This is because the narrator believes that racial characteristics can determine the behaviors observed in an individual. Yunior asks everyone to hide their racial characteristics in order to become closer and achieve physical intimacy. Yunior states that “half a girl will tell you that her parents met in the movement, she will say that at the time people through it was a radical thing to do” (Diaz 201) and “a local girl may have hips and a big ass but she won't be quick to let you touch him” (Diaz 203). Yunior continues to discuss how the accuracy of a stereotype could be or can be used to determine a person's behavior. Since this hypothesis is based on the author's experience, the likelihood of anyone having the same experience is low. In my experience, hiding one's racial characteristics is a contradiction of one's personality. It is not worth hiding one's racial characteristics if a person wants emotional intimacy rather than physical intimacy, as this could cause conflict between the