A Proud Latina

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All the speculating can cease.

The Black Eyed Peas' Fergie is indeed a Latina.

“Yes, I have Mexican in my ancestry,” Fergie tells Latina magazine. “My Dad's grandmother was born in Guanajuato. I’m very proud of it; that’s probably where I get my fire!"

The mag asks her why her Latina background has been so ambiguous. Fergie answers, "I don’t go around claiming it big time because there are many more full-bred Latinas that are out there to represent.”

Jessica "Don't Call Me Latina" Alba, you reading? Be a little more like Fergie — proud of where your family comes from!

Even if it's just your dad's grandma!

[Image via WENN.]

    Posted: Apr 14, 2008 at 8:57 pm / Email this  »

    235 comments to “A Proud Latina”

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    1. Mexicans are not good people says – reply to this


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      People do not like or respect the illegal Mexicans that sneak like rats into our beloved America. These are the neediest bunch of rodents on God's green earth and the American people in huge numbers do not want them here.

      They fucked up their own culture and country and now they want to do the same thing here.

      They can't even control themselves to have the number of children they can afford.
      Ugly too.

    2. mcg says – reply to this


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      full-bred latina? crazy talk- this is not a compliment. we are not dogs or mulattos

    3. allison says – reply to this


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      She is NOT a latina! A latina is a woman or girl who is a native or inhabitant of Latin America. She is of latin descent. HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!

    4. Lauren 201 is a dumbass says – reply to this


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      Spanish is not Latino, dumbass! Spanish is White European….

    5. Gunvor says – reply to this


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      Re: Lauren (A) – Yes! Thank you Lauren for your comment! I totally agree with you. People's identity is something complex that can not be reduced to percentages. It's not just your origins that make you who you are (whether ethnical, national or geographical origins), it's your whole life experience as well!

    6. Layla says – reply to this


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      Why do these "Latina" dummies always say something about FIRE or SPICE when they talk about themselves? As if you have to be LATINA to be fiery.

      Hells nah!

    7. marivelle says – reply to this


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      all the love in here is making me horny.

      me encanta ser odiada simplemete por haber nacido…ay…que rico, ni me conocen pero tienen sentimientos tan fuertes sobre mi…mmm…

    8. marivelle says – reply to this


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      Re: Layla
      no, no…of course not! black and asian girls are fiery and spicy also!…white girls…well…they're just slutty and whorish.

    9. Muld says – reply to this


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      She is so fkn UGLY!!

    10. Jess says – reply to this


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      I wish those of you who are saying such ignorant things about Mexicans, Latin/latinos/latinas would get educated before you write. First of all, Mexican is an ethnicity and nationality, not a race.
      1. Race is like white, black, asian & native american.
      2. a Mexican can be white, black, native only but most are a mix of those three races.
      3. Latin means you come from people who speak a language that is derived from Latin ex: Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese & Romanian
      4. Latino or Latina means you are from LATIN AMERICA.

      5. MOST IMPORTANTLY, if YOU ARE MEXICAN, YOU ARE ALSO AMERICAN. IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME, LOOK AT A MAP OF NORTH AMERICA AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

      I am mexican. my skin is light, no one in my family has dark skin. my grandfather has blue eyes, his dad had blue eyes. You can be a latino/a of any sort and be of any skin color or eye color.
      My Moms grandmother is mulatta, making me only 6% African but Im still very proud of that cuz it makes me who i am. My mom has white skin, so does her mom, that doesnt mean they dont have African ancestry. seriously people, you need education. I feel so much pity for you.

    11. Jess says – reply to this


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      oh, and you need to leave Perez alone. Jessica Alba is stupid for not being proud of her heritage. One should be pround of ALL OUR ROOTS AND HERITAGE not just one group or another. So what if Fergie is proud of being 1/8 mexican thats 12%, double of how much African I am, and I am so proud of that. Your dna is 100%, you wouldnt exist with only 88 or 92%. And the main problem with Alba is that it shouldnt bother her if people think she is Mexican, its her that makes it a big deal by saying she doesnt identify with it. I dont see why she sees it as something negative.. thats the problem we have with her.

    12. Adri says – reply to this


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      WOOOO!! GUANAJUATO

    13. johnnyDo says – reply to this


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      Fergie only looks latina…. these girls are sell out putas. I'm surprised she admitted she was "mexican" and not another "acceptable" Hispanic badge… At least she is taking steps in the right direction. Either way, she should have stayed off the meth… without make up, this chick is broke.

    14. Magda says – reply to this


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      y0o soy de León Guanajuato!!
      jeje
      lov u Perez!

    15. *Sandie* says – reply to this


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      Im From Guanajuato!! =)

    16. Me says – reply to this


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      K pendeja!!! i luuuv Fergie but i remember that byyytch sayin she wasnt latina. Looks like being Latina is the thing 2 be these days. O yeaa n Perez, suck a fat one.

    17. erika says – reply to this


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      ok ok, jessics alba is kind of annoying but this constant dumping on her just bc she stated she feels like an american (bc she is) and bc that's THE WAY SHE WAS RAISED is more annoying. so i think that she probably does feel reallly american, why can't you just respect that instead of trying to invalidate someone's feelings that aren't even offensive, she's just being honest and stating facts of how her grandparents, parents and her upbring was. i think she was just trying to make more of a point of how hollywood stereotypes ethnicities, and just bc she looks latin she must be, but america runs through her bones, big fucking deal perez, get over it.
      i think it's more annoying when celebs try and act like they're all about their ethnicity but they really no nothing about it at all, THAT'S fake.
      anyway, i just wanted to say perez you suck…sometimes

    18. Lauren says – reply to this


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      Ah yes, 1/16th Mexican. That must be the 16th where the talent is located. !Que ridiculoso! Dios, Perez.

    19. no says – reply to this


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      SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT JESSICA ALBA. SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
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    20. iojioj says – reply to this


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      SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT JESSICA ALBA. SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
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    21. inin says – reply to this


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      SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT JESSICA ALBA. SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
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    22. NV says – reply to this


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      WOWO THIS IS GREAT I MEEN SHE ISNT PUERTO RICAN BUT MEXICAN AND PUERTO RICAN AND CUBAN ARE ALL BASICALLY ARE ALL THE SAME WE SPEAK SPANISH LOL FERGIE I KNEW U HAD THAT LATINO WAY IN SOMETHING I LUV HER!

    23. HONEY says – reply to this


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      Mis Abuelos son de Gunajuato Tambien

    24. pds says – reply to this


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      Once again, Perez projects his self-hatred about being a Latino on to Jessica Alba (who only said that she didn't want to be typecast as a Latina, you moron).

    25. Bel says – reply to this


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      Hey Mario, quit this shit about Jessica Alba already. You're such an asshole!!!!!!

    26. alexhdz says – reply to this


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      who gives a shit..she's probably lying just to be in the mag or appeal to readers. jessica alba is just so misunderstood hahahhahahahah

    27. daniel says – reply to this


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      THAT BITCH IS A HONKEY.

    28. blog this says – reply to this


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      I never c stories of Blacks in America explaining their Hispanic background. What's up with that? Just saying…. And so her dad's grandmother was BORN in Mexico. That doesn't mean she has Mexican DNA…. duuuuuuuh!

    29. fergie is a man says – reply to this


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      she's probably just saying that so she'll get more hispanic fans, who cares anyway, she sucks!!!…literally and looks like a man

    30. kimpossibly says – reply to this


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      Her great-grandmother…
      That would make her 1/8 hispanic and 7/8 something else…probably why she doesn't talk about it. It's not worth mentioning.

    31. AlEjAnDrA says – reply to this


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      wow.. i didnt know fergie had Latina in her…
      but so damn happy tat shes proud of it…
      everyone should be…

    32. Fergie sucks says – reply to this


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      she's too ugly to be latina

    33. Hater says – reply to this


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      Big fucken deal. I think the Bitch is lying. She is not latina to me. Never will be. Dumb cunt.

    34. Hugo says – reply to this


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      Go fuck yourself racist motherfucker

    35. --- says – reply to this


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      GO FERGIE!

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