Colorstruck Ideas

[PrettyGirl03]

Originally Posted by icebrAKA

Websites like this is the reason why these children feel the way that they do. Since when did creole become a race?

I did not realize I had already responded to this post some time ago...lol

I think I've seen that site before, and yes I hate the notion that Creoles are some other race...lololol That's like saying southerners are some other race than black or white...lolol

[icebrAKA]

Originally Posted by PrettyGirl03

I did not realize I had already responded to this post some time ago...lol

I think I've seen that site before, and yes I hate the notion that Creoles are some other race...lololol That's like saying southerners are some other race than black or white...lolol

You know!! The one good thing that I did see on the site that I did like is the fact that one of the guys under the being creole section stated that "being creole is a culture"! I couldn't have said it better! Growing up in Southern Lousisiana was very different!

[Exquisite5]

When I saw this it reminded me of the discussion above about the one-drop rule.

[southernelle25]

Originally Posted by icebrAKA

You know!! The one good thing that I did see on the site that I did like is the fact that one of the guys under the being creole section stated that "being creole is a culture"! I couldn't have said it better! Growing up in Southern Lousisiana was very different!

Very true. No one would say that the Gullah of South Carolina and Georgia are a separate race, just because they have been able to maintain their culture. Being Creole is not about being black or non-black, because the majority proudly trace their ancestry to Africa as well as France. Creole is a culture, it is a community, and it is what remains of a history and identity ALL of Louisiana once shared. The unfortunate thing is that there aren’t more communities in (black)America recording and preserving their heritage.