societies the Latin Women are viewed stereotypically as a sex object

or selfless housewives and obsequious workers. Otherwise, some people

believe and perpetuate stereotypes about particular ethnic groups while

in reality those myths can be related to few members of that ethnic group.

In this essay the author Judith Ortiz Cofer discusses how she has

been treated by different people in different countries due to their

conception of her as a Latin woman. The author refers to the several

incidents where she has been viewed stereotypically as a person who is

capable of doing only a very simple job or being an object that satisfies

a man's lust. She says that from her childhood, because she was a female,

she was kept under strict surveillance by her parents and was schooled

how to behave as a proper senorita. Because of her background she had to

be dressed up as a Puerto Rican girl. As she says it was obvious that

for the others this kind of dressing seemed vulgar. It is clearly that

from her childhood the author has been surrounded by the circumstances

in which a female human being must fit into demands of her society.

sometimes are signals of the easy accessibility of a woman for a Western

Some topics in this essay:
Puerto Rican, Evita Maria, West Story, USA Usually, Ortiz Cofer, Latin Women, Growing Rosita, Rita Morena, Discrimination Latin, latin women, Supporting Actress, puerto rican, stereotypical view, latin women seen, play roles, received oscar, viewed stereotypically, racism rita, existing stereotypes, view latin, view latin women, women seen usa, stereotypical view latin, west story,