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bravenewgirl87 said:
I think that everyone here is not offended by the idea of people in DR and the rest of the Americas purposely straightening their hair. Its the fact that these people seem to be knowledgable, educated on the ramifications of their actions, yet don't care. We are probably not used to seeing such a blantant divide in a nation full of blacks. Plus, a lot of what was said was so incidious and dispiciable. Like, the statement about big butts? Unneccesarily foolish and deluded. Can i ask a question of some of you all? For the ones who know people who are married to black latina(o)s, how do their spouse of in-laws regard them, black or latina? Do they see a difference between themselves and their spouse, or do they follow the "okie-doke"? What do they say when their partners make statements regarding race that clear objectify them as their mate? I know some of you have responded, but did these relationships work out?
Wildchild453 said:Really? In this nation alone, we had the paper bag test that determined whether certain Blacks could get into certain groups. Hell on this board we seperate...do guys like us dark skin or light skin?
I appreciate you posting your persepctive and speaking up about your culture. Its nice to have some balance as I feel that some people in this post are going too far and falling for the okey doke of taking an article as absolute truth knowing full well if an article posted about AAs were put on here they would be the first saying all of us arent like that.la flaca said:THIS IS SO SO SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well. I'm still waiting 'cause 85 % of us are black!!!erplexed
My son is a 3 year old self proclaim sweet dark chocolate, so he knows the black is beautiful, 'cause that's what we are teaching him. Yes, he's the "dark/black" grandson (the not so cute) but my relatives know that they will have to accept him and never ever even try to make him feel bad about the way God made him or they will not be part of his life period.
I have not problem is race or skin color, I've always loved curly/natural hair and if you read my post you will see that is true.
It hurts to read this article but that's the way it is, the only thing I can do is teach my children the right things and hope they will do the same to my grandchildren.
Time, education and love are the only things that can make a difference in my country![]()
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BTW!!!!!!!!!! My son is very cute![]()
la flaca said:Cool!!!!!!!! Then, we will have the cutest grandbabies![]()
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tatje said:Your baby is so handsome. I wish I was 3. I'm just playing.
The problem is not with just Dominicans. I see that many want to attack dominicans because of the article. It's everywhere. My friend who is identifies herself as Mexican (even though she is half black and half mexican), had a baby with her ex boyfriend who was Trinidadian. He was "dark," and she had a honey complexion. When she was pregnant her thoughts were constantly on " I hope my daughter gets my hair. Not his nappy hair. etc." She was about a 3c.
So this is all over and not just with Dominicans or to look down at them. The article is sad and probably a representation of a small amount of Dominicans not all. When some who says something ignorant is black, that person should not represent my thoughts also. We have all seen it on the tyra show and so forth.
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la flaca said:Thanks tatje, my son is a gift from heaven![]()
Ok. Ladies let's go back to HAIR
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FeelinIt said:I saw this article on blackvoices. The title read Black denial in Dominican or Latin Countries. I ALWAYS wanted to travel to Central America or Spain. I've heard some things here and there about Latin America and their racism but this just made me extremely sad.
I really wanted to visit Central America and Spain. Now I'm not too sure. this has really painted a bad picture of latin american culture for me....
I think you meant 'South America'.LadyEsquire said:DR is in the Caribbean, where there is a strong African, European, and highly mixed races. Spain is in Europe where the majorirty have a Caucasian phenotype. Central America mainly has the Caucasian phenotype but it depends on what country...for instance Argentina, Columbia, Peru they do not have as much mixing...but Brazil has a lot of mixing of the races. So do not let this one-sided article deter you from visiting a beautiful island like DR or other places...girl, the latin american culture is as complex as the american culture...and that ain't stopping no one from visiting here...![]()
iCandey said:I am not surprised at all anymore though at first I was very sad to learn of the racism in Latin America?DR. I learned alot from a former hairstylist who was Dom and understood her spanish when she mentioned her m in law loving her childs white skin. Also when I went natural and asked her she did natural hair I never heard back? (this article explains itThings are deep in other cultures and I think since they didnt have a Civil Rights movement like we did that is why they are so far behind US blacks... you really have to see it for what it is...IGNORANCE...rise above it and dont feel sad about this article ...hopefully bringing it to light will let it start to heal..
You took the words right outta my mouth!redRiot said:This is nothing new. I've known about this for YEARS and I live nowhere near a dominican population. But why is this so shocking? The same thing happens in the US, people just aren't as blunt about it. Straight hair is always given more preference. Just because some black women are choosing to embrace their natural hair doesn't mean that the stigma is gone. Almost every black woman I know is relaxed, or at least heat straightens her hair. I'm not linking relaxing to self-hatred. I appreciate straight hair, wavy hair, curly hair, kinky hair, etc...and i want to try all styles. But come on, my fellow Americans, you already know the deal. A black woman is expected to have straight hair if she wants to be considered attractive within the black community. And if her hair is natural, it must be like type 3 hair. How many celebrity short haired 4a/b women are men drooling over these days?
bravenewgirl87 said:So, get a good laugh off the siggy because i am changing it later on today.
Gosh darn You! learn your sexy asian models and celebrities:glossyxlipz said:Well now hold on a minute here...before you do that, can you tell me who he is and what issue of Cosmo he is in?...
ETA: Oh wait I recognize him now. He is the same guy you had before. Hehe ok what issue is that picture in?
ayanapooh said:Maria Elena Polanca is a black woman with the striking good looks. She said most Dominicans look at her with curiosity, as if a black woman being beautiful were something strange.