What Sofia Vergara’s Emmys Sketch Means For Latinas

You spin me right ‘round. And I’m not liking it.

By now, you’ve probably seen some of the chatter surrounding Sofia Vergara’s sketch at the Emmys.

It involved Vergara posing on a giant spinning platform, the joke being that her Latina-brand hotness would provide a welcome distraction from a boring speech (which mentioned diversity) by Television Academy CEO and chairman Bruce Rosenblum. But for many on Twitter, the stunt was more cringe-worthy than funny.

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Vergara has responded to the backlash, telling her critics to “lighten up.”

“I think its absolutely the opposite,” she said. “It means that somebody can be hot and also be funny and make fun of herself. I think it’s ridiculous that somebody started this — I know who she was — who has no sense of humor [and should] lighten up a little bit.”

And some agree. At Mediaite, Cathy Reisenwitz wrote, “Vergara stepped up on that pedestal because she had something to say about her industry. If you can’t hear it over the sound of her beautiful body, that is your malfunction.”

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No word on who Vergara thinks “started this.”

Who invites you to tea and then won’t serve it? Come on, Sofia.

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But pop culture events that play out in front of a large audience aren’t just about one person at one moment.

Vergara’s participation in that sketch — and the fact that it was pitched, written, and approved — makes this moment bigger than Sofia Vergara. This moment is about Latina representation in general.

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