Is Loretta Sanchez a Light-Skinned Mexican, Or Just Wishing She Was?
I've seen Loretta in person and in various pictures (two of which you can compare and contrast here), and I hate to break it to her, but she's not a light-skinned Mexican. Her skin tone is about as dark as mine, and I'm not a light-skinned Mexican. Neither of us are particularly prieto on the Mexican racial prism, but we're definitely not on the whiter side, either. And I know light-skinned Mexicans: as I've stated a zillion times, I'm from a region in Mexico (the southwestern leg of Zacatecas) where many folks are whiter than gabachos and frequently possess blue eyes, blond hairs and all the other genetic markers of Europeans. Yet skin tone is something Loretta and Linda also obsess over in their recent book, Dream in Color, of which I have a copy but not on me.
Loretta: It's okay that you're not güera. Expressing such pride in your light skin signifies some insecurities on your part. Take pride in your brown skin! And final note: what's with the constant use of "Hispanic"?






















