Adriana Guzmán, Indigenous Aymara woman: ‘Eurocentric feminism has a paternalistic gaze, it perceives us an anecdote, something exotic’

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Adriana Guzmán, Indigenous Aymara woman: ‘Eurocentric feminism has a paternalistic gaze, it perceives us an anecdote, something exotic’

Adriana Guzmán (La Paz, Bolivia, 47 years old) was born in the month of February. “During Carnaval,” she says. This fact left its mark on her character. “Not because of the happiness, quite the contrary; because of people calling out inequalities, religious oppression, colonialism, the boss, the landlord, racism… but while having fun.” That’s how she does it. The activist, writer, popular educator, Indigenous Aymara woman, lesbian and mother of …