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Latinas Are Taking Back The Hot Cheeto Girl Stereotype

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023

"The Hot Cheeto Girl is a stereotype that has historically been used to make fun of high school girls who are hyper-feminine, working-class, either Black or Latina (or both), and have a taste for spicy chips like Flamin’ Hot Cheetos."

"But as non-Latine white folks ridicule, steal, and discard the look and characteristics, more Latinas like Aurora, who genuinely dress in the Hot Cheeto Girl style in real life, have been attempting to subvert the stereotype."

"By taking back the Hot Cheeto Girl archetype, Latina girls are refusing respectability politics and insisting that their contributions to fashion and culture are valid."