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Dear J Balvin, We’re Trying to Enjoy Your New Album Pero…

This story has been updated since its original post on September 27, 2021, to reflect the removal of Balvin’s video.

J Balvin just released a new album and a couple of videos alongside it. I watched the video for Perra and immediately regretted it. It opens up to a scene of a Black woman in a maid uniform complaining and cleaning, then around 1:11, we are treated to a scene of Balvin walking Black people on leashes like dogs. Shocked is an understatement.

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Collage of images of women, signs, and fruit

As we’re nearing the end of 2020 we’re highlighting Luz Collective’s most read stories of the year made popular by you, the reader! We’ve been able to keep these stories going because not only did you read, but you also gave to the Luz Collective Writers’ Room which keeps this important work going.

You’ve told us what you like and what you want to see more of and 2021 will be a year of uplifting more Latina stories and bringing them to the forefront. Cheers to you!

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