I have been in
spaces in the past where the murder of women of Juarez have been mentioned and
have even participated in creating an altar for the Mujeres. Yet, I did not
know why this was happening. I had a general understanding that murders were
taking place but was not aware of historical, cultural, political, and social
context.
Entry Denied by Eithne Luibheid taught me that the border not only
regulates bodies crossing the border but it specifically regulates women’s
bodies. For the women of Juarez, the border is the most dehumanizing apparatus
of Patriarchy and Capitalism.
The story of Desert Blood The first chapter was too
real. It was the most impactful emotional chapter of the book for me. As I read
about the women who being violated and brutalized I too imagined my body violated.
I felt powerless and insignificant. It hurt me to know this is happening
everyday.
The book made
me re-evaluate how I interact with my sisters, how I perpetuate those apparatus
of violence towards women.
I feel as if
the movie Bordertown was a good introductory
for someone who was completely ignorant of the fact but it most definitely fell
short. I feel that Desert Blood would
have been a much more critical movie instead of Bordertown which had ingredients of the misogynistic narratives
that Hollywood loves to make.
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