"The representation that he chose to go with is inexcusable, especially when all the information is right there at your fingertips." "I'm very upset that he would depict Black women in a way I find very appalling," Anajia Owens, a musician, told Insider. "If I'm disrespected in the broader community, I should be able to go home to my community and feel the opposite and that is absolutely not the case." Some critics say this is not a story of cancel cultureįor some, the incident has caused them to reevaluate whether they still identify as J. "For me, as an Afro-Latina, it is especially painful when it's happening within what's supposed to be my own community," Jones added. "I always think of Malcolm X's quote where he talked about how Black women are the most disrespected, neglected, and unprotected people in this country and that continues to be demonstrated by the lack of respect we receive." "I was disgusted, but not surprised by the way Black women are disrespected in the video," Angel Jones, an Afro-Latina assistant professor of education at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, said. Balvin's "music video shows that there is still this continued lack of acknowledgement among white Latinos that they benefit from white privilege." "We always think of Latinidad as this beautiful rainbow where we're all living happily together and there's no hatred," said Guesnerth Josue Perea, director of Forum, an organization that supports Latinos of African descent in the US. Instead of treating the incident as an isolated or unique situation, Afro-Latinos are calling for white Latinos to conduct broader conversations and take action to address pervasive anti-Blackness and misogynoir in Latino communities. Afro-Latinos say "Perra" video is a 'painful reminder' of rejection 17 in response to the feedback.ĭespite the rapper's apology and the removal of the video, Afro-Latinos say the video is emblematic of larger issues embedded in the culture.
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The video also features Tokischa, a Dominican rapper, in a cage while singing about being a "b- in heat."Ĭriticism of the video blew up on social media, causing "J Balvin racist" to trend on Twitter.Įven Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez weighed in, citing the video as an example of one of two recent incidents that "violate women's rights and their dignity" in an open letter. The music video showed two Black women being led around on leashes, as well as Black actors wearing prosthetics to make them look like dogs. The music video, which showed two Black women being led around on leashes, was derided as racist.Īfro-Latinos say the video is emblematic of anti-Blackness embedded in the culture.Ĭolombian rapper J Balvin recently apologized after widespread backlash over his "Perra" music video, which has been heavily criticized for its racist depiction of Black women. Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesĬolombian rapper J Balvin apologized after widespread backlash over his "Perra" music video.
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