In the United States, the Latina/e population has been historically misrepresented in print and broadcast media, and most recently on the Internet, through the hyper-sexualization of Latina girls and women and the upholding of damaging stereotypes. 
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Latina/e people are reduced to historically concentrated tropes that serve as a contrast for their white counterparts, such as having little to no education, inability to speak English, and only visibly seen in roles and positions of menial and task-based labor.
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While this is a reality for thousands of Latina/e womxn across the country, the association of illegal drugs, the hyper-sexualization of Latina/e bodies (regardless of age), and the double standards for how a Latina/e is supposed to behave all coalesce to create a dangerous and suffocating environment for this population to live and thrive.