I’m actually flattered when Puerto Ricans think I am. Simply because it’s flattering to be thought of as belonging to someone’s group. That’s what some people do when they speak Spanish to me. I’m not offended or anything. But my Spanish is terrible.

It makes sense. I have a lot of the same blood (European and African) so in a weird way it’s not SO far off. : )

Probaby why I made Rafa’s ghetto mixed with lots of Latinos. It would be what I had wanted, poor AND accepted.

Thanks for sharing about your mom. I like how you bring a bit of your life into this comic.

I’m a half African-American, half white woman who gets mistaken for Puerto Rican quite often, living in area with a lot of Puerto Ricans. I hear Spanish at my job every day, and people speaking to me in Spanish automatically, which is painful and funny at the same time. The awkward is strong sometimes! I actually believe my desire to learn the language happened because people have been mistakenly speaking it to me ever since I was a very young child, and I wanted to understand.