie began. Noticing the growing hype surrounding the film, particularly what it meant for representation and Black storytelling at the time, she chimed into the conversation with a tweet saying “Marvel and DC are killing it in inclusion and women but where are the Latinos?! Asking for a friend…”
But this moment of singing an iconic rap song isn’t just about an antagonizing figure putting both feet squarely in her mouth. People’s discomfort also lies largely in the long and fraught history of non-Black or Afro-Latinx people and their use of the N-word. To unpack this issue, it’s important to situate J.Lo’s offense within the larger context of that long-standing trope. It’s one that stems in part from cultural and social proximity between Black and Latinx communities. In places like New York City and in particular the Bronx, where hip-hop was founded, it's not uncommon for the lines between these communities to blur a bit, considering shared socioeconomic experiences.
For her part, Gina issued an insta-pology a few hours after the Twitter meltdown, saying that she was sorry if she offended anyone with her words.
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