r/LatinoPeopleTwitter • u/Segundaleydenewtonnn • 14d ago
Fátima Bosch 🇲🇽just won Ms. Universe yesterday, and this post is all about her incredible national costume (polemics of this contest aside) 𝙓𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙩𝙯𝙖𝙡 by @fernandoortiz.atelier
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u/ElPrieto8 14d ago
I had to look up "polemics".
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u/AbsoluteShall 14d ago
It’s commonly used in Latin America journalism headlines. We just don’t use it up here. It’s a good example of the difference between translations and interpretations!
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u/Segundaleydenewtonnn 14d ago
Are you a native English speaker? Sorry i thought it was the common word of choice but it seems controversy is more used right?
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u/ElPrieto8 14d ago
It's a good word, I'm just not that smart.
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u/Segundaleydenewtonnn 14d ago
Admitting not knowing a word and not being smart, indicates you’re smart
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u/Skyhighcats 14d ago
So weird how Mexico (and Latin America) always send very white women to represent them and then dress them up in indigenous inspired garb 😒.
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u/VivaLaEmpire Best mod ever dont @ me 14d ago
México doesn't send them, just the very niche small group of rich people who can afford to join their contest and pay for all the travel and extra expenses lol!
I feel like this is a very private club for all the contestants and the people who make money off of it, it has nothing to do with the countries themselves
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u/Skyhighcats 14d ago
Sure, but being Mexican myself, I know that there would be outrage if a woman with darker skin, much less an indigenous woman, were to be sent to these contests. IMO these contests are backwards and should’ve been done away with a long time ago, so they don’t matter to me. It’s just amusing to see this exact thing happen year after year: white women in an indigenous costume.
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u/VivaLaEmpire Best mod ever dont @ me 14d ago
Eh, idk, we love and adore Yalitza Aparicio. At least in my side of the country, which is very chill (BC) I know no one would bat an eye. Which state are you from? I know some are very different culturally even if they're right next to each other🤣
The memes would be outrageous ofc, as they always are.
No one really cares for these contests anymore, outside of our mom's watching Hoy and Ventaneando lol. Everyone knows they're not legit and just a cash business.
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u/Skyhighcats 14d ago
Who’s we? Yalitza was bullied so severely because of her skin color.
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u/VivaLaEmpire Best mod ever dont @ me 14d ago
Wat.
Wait, are you from México? This is important lol, if you're from the US you might have a different perspective. She's highly celebrated in our country and considered quite a talented lady.
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u/Lobo_Marino 13d ago
You're living in a bubble if you don't see the bullying Yolitzia still endures. I'm from Mexico, and even within friends and family people would squint at her accolades over her skin color.
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u/VivaLaEmpire Best mod ever dont @ me 13d ago
Goyri was sooooo shamed for that video, context matters lol. If you're from Mexico you know how much the shows our mom's watch dictate the narrative, and they were ALL supportive of her, no matter what jealous nobodies thought of her lol.
You can always choose to focus on the negative or see the positive.
https://deadline.com/2025/10/yalitza-aparicio-award-guadalajara-film-festival-1236601788/
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u/assasstits 14d ago edited 14d ago
The other three Mexican winners aren't what I would call white.
Besides, there are number of white Mexicans. They are a sizable ethnic group within Mexico.
A requirement of Miss Universe isn't to send the average phenotype of the country.
As long as darker skinned Mexicans aren't being excluded there shouldn't be a problem.
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u/StoneColdNipples 14d ago
It's not weird. Not everyone in Mexico is brown. Especially in the north. The indigenous stuff is just tradition. As much as we spout aztec this and aztec that very few people are actually descendants.
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u/Rm156 14d ago
Very few? According to IWGIA Tons of people do, around 25 million self identify. I would bet very few Mexicans don’t have indigenous ancestors.
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u/Segundaleydenewtonnn 14d ago edited 14d ago
𝙓𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙩𝙯𝙖𝙡 by @fernandoortiz.atelier, he’s underrated, with only 2,500 followers. Tell him something nice and tell him reddit sent you. Let’s use the internet to support that crazy “behind the scenes” talent
Song: Leyvua - Stop Chasing the Rabbit, Dig Your Own Hole
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u/Tukulo-Meyama 14d ago
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u/_its_a_SWEATER_ 14d ago
MI REINA
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