Rasquachismo & Domesticana
The topic of rasquachismo is honestly one I have never heard before. It's a term I wasn't familiar with but I would see it in my life. It's interesting how it encompasses nonconformity and it's an attitude many people can carry. In a way it's an ideology or blend of ideas and it really stands for adaptation and the tools sometimes used to survive. In comparison to rasquachismo there is domesticana. Domesticana embodies more of the home life and discussing the home altars is something I can connect to my life now.
In my house we have an altar for the Virgen de Guadalupe. Growing up whenever we got a new piece of furniture the statue of the Virgen was always the first concern in our household. Where would we place her? Do we have space to put her flowers? It was always something my mom made sure was done and honestly as part of domestic life I can see why my mom would hold onto her image. She was raised more traditionally and holds beliefs that I myself do not hold as strongly. I am more culturally Catholic, and I even have a rosary with her image in my car. A symbol to put my family at ease when I'm driving, but also strangely something that feels personal to me.
I think the combination of these ideologies allows for Chicana artists to challenge the traditional but also express the internal conflicts Chicana women face. The struggle between the traditional telling you to be modest, but the woman in you (not the home life stereotype) wants to be seen as more.
These terms are new to me, but I like that I'm able to know a little bit more about what exists in my community and different ways to view the art produced by Chicana artists/the inspiration that surrounds it.
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