Search

I'm interpellated as a consumer.  I feel this way because the first thing I thought of was those United Color of Benneton ads that have been widely analyzed and critiqued.  Arraying and framing "diversity" like this -- framed collectively, and framed individually, where each aimge becomes a "type," individual differences neverhteless reflecting some "species" (race) identity - makes it safe for consumption.  Fifty shades of gray, but they're all unified in or by their grayness - buy one now!  But this capitalist logic disguises its toxic effect on difference...

This image on its own portrays a happy demeanor and seems to give the viewer something to smile about. Knowing the theme of toxic subjects magnifies the curiosity of what the accompanying text will say. The text does an amazing job of providing the viewer something to ponder while providing background and facts on current issues. 

Much like your previous images, I feel as though this one does a lot of work to discuss and visualize the historical formations behind categories such as "Latinx." In situating this image in reference to you the police report, particularly the ways in which anti-Blackness and anti-Mexicanness get expressed, I wonder about the intersections between the two? In what ways is anti-Blackness embedded into Mexican history? What does this mean for afro-Mexican's? How are the histories of afro-Mexicans erased in both Mexican and US contexts.