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Via Dominican Today -
New York.- “I had to suppress my Dominicanness,” said Pulitzer Prize-winner writer Junot Diaz during an interview together with ‘Nuyorican’ Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, by the Web site ny.remezcla.com.
The event, “A Conversation with Junot Diaz and Lin-Manuel Miranda” was organized by the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) and held at the Malcolm X Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center, on 165th St. and and Broadway.
On a serious note, they talked about their experiences and Diaz revealed how he became the person he is.“When you’re a youngster aware of these things early (racial tensions and family issues), it’s going to inevitably be a part of your life.”
“I was told by my parents that I had to suppress my Dominicanness [...] Being a child of a survivor of the Trujillato (tyranny) is like A-Rod, you need three therapists” he admitted candidly to the crowd’s roaring laughs, ny.remezcla.com said.
¡Coño! That’s cold…
There’s nothing more insensitive and unfunny than making fun of people who are comfortable enough to admit they’re going to therapy.