lEEn lIke a cHOLA LeEn LiKe A ChOlA // VATALINA’S BIRTHDAY
leen leen like a chola
there comes a time in a womyn’s life when she decides the persona to become for the rest of her life. usually this is inherited in some way, passed on.
sometimes removal from natural environment or nationality affects the growth of such a womyn, and she creates her own idea of what persona means.
what happens when the womyn in question are determined to be and not to act?
womyn of color in southern california unite through a rather strange and interesting beauty canon which only the strongest and most powerful souls may wear.
this is not because of the time expense, but because of the simplicity of details of the face which based only on their form may express millions of ideas and concepts.
it is minimal makeup, which causes the strongest impression, as we can see through ancient history’s use of elements like eyeliner and hair removal. natural lines are removed and redrawn to create a new perfection.
a sought perfection of communication of personality is expressed as the lines are drawn. the higher, and more intense the brow, the tougher the chola.
the culture of the latina eyebrow, in my eyes, stems from the perception of innocence and frailty that the inherited father’s brow imposes on the girl. In spanish cultures of the colonised latin world, when the girl becomes a woman, her eyebrows delineate her beauty, thick fullness accompanies blushing cheeks and red lips as healthy as can be.
These days, this canon among latinas has changed to the current chola way of life, i suppose in rejection of colonialism and its ideals.
though beauty is not the only desired characteristic, neither the tough behaviour. cholas care about their kids, their lives, and most of all, their vatos locos.
Love is the ultimate answer!
i seek to explore the chola way of life and impress it onto UCR by drawing attention to the persona i will take on, and attempt to more faithfully represent it. i will not record the experience, but I will write accounts of contact and reactions.
i will love my persona as myself.
WHEN & WHERE
tuesday-friday this week = going to class, etc beein a chola
friday, may 2nd its Vatalina’s birthday
so meet me at the UCR belltower @ 2 for a chola kickback homieg
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