Hilaria Baldwin, who was forced to declare “I am a white girl” in December after it was revealed that she was not of Spanish descent as she had been claiming for years, is now philosophical about multiculturalism.
And she has some thoughts about how people who “don’t have your life experience” should behave.
“We need to normalize the fact that we are all unique – our culture, languages, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs are ALLOWED TO BE A HYDRO. No two of us are exactly the same, ”she wrote on Instagram.
After spending time with her relatives for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York-based wellness and yoga studio owner who is married to actor Alec Baldwin left with a sense of … recognition. Very tested.
“We talked about how we grew up, about our languages, about our cultures – about plurality and significance. We discussed belonging and how there are people who want to deprive others of their right to belong, ”she explained.
“When you are crowded, it can be difficult for you to belong. You go back and forth constantly trying to be more or more so. You feel like you have to explain why you are who you are, trying to fit into the world of labels, even though there may not be one that completely defines you. You can never fully fit into it, because other parts of you shape and affect all of your parts. “
Baldwin, who has six Baldwinis with her husband, was born in Boston and raised spending time in both Massachusetts and Spain – hence Hilaria’s name, not her birth name, Hillary. And her changing accent. And it claims that she was born on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
“I’ve seen chatter on the Internet that questioned my identity and culture,” the 37-year-old said on Instagram in December. “I was born in Boston and grew up spending time with my family between Massachusetts and Spain.”
But on Thursday, she wrote that multiculturalism is “not a light switch” that a person can turn on and off, calling it “more like a sliding dial that just moves along a rainbow of colors.” (Where are the smileys with a gentle sigh?)
She lobbied for the right to individual expression, but then made several, ahem, suggestions for people who are not her or her family.
“People who don’t have your life experience can: 1. Take it at face value and move on. 2. Be curious and willing to learn. 3. Connect and find common features, ”she wrote. “What they shouldn’t do is devaluation. You are valid, worthy, and you do not need to explain or engage in uncomfortable “prove it” conversation. You don’t owe this to anyone. “
Hilaria and Alec Baldwin are expecting a boy, their third child together.
“People will try to find a reason to devalue you, so their attacks seem justified to them. They can hate, joke and be ashamed – because you “asked for it” because of your insolence to be you, ”she wrote, perhaps still annoyed that after last year’s hype, she had to give up social media for a month. “What I have to learn from a very painful experience is that a lot of people are connected.”
She added: “You don’t have to be both, switching, dancing to the beat of someone else’s drum. You can be 100% yourself all the time. Ebb and flow in your brilliant fluidity, as in the most legitimate you. “
It looks like Baldwin made the decision to introduce herself. Whoever it is.
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