Alison Roman, the former columnist for the New York Times, is finding herself in trouble with social media once again, albeit, for an entirely different reason.
Page Six picked up on a social media battle recently in which fans argued over whether Alison dressed up as a “Chola,” a slang term for a Mexican-American with an urban style, or Amy Winehouse, the pop-star who tragically died at 27.
The writer, Yashar Ali, discovered photos of Roman from her old Myspace Page. The post accuses Roman of dressing up in the “Chola” fashion, which is a particular way of dressing in the Mexican-American community.
Later, Roman addressed the quasi-controversy and said she was 23-years-old living in San Francisco at the time. She dressed up as Amy.
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