Gentefied: 10 Most Powerful Quotes

Gentefied might be one of the funniest new comedy series to hit Netflix, but these quotes showcase the show’s power.

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Gentefied brings both outrageously funny scenes and outlandish characters in order to explore serious issues, such as gentrification, immigration, racism, and LGBTQIA+ discrimination. The balance of humor with drama makes the series an extremely compelling watch, by focusing on one family’s plight in dealing with the encroaching gentrification of their LA neighborhood.

Due to this blend of comedy and drama, Gentefied brings some honest conversation to the table, really showing how gentrification can have some seriously damaging effects on the lives of the people in these neighborhoods. Some of the quotes in the Netflix series prove that while the comedy is a draw, it’s the emotional honesty of its characters that keep audiences in their seats.

Nayeli

“Love Is Love”

The first quote comes from one of the youngest but most intelligent characters of Gentefied, Nayeli Morales. Nayeli chooses Yessika and Ana’s relationship to be the focus of her school project because, as she reminds viewers, “love is love”. Unfortunately, people need that reminder sometimes.

The quote, instead, proves that Nayeli is one of the most emotionally aware characters on the show. This is definitely in contrast to her mother Beatriz. While she doesn’t condemn Ana and Yessika’s relationship, she does refer to Yessika as Ana’s black girlfriend, rather than by her name. Where her mother fails in reading the room, the quote shows that Nayeli knows how to be an ally.

Ana

“Use Your White Voice”

This quote is uttered by Ana who tells Erik to quickly use his white voice when they are approached in the bank after attempting to consensually withdraw money from Chris’s account to bail out Pops. The dialogue used here is possibly an accidental but clever reference to the film Sorry To Bother You. In the film, the characters working in a call center use a “white voice” as a way of code-switching.

This message represents a very real everyday BIPOC experience of getting by in a world that still has a way to go to meet true equality. It’s a reminder to audiences that, while funny, it is something that is constantly happening every day.

Lidia’s Coworker

“We Could All Use A Little Help Sometimes”

When Lidia hires Diane, she still struggles to keep up with work, motherhood, and life despite now having an assistant. In one scene, she voices these concerns with one of her coworkers who like Lidia is also a working mother. Her coworker soon shares that everyone can use a little help sometimes. It’s not a flaw or Lidia’s fault, but just the way things are sometimes.

This conversation highlights how easy it is to feel weighed down in life. It shows how asking for help can make you feel like you look less capable. Through asking for help, however, that heavy load can be shared, making it easier to carry.

Ernesto

“The Same Sky I Prayed To As A Kid So They Wouldn’t Take My Dad Away”

To say the relationship between Pops and Ernesto is tense would be a huge understatement. The father and son duo seem uncomfortable in the presence of each other for the majority of season 2. The final episode tells a very real and sad story regarding Ernesto’s childhood.

The revelation highlights what is, unfortunately, a reality for many children of undocumented parents. It’s a very real and raw insight into the heartbreaking repercussions of ICE and immigration. The honesty of this quote again shows how Gentefied is one of the best shows on Netflix right now.

Beatriz

“You Have The Right To Live With Dignity And Hope”

Beatriz’s character is a controversial one. However, in season 2, her character has a more in-depth storyline where the harsh working conditions she is subjected to are highlighted. She and her other coworkers seek help from a union where her rights are rehearsed back to her.

This is echoed later in Pop’s deportation speech. It continues to stress the unfair class difference that goes unnoticed by the upper classes. The difference between the upper and lower classes shows how one is more easily afforded the right to dignity and hope, while it seems so unrealistic to others.

Ana

“Well I Was Taught To Never Compromise”

In a bid to see Ana succeed, Bree leads a conversation about compromises and how compromising gets you further in life. The odds are, unfortunately, stacked against Ana, not only with her being a queer woman but also a Latinx one. Ana rightfully has had enough of compromising and working harder to gain a career that comes so quickly to others. Instead, she refuses. Ana was taught never to compromise and compromise she will not.

Ana realizes if she simply sits, keeping her head down, then she is complicit in the continuation of an unfair and unequal system. Instead, she must not compromise in order to break through the glass ceiling, even if she has to take a hammer to it herself.

Diane

“When You Don’t Even Fit In To Begin With”

Gentefied highlights issues faced by so many communities, including the LGBTQIA+ one. This is specifically highlighted through the character of Diane, played by Ava Grey. Offscreen, Grey is an activist for both trans rights and people of color, making her story more meaningful. Diane shares with Lidia that she is living in her car, which Lidia empathizes with Diane’s feeling of always having to prove herself in a world that seeks to cater to a specific person.

Lidia and Diane explicitly demonstrate how a woman of color always has to work twice as hard to get a fraction of the respect. It is a constant challenge to prove themselves, despite having the experience, degrees, and qualifications needed to do their jobs.

Pops

“I’m Not A Perfect Immigrant”

Pops’s deportation speech in the final episode of season 2 is littered with powerful quotes that emphasize a lot of hidden realities of everyday life for those who look for new opportunities in another country. The quote symbolizes the challenges many people encounter when trying to get a better life but also living in fear of being deported.

No single human is perfect. This reminder by Pops sadly highlights how immigrants are expected to live to an unrealistic perfect standard. If the standard of the ruling class isn’t met, then the threat of deportation is instant. Instead, this quote symbolizes the need for a continued march towards equality.

Pops

“Even Dogs Are Treated Better Than The Undocumented”

Pops’s speech revealed what it is like to be an undocumented immigrant in the US. Pops states how much he contributes to the country, how hard he works for his family, but it isn’t enough when his status comes up. Instead, dogs are worth more and treated better than actual people with dreams and lives of their own.

Pops’s words were fuelled by power and as he said he wasn’t scared anymore but tired and his exhaustion transformed into a series of realities that need to be heard and supported. He prompted the conversation: why are some lives seen to be less valuable than others?

Pops

“This Is My Home Whether You Like It Or Not”

A house is just a building but a home is where you make it and Pops highlights this in his closing quote from the iconic TV speech of season 2. He contrasts the disturbingly common phrase “go back home” heard in many conversations about immigration with “this is my home”. It highlights something very obvious.

Who is to say where home is? Home can be many things from buildings to places to people. Those that make others feel like uninvited guests in a country open to everyone are part of the problem. Pops’s final speech is a great reminder that he is here to stay in a country that is his home!

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