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Big_Poppi2
8/22/2008 12:09 am |
I read an article that listed Dominicano's as a brown race of people. I also have had several experiences with pinoy and pinay in which(believe it or not) their skin was darker than mine, actually quite black. I have been asked by several black(african) people, if I reconized that I am in fact brown and why do I love Dominican Republic so much and not blacks or africa. There is also this great infacuation in this world with what we call "light skin". I have a baby girl and my brother also has a baby girl. My brother's baby is very very dark skinned. Most people see her and some say, is her father very black? My daughter is very light and many people that I work with(native americans) and most of my pinay and pinoy friends, say, oh she has a good filipino skin? or She really takes after her mother? Not knowing I guess that yes some dominicano's are very light and wow, how could someone so dark make such a light baby. I said all of that to say this, I too am guilty of looking at the skin and making assumptions. I love my dominican people but don't care too much for very dark skinned people, especially darker than me. why, I guess I have been influenced by my society and I will tell this one story and end it. From a history of the philippines point of view but true for most people. When the spanish were colonizing the world they would take members from the community to work in their homes, and to rule over the other members of that nation. Typically the spanards were very light or almost white and the ones they kept in power, leadership, and in good roles were also very light. So as the sterotype has grown, many sought the lighter skin to seek advancement into the more successful levels of life. Beauty, power, and even money were given to the people of lighter shades with darker shades having to fight it out amongst themselves for what was left. I may be brown and not light but we need to stop this and juge people as Martin Luther King junior said, "by the content of their charater and not the color of their skin." Each one teach one, thanks for reading take care and God bless your friend,  # Biggs   Roses are red Dominicanos are brown that's my race so don't put it down Quisqenya Vilantes!!!! |
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8/22/2008 1:37 am |
that is your baby> wow sweet  god bless to both of you.. in the god eye's color doesn't matter felice di incontrarti ancora my friend.. smile and be happy always
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8/22/2008 10:18 pm |
this hits home.. you don't know how many times i have been told i would have been more beautiful if i was whiter.. or how many times i have been given bleaching lotions, creams and soaps as GIFTS.. lol... sigh.. when will people realize i am beautiful in my own skin .. heh.. nice blog...
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8/29/2008 1:55 am |
that is your baby> wow sweet god bless to both of you.. in the god eye's color doesn't matter felice di incontrarti ancora my friend..  take care and God blessBiggs
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8/29/2008 1:58 am |
this hits home.. you don't know how many times i have been told i would have been more beautiful if i was whiter.. or how many times i have been given bleaching lotions, creams and soaps as GIFTS.. lol... sigh.. when will people realize i am beautiful in my own skin .. heh.. nice blog... I have been there and been though those same things and I agree, you are beautiful no matter what they say, but umm, you still got any of that bleaching lotion?  just jokes, ha, ha, thanks for repling and take care and God bless, your friend, Biggs
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