Sexism in Puerto Rico: the Legacy of La Comay

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La Comay needs to be cancelled. This tv show does not need any more space on the air. It's time. For those who may not know, La Comay is a show in Puerto Rico that is under fire for their sexualization of an image of a young girl. The incident occurred just this past week and involves the daughter of the only woman running for governor of Puerto Rico. In this episode, I wanted to share the response of one journalist in an article written by a journalist and educator Christina Del Mar Quiles on todaspr.com - because she perfectly captured that this behavior represents a continuous cycle of violence against women in Puerto Rico.The patriarchy doesn’t want happy girlshttps://www.todaspr.com/el-patriarcado-no-quiere-ninas-felices/Other Resources mentioned in this episodeHistory of Racist comments on black Puerto Ricanshttps://www.latinorebels.com/2020/06/14/callstocancelcomay/More here:https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=720264408747097Where do we go from here? What can you do?You can find the action Items put together by feminist activists on the island on my instagram page. And I always want to share resources and orgs to follow so if you haven't seen them before please check out the following: Taller SaludColectiva Feminista en construccionRevista EtnicaTodasPRConsentimientoPRWaves Ahead