Hillary Clinton’s campaign published an article yesterday titled “7 Ways Hillary Clinton Is Just Like Your Abuela,” using the Spanish word for “grandmother.”
Twitter exploded in outrage, criticizing what users called Clinton’s “Hispandering” and what they see as her hypocrisy vis-à-vis political policies.
The phrase #NotMyAbuela was trending on social media for several hours, as Latinas/os condemned Clinton’s support for Obama’s mass deportation policies, NAFTA, neoliberalism, militarization, and war.
Hilary is #NotMiAbuela #NotMyAbuela because I was separated by mine by many miles, and a militarized border pic.twitter.com/3cGk3dkIa7
— Marisol (@LaMarichola) December 22, 2015
"She worries about children everywhere" #NotMyAbuela does not support war/dronings which disproportionatly kill children @HillaryClinton
— Rosa A. Clemente (@rosaclemente) December 23, 2015
Hillary tries outreach to latinos but doesn't think they remember Bill's NAFTA that made latinos economic refugees. #NotMyAbuela
— I smell an OdorousMusk (@StopMotionsolo) December 22, 2015
My abuela does not advocate for the deportation of refugee and unaccompanied children –@HillaryClinton #NotMyAbuela
— Sonia Guiñansaca (@theSoniaG) December 22, 2015
My abuela is all about targeted assassinations. #NotMyAbuela
— William Lafi Youmans (@wyoumans) December 22, 2015
Watch our recap below:
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