My sister shared this video with me and based on the title I knew I had to watch. This is a never ending discussion that always seems to come up in the media as well as in my every day life. I can identify with some of the things that were being discussed, especially the whole skin complexion thing. Growing up, I was the most different from my sisters. I was the youngest, the thinnest, the darkest, the one with the coarsest hair; hence I'm the only one with a perm.
What bothers me the most that this video touches upon, is the fact that many people of Afro Caribbean decent do not want to admit that they are Black, especially Dominicans. It boggles my mind that many Dominican people refuse to come to terms with the fact that they are African just like I am! Dominicans and Haitians descended from the same people! This is an argument that I always have with one of my friends who does not understand that she is Black. There is nothing wrong with being Black or loving one's culture. But you cannot love your culture until you fully understand your culture's history. And being Dominican, Puerto Rican or Cuban and saying that you are not of African decent is simply ignorant! I do not care if your skin complexion is high yellow, red bone or the like. You are of African decent. THAT 'S IT!!!
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