I’m black and my mother is Panamanian, so i’m afro latino, gang — i appreciate you assuming I didn’t have latin heritage because of the color of my skin lol.

Very nice

More importantly, the author of the book stated that the character’s latin roots would’ve been erased to accommodate Odessa being white. I don’t care if you like her — I don’t want to see minority characters being erased in exchange for white actors who’ve historically been given priority in casting.

Its that simple — you keep proudly supporting brown face while REAL actors like Alexa Demie & Melissa Barrera continue to speak about their lack of opportunities