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12-11-2007, 12:30 PM
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I assume you are a "white Latino" (in layperson's terms  ) so it makes sense that this would translate into "racial" differences (rather that just cultural and ethnic) in your family's eyes. In this country and in Latin American countries, there is a great social divide between groups of people based on the color of their skin, features, and hair texture. So things like attractiveness and social status (i.e. the white privilege that people of European background receive all over the world) will be based on that. If you date someone of the African diaspora, familiarity with each other's "culture" would have to include acknowledging and discussing this without being too consumed with it. |
There was a special on PBS recently about this issue in Brazil. Very sad state of affairs. If I find a link or article, I will post it.
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12-14-2007, 04:50 PM
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There was a special on PBS recently about this issue in Brazil. Very sad state of affairs. If I find a link or article, I will post it.
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I hope you find it, I'd really be interested in reading that.
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12-14-2007, 05:19 PM
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I hope you find it, I'd really be interested in reading that. |
Could this be it?
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/ro...l_cutting.html
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12-15-2007, 03:48 PM
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Thank you for finding this.
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But with national surveys identifying over 130 different categories of skin color, including "cinnamon," "coffee with milk," and "toasted," who will be considered "black enough" to qualify for the new racial quotas?
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Wow, just wow. A whole other level. 
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12-17-2007, 12:53 PM
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Thank you for finding this.
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But with national surveys identifying over 130 different categories of skin color, including "cinnamon," "coffee with milk," and "toasted," who will be considered "black enough" to qualify for the new racial quotas?
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Wow, just wow. A whole other level. |
It sounds like the coffee menu at Starbucks.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/multimedi...rt2/index.html
interesting article (and videos) on Blackness and race relations in the Latino community, this could serve for a reason folks prefer one racial group over another.
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12-15-2007, 10:30 PM
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Thanks for the link!
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