Omg girl me too! I’m Puerto Rican & Cuban and whenever I’ve dated white men, people have thrown those jokes at me. Like what you think we carry around razors in our socks in case we want to engage in… - Andrea Duran - Medium

When my husband tells people I am Puerto Rican (he is white) they make a joke about me cutting off…

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Feb 4, 2022

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Omg girl me too! I’m Puerto Rican & Cuban and whenever I’ve dated white men, people have thrown those jokes at me. Like what you think we carry around razors in our socks in case we want to engage in our usual fiery Latina episodes? 😂

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