Quote from: Sl?Venchy on February 16, 2018, 12:51:15 PM
Attheennuhdedey one of my best friends is Cuban. He white like milk with green eyes. However his grandma is darkskin and his dad is a mulato with obvious nappy hair.
Ppl need to stop looking at us Caribbean?s trying to pre-select who?s black enough, black at all or allowed to use the N word. AA are not the police of the N word. The same Europeans that called y?all great granny?s the N word were the same motherfuckers we had to deal with
I think a lot of people forget that Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, etc were colonized just like America was...and their people represent a mixture of the Taino Indians who were first there and raped, etc. the White men who ran the show, and the Black slaves who were brought there from Africa.
It's such a variation among the way people look because there's difference in variations of genetic mixture depending on the family history. I've seen some Puerto Ricans who can say "I'm African American" and no one would question it, and other Puerto Ricans who look like they just stepped off a boat from France.
So it depends. But I WILL say that that those who appear to be Whiter/"non-Black" side should be aware that they could face backlash for doing or saying certain things. Here in America it's all about how you look. You can't wear your family history on your forehead or carry around a sign with your ethnic percentages in the street.
People will simply look at you and draw their conclusion on what they think you are. And even if you correct them, they'll still see you the same way. So it's all about being aware that visuals are important here in the states. NOt just regarding the "n" word, but for everyone and everything here.
