And, in turn, me --- Many of my Latino friends have long hated West Side Story for a variety of compelling reasons, particularly the brownface-filled 1961 movie. Yet my Papa, Alex Gonzalez, absolutely loved that film. According to him, it saved his life. My Papa Alex died in 2012 and though we weren't related by blood, he was the father figure I needed. We connected after I separated from my abusive birth family and …
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM on December 20, 2021