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QuoteA new report finds that roughly 11 1/3 out of every 21 Cubans identify as White. The result comes from a Pew Research report released Friday that compared White identifying voters with their Country of origin. It found that 54% of Cubans living in Miami-Dade think they are White. Researchers believe this explains why Cuban voters were about twice as likely as non-Cuban Latinos to vote for Donald Trump.
The Plantain hit the streets to ask local Cuban-Americans who are definitely either Hispanic or Latino but for sure non-White whether or not they think they are White. The results were mildly shocking.
We spoke with 72-year-old Fulgencio Suarez, a Cuban refugee that escaped in the early sixties who says he cast his ballot for Donald Trump. "I see in Donald Trump a white man just like myself," said Mr. Suarez as he wildly gesticulated with an unlit Cigar in his hand, pausing only to harass a woman walking by who was 50-years his junior. "Oy! Si cocinas como caminas, me como hasta la raspita."
When confronted with the fact that he is, in fact, a Latino immigrant, Mr. Suarez agreed: "Yes, I am a Latino immigrant, of course, I am from Cuba."
"But you identify as White?"
"Yes. Of Course! We assimilated into this country as melting pot," he said, causing this reporter—himself an assimilated Cuban-American to wonder whether assimilation means becoming white and, if it does, whether cultural assimilation is a mere euphemism for the annihilation of cultural traditions by a domineering and repressive majority.
We wondered, so we asked Ricardo Trujillo a White identifying Cuban immigrant who came to the United States on the Mariel Boatlift when he was 19 and now owns several Hialeah luggage stores whether he was proud of his Cuban heritage.
"I am very proud to be a Cuban-American," said Mr. Trujillo. "I am the American dream. When I came to this country I had nothing, now I have my own business. Just like El Donald. If you work hard in this country you can accomplish anything."
When asked whether identifying as white helped him achieve success, Mr. Truijillo was adamant that his being white had absolutely nothing to do with his success — an admittedly very white thing to say. We reminded him that his whiteness could not have been an actual contributing factor to his success because he is empirically "not White", but he seemed confused by the logic and then offered to sell us a rollerbag for $7.99, which we agreed to purchase because that is an undeniably good deal.
Still puzzled, we reached out Arturo Jimenez, a Cuban-American professor and poet at the University of Miami who also identifies as White.
"All of these labels: White, Black, Oriental. We are all of one race: The human race. We should not continue to divide ourselves by race."
"Then why do you identify as White?" we asked. "Would you say that your experience is one of a White man?"
Professor Jimenez sat in silence for a moment and chuckled: "Well yes, while I am in Miami I experience all of the privileges and none of the bigotry that comes from my heritage. So, in Miami, I guess I am White."
When asked what ethnicity he would identify as outside of Miami, he said "obviously Hispanic, non-white Latino", adding that outside of Miami all Hispanics and Latinos are assumed to be Mexicans, which he said "is great if you're from Puerto Rico but a racist insult if you're a Cuban."
"But if that's the case," we asked, "why would so many Cubans support Donald Trump when his policies are decidedly anti-Mexican?" to which the Professor said "because Cubans aren't Mexicans and we don't support Communist Democrats like Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders," adding that "the choice is easy."
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They're getting just as bad as the chinks :dead:
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group them whites corona gorls & MESSICANS on one island....nd blow it tf up
simple.
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I'm actually shocked it's this low.
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I've never been to Florida. Do the Cubes really walk around tryna give :sup:? bfbnnn
I know we ki downe but the gorls really wanna be white huh
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Well they have the whole ageing like raisins and always pink from the sun thing in common
Alot of them are
Just not white american
Well most of them ARE white. What else would they be?
:hmph:
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Mays babes you are a bit obsessed with the latinX zørls. Let them be.
A lot of Cubans are white. And a lot of them are black..
fuck them
Quote from: .::Ric0 Fam0s0 Slæ::. on February 14, 2020, 01:20:34 PM
Mays babes you are a bit obsessed with the latinX zørls. Let them be.
I didn't write the article bby
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Quote from: .::Ric0 Fam0s0 Slæ::. on February 14, 2020, 01:20:34 PM
Mays babes you are a bit obsessed with the latinX zørls. Let them be.
I didn't write the article bby
But this isn't your first thread on the subject love. :ATLcameo:
It isn't? :dead:
I'm confused... They probably are white. White and Black are races basically defined by skin color. So you can be a white Cuban or Black Cuban. What's funny to me is these Hispanic people with these Hispanic names thinking American white people consider them white 🤦🏾♂️.
They over here trying thinking they are on their side and the racist American whites are trying to get them back to Cuba :plzstop:
And are Puerto Ricans actually considered Mexican somewhere? I've never heard of any calling them Mexican
Hun
Quote from: Trey on February 14, 2020, 12:52:41 PM
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I'm actually shocked it's this low.
!!!!!!!!!
Racism never actually dealt with skin tone unless you're Negro imo
The pale Cubans, Ricans, chinks, Spaniards and even Indians are happy with their seat at the table
More evidence of the mythological "black and brown" POC solidarity. They aren't dumb. They know there's a social hierarchy in this country. Ain't nobody tryna claim just "black".
Shut up nigger
Baph is Cuban, right :dead:
Quote from: Kalifornia. on February 14, 2020, 12:55:18 PM
I've never been to Florida. Do the Cubes really walk around tryna give :sup:? bfbnnn
Yup and Dominicans :plzstop:
Drag the ones that you let call you nigger, nigger.
I'll scratch that mop off native nigger
Where's that clip of Jessica Alba finding out she's mostly white and being disappointed BZBXBXBXBXBX
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The timing :plzstop:
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but am I like.. white haaay white or hola white! Lmao!
this girl was FUMING
**niggers
The people awkwardly clapping then stopping when no one else did
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B8aa7v9nMtY/?hl=en
Quote from: afromoondiac on February 14, 2020, 02:20:11 PM
Did he say Oprah thought she was more native American? 🤦🏾♂️
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what did I tell you ?
Tbf dont a lot of you slave babies think you got some Apache blood
Quote from: ton on February 14, 2020, 02:20:56 PM
Where's that clip of Jessica Alba finding out she's mostly white and being disappointed BZBXBXBXBXBX
ddfsvsdvsdvdssvddvss isn't she only like 1/3 mexican or something :diddraispoot: also I remember years ago when she was confused about why people called her a Latina when "she didn't even speak Spanish" and would prefer to not be called that.
flip flopping self
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And I hope they slap another plane into a few buildings again and again
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Quote from: heir on February 14, 2020, 03:07:00 PM
hope they drive another van through those crowded sidewalks over there. :sistas:
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Was praying they got Steevy
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why is that big ass child in that stroller
Yoohoo!
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Don't fuck me with me faggot
This thread BZBXXBBXBXXB
Wtf is going on in here? :uhh:
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i was thinking damn that guy is tall
then...it hit me :thatssowendy: :shook:
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Lock this
What's happening?! *young voice*
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Quote from: Jaydas Ghost on February 14, 2020, 02:14:31 PM
Drag the ones that you let call you nigger, nigger.
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Tears. Not this cross borders dragging
Quote from: heir on February 14, 2020, 06:31:16 PM
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i was thinking damn that guy is tall
then...it hit me :thatssowendy: :shook:
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i was thinking damn that guy is tall
then...it hit me :thatssowendy: :shook:
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