But, like most people who are vocal about majors issues on social media, she says she’s “retired” “because you people are exhausting.” Instead of “woke” she prefers calling herself a “revolutionary” and shares the story of the Asian-American woman saying she admires people who “fight for themselves.” She says her own father is now woke and that he’s now writing bachatas for the environment which she describes as “trash” – yet another example she uses against woke folk. She’s long been vocal about politics and shares how she called out someone who tweeted that instead of “homeless” she should’ve used “unhoused.” “B*tch, did you tweet that from the comfort of your own home?” she says, after sharing she was previously homeless. So many people in my community feel unseen and unheard for so long, I wanted to use my privilege to shine a light on them, they are worthy,” Rodriguez tells HipLatina. I have dealt with these issues and the pain that they’ve caused and I am sure that I am not alone. “I chose these topics in Fighting Words because they came straight from my personal story.
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Learn how to block!” She goes on to share a story about an elderly Chinese woman who fought back against her white supremacist attacker, sharing that she admires her for fighting back especially considering Rodriguez spent her youth not fighting back even when she was assaulted as a kid by a classmate. Some of the standout moments include when she called out people who identify as “woke” saying “woke people ain’t sh*t” adding, “Words hurt? So do uppercuts.
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“I wanted the world to see how beautiful and full my people are, I wanted to document this moment of me reconnecting with my father and family and Puerto Rico, because many have had these experiences and I wanted to release them from shame and guilt, extend my hand out to them and let them know that it is ok, we are ok,” she tells HipLatina. Considering there are a few Latinx comedians who’ve made a name for themselves and even less Latinas, her proudly embracing her roots is a powerful statement on such a major streaming platform for her first ever comedy special.
The comedy special/mini travel documentary brings to the forefront her Caribbean heritage and provides a true-life angle to the humorous stories she shares on stage.
This special provides viewers a peek into her trips to both homelands, directed by award-winning documentarian, Nadia Hallgren, and that first meeting with her dad. The 44-year-old grew up connected to her Puerto Rican roots on her mom’s side but it wasn’t until this year that she got in touch with her Dominican roots and met her father for the first time. But as much as it’s political and informed by real-life issues, Fighting Words is also the creative outlet for her to process her own upbringing and her identity evolution. Rodriguez, who is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, takes on major issues including woke culture, the complexity within Latinidad, colorism, and cancel culture with her unflinchingly honest humor and realness. Comedian Aida Rodriguez always keeps it real even if some might call her POV problematic and that’s the foundation of her new comedy special, Fighting Words, on HBO which premiered this month.
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