Today's presentation on Laura Aguilar was really interesting. It was really empowering to see her so open and comfortable with her body. Although she admits struggling with depression she is a model for women having body issues or having trouble loving their bodies. Beauty, as portrayed by today's mainstream media is usually seen as thin and fair-skinned women, but Laura dismisses those views with her nude portraits.
The piece in the picture above titled, Three Eagles Flying, is a strong image of the boundaries Mexican American women are confined to. I know there are many women who can relate to Laura's message of not being able to truly fit into the categories of being U.S. American or Mexican because of her looks and sexual orientation. It is really powerful that she covered her face with the Mexican flag because it portrays the racialization she faces because of the way she looks and her phenotype. Although many of us are born and raised in the U.S. we are racialized and therefore deemed inferior because of what we look like. Seeing her bound with the ropes is also a strong image because of the constraints she feels from both U.S. and Mexican culture. All of the Laura's images and the video we saw in class showed her in a liberating way that was really inspiring.
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