Modulation of the word puerto rican, Sorta rican is a puerto rican with little understanding of the culture or language. Sometimes claims to know aout it, and sometimes they don't.
That puerto ricankid couldn't elp me on my spanish homework, he's a sorta rican.
When a non-Mexican / white person discovers he/she's a mexican. He/She doesn't know if he should live the lifestyle of his own culture or the culture of a Mexican. After a ton of decision making he/she decides to combine both cultures and become a Sorta-Rican.
Spouse A: Wow! I just discovered I'm Mexican! What should I do with my life?
Spouse B: You should combine cultures and become a Sorta-Rican!
“My mother was basically taken in by a Puerto Rican family as a child, so half of my family is Puerto Rican even though I am not at all Hispanic or Latine. My tias and tios jokingly call me ‘Sorta-Rican’ because I’m sorta Puero-Rican”
churchhurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the churchhurt that was inflicted on me as a child.