Have people spent your whole life treating you as a companion to something else rather than recognizing you for the strong, independent creation you are on your own? If you answered yes, you’re likely a woman...or a tortilla chip.
You see, the parallels between the struggles of the two are countless (there are at least 2). Women are treated as if they’re a vehicle for marriage, while tortilla chips are treated merely as a vehicle to a variety of salsas and dips. The reality is that both creations are incredible and worthy of appreciation on their own. Women are great – they’re better at leading countries through pandemics, they typically provide more useful commentary as judges on Chopped, and they’re responsible for zero mass shootings in the US. Tortilla chips are great too! They’re a nice salty chip that isn’t overly greasy like potato chips, and they’re also responsible for zero mass shootings in the US. Sadly, society has a hard time accepting both tortilla chips and women for their unaccompanied, independent greatness.
As if the game wasn’t rigged against them already, things are even worse for the ones of color. The world doesn’t want something that looks like this to succeed on its own. If you’re not willing to eat a purple tortilla chip without any dip, maybe you should do some reflecting on how you value the world around you – they’re all corn on the inside.
The game has been rigged against both women and tortilla chips, and I’m proud to consider myself an ally of both. I hope you’ll find it in your heart (and stomach) to do the same.