The Myth of the Latin woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria by Judith Ortiz Cofer.

The Myth of the Latin Woman
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The Myth of the Latin Woman
“The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” is an essay written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Cofer outlines numerous hardships she endured because of the widespread, deceiving stereotypes spread by the media. Various individuals are usually stereotyped all through their lives. In the essay, Cofer shows the different ways Latin women are usually stereotyped. For example, she was once viewed as a waitress at a California restaurant, and as the “Hispanic woman” or “sexual firebrand” or “Hot Tamale” (Cofer, 205). She additionally expresses that she was taught to act like a lady from a young age and urged to dress maturely, which made her friends mock her.
Cofer depicts how insensitive stereotypes can be. Readers can comprehend Cofer’s message through the numerous allegorical appeals she employs. Cofer utilizes ethical appeal to convey her message across to others that the stereotypes of Hispanic ladies can have adverse impacts. For instance, when Cofer was growing up, she was taught to dress in a specific manner due to her Hispanic customs, and now and again her dressing was always misconstrued. Several people stereotyped Cofer and many other Latin women to be very sexual because of their dressing. In all actuality, Cofer dressed how she did because in her culture it was normal to wear like that. The author concludes the essay by conveying her wishes to see a transformation in how Latinos a…