Even though I could gather nothing negative to say about Latinitas online,when I started asking my friends and family about their thoughts as far as what Latinitas does and what they stand for the feedback was instant. Everyone made a comment about the fact that it is solely for women and solely for Latinas which excludes every other demographic possible. Many times in class Professor Rollins loved to play the devils advocate so that's what I thought I would do with this blog. On one hand their strategy of only targeting young Latinas through media and technology makes sense because they are a demographic that otherwise would have no interaction with any other kind of media. They also face problems that other minorities don't such as the highest teen pregnancy rate in the nation, language barriers, and insanely high suicide rates for their age group. It is also contributing to more women in STEM fields/careers and more science/technology majors in college which is far from a negative thing. Switching roles: is it ethical for Latinitas to only target a specific demographic and exclude everyone else? What if another organization excluded women and focused uniquely on men? Would the same issues be raised? My prediction would be no. A male/one race only organization would never get backlash because we live in a country where division of power and the wage gap is still a very real thing. So while one can debate that leaving ANY demographic out regardless if its gender or race is unethical im going to argue that it isn't solely for the fact that there are plenty of organizations who are focused on a specific demographic and are creating positive social change through their movements.
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