The 13th Season of Survivor ~ Teams Divided by Race

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

lol, I only wrote as much as I did because everyone at works comments on my hair during the humid midwestern summers. They must think I "straighten" it normally or something because they're so surprised at the curlies... but my hair has a general state of waved/frizz soooo whatever.

/like I said, people have asked me about it lately

So you basically have your responses to hair questions memorized.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

So you basically have your responses to hair questions memorized.

Yep, mostly

Although, the N. African thing is new. My grandma (going more than slightly senile at this point) only just mentioned this so I don't have much info. Something about how someone's family was looked down on in Italy, blah blah blah. My sister's the budding genealogy girl so I'll have to see if she found any details about that.

Oh, and I'm long winded and rambly.. especially when I'm avoiding writing a paper for class!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Although, the N. African thing is new. My grandma (going more than slightly senile at this point) only just mentioned this so I don't have much info. Something about how someone's family was looked down on in Italy, blah blah blah. My sister's the budding genealogy girl so I'll have to see if she found any details about that.

http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr23.htm

I've been hearing about the Moors ^^^ since I was little. I was initially told that they were a group of "Black" Italians who migrated to (or was it from???) North Africa. I guess the truth is in there somewhere.

[Drolefille]

Hmm, can't get to the page...

It's kinda sad now. Many Italians are (and clearly have been for years) prejudiced against the African immigrants. Their view is much like that of Americans toward Mexican immigrants. They feel (true or not I don't know) that the immigrants are taking all the jobs, and keeping wages unnaturally low. There are many illegals as well. And I could have bought Louis "Faux"ton purses for about 6 bucks from almost any of them in Rome.

Note the rambling? Anywho, I don't know much about the history, and my mom's dad's side of the family is rather estranged I believe (he died before I was born so I don't know) Actually my great grandfather on my mom's mom's side came to the US because he was a) the youngest and b) the only one left to be a priest. At which point he ran to the mines in Africa to work, then came to work on the Panama canal. Got sick, got brought into the country and then went to Italy to marry a good Italian woman.

And again rambly...

(I don't watch Survivor, but I'll probably follow it obliquely through the news. WHO DO I ROOT FOR THOUGH? )

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Hmm, can't get to the page...

It's kinda sad now. Many Italians are (and clearly have been for years) prejudiced against the African immigrants. Their view is much like that of Americans toward Mexican immigrants. They feel (true or not I don't know) that the immigrants are taking all the jobs, and keeping wages unnaturally low. There are many illegals as well. And I could have bought Louis "Faux"ton purses for about 6 bucks from almost any of them in Rome.

Note the rambling? Anywho, I don't know much about the history, and my mom's dad's side of the family is rather estranged I believe (he died before I was born so I don't know) Actually my great grandfather on my mom's mom's side came to the US because he was a) the youngest and b) the only one left to be a priest. At which point he ran to the mines in Africa to work, then came to work on the Panama canal. Got sick, got brought into the country and then went to Italy to marry a good Italian woman.

And again rambly...

(I don't watch Survivor, but I'll probably follow it obliquely through the news. WHO DO I ROOT FOR THOUGH? )

I can view the page. Try to read it when you get some time. It's just an example of all the information out there.

[Drolefille]

Read the page...I love how cro-magnun man was white... as was an Egyptian Queen. Whether she was more African or Arab I dunno, but Norwegian she ain't.

Ah well.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr23.htm

I've been hearing about the Moors ^^^ since I was little. I was initially told that they were a group of "Black" Italians who migrated to (or was it from???) North Africa. I guess the truth is in there somewhere.

That's what I was told, too. Interesting article.


Oh, and I will not be watching Survivor. - LOL