I found an old article in the no longer circulating Rumbo political magazine. It deals with how much racism and anti-Haitian sentiment existed in Dominican society in 1995, based on the results of a Gallup study. It consisted of 1,200 Dominicans nationwide, all over 18 years old and was conducted between March 22 and April 1, 1995. Keep in mind that with the passage of time, pro-white color/racial preferences tends to wane in favor of either indifferent or non-white, both in Dominican Republic as in the rest of the world. Since this study was done in 1995, we can only guess how things must be today.
The questions asked and the results were as follows:
Would you favor a close relative marrying a white, indio/mulatto or black person?
• 56.7% Indifferent.
• 26.2% Indio/mulatto
• 11.8% White
• 2.8% Black
• 1.9% No opinion
• 0.6% Didn’t respond
Would you favor a close relative marrying a white, indio/mulatto or black person? (by social class)
Upper Class
• 67.7% Indifferent
• 13.8% Indio/mulatto
• 12.3% White
• 4.6% No opinion
• 1.5% Black
• 0.0% Didn’t respond
Middle Class
• 65.1% Indifferent
• 21.9% Indio/mulatto
• 11.2% White
• 1.2% No opinion
• 0.6% Didn’t respond
• 0.0% Black
Low Class
• 54.5% Indifferent
• 27.7% Indio/mulatto
• 11.9% White
• 3.4% Black
• 1.9% No opinion
• 0.6% Didn’t respond
Would you favor a close relative marrying a Haitian?
• 51.2% Against it
• 36.3% Indifferent
• 11.6% Favor it
• 0.9% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Would you favor a close relative marrying a Haitian? (by social class)
Upper Class
• 52.3% Indifferent
• 32.3% Against it
• 15.4% Favor it
• 0.0% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Middle Class
• 46.2% Indifferent
• 40.2% Against it
• 11.8% Favor it
• 1.8% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Low Class
• 54.3% Against it
• 33.5% Indifferent
• 11.3% Favor it
• 0.8% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Percentage that is indifferent about the color of whom a close relative would marry, by region:
• Santo Domingo 71%
• South 51%
• Cibao 48%
Percentage that is indifferent about the color of whom a close relative would marry, by social class:
• Upper Class 68%
• Lower Class 54%
Color/racial preference for the 41% that responded it mattered:
• 46% Indios/mulattos
• 12% White
• 3.0% Black
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Dominicans are more xenophobic than racist/colorist.
2. The Dominican beauty hierarchy favors first the indio/mulatto ideal, then the white ideal, then blacks.
3. Santo Domingo is the least racist/colorist region, the Cibao the most.
4. The upper classes are both, less racist/colorist and less anti-Haitian; the lower class is the most in both.
5. This seriously contradicts what the leftist sociologists have been claiming concerning racist/colorist attitudes supposedly being stronger in the upper classes than in the lower class, and anti-Haitian attitudes being stronger at the upper class than the lower class.
The questions asked and the results were as follows:
Would you favor a close relative marrying a white, indio/mulatto or black person?
• 56.7% Indifferent.
• 26.2% Indio/mulatto
• 11.8% White
• 2.8% Black
• 1.9% No opinion
• 0.6% Didn’t respond
Would you favor a close relative marrying a white, indio/mulatto or black person? (by social class)
Upper Class
• 67.7% Indifferent
• 13.8% Indio/mulatto
• 12.3% White
• 4.6% No opinion
• 1.5% Black
• 0.0% Didn’t respond
Middle Class
• 65.1% Indifferent
• 21.9% Indio/mulatto
• 11.2% White
• 1.2% No opinion
• 0.6% Didn’t respond
• 0.0% Black
Low Class
• 54.5% Indifferent
• 27.7% Indio/mulatto
• 11.9% White
• 3.4% Black
• 1.9% No opinion
• 0.6% Didn’t respond
Would you favor a close relative marrying a Haitian?
• 51.2% Against it
• 36.3% Indifferent
• 11.6% Favor it
• 0.9% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Would you favor a close relative marrying a Haitian? (by social class)
Upper Class
• 52.3% Indifferent
• 32.3% Against it
• 15.4% Favor it
• 0.0% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Middle Class
• 46.2% Indifferent
• 40.2% Against it
• 11.8% Favor it
• 1.8% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Low Class
• 54.3% Against it
• 33.5% Indifferent
• 11.3% Favor it
• 0.8% Didn’t respond / No opinion
Percentage that is indifferent about the color of whom a close relative would marry, by region:
• Santo Domingo 71%
• South 51%
• Cibao 48%
Percentage that is indifferent about the color of whom a close relative would marry, by social class:
• Upper Class 68%
• Lower Class 54%
Color/racial preference for the 41% that responded it mattered:
• 46% Indios/mulattos
• 12% White
• 3.0% Black
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Dominicans are more xenophobic than racist/colorist.
2. The Dominican beauty hierarchy favors first the indio/mulatto ideal, then the white ideal, then blacks.
3. Santo Domingo is the least racist/colorist region, the Cibao the most.
4. The upper classes are both, less racist/colorist and less anti-Haitian; the lower class is the most in both.
5. This seriously contradicts what the leftist sociologists have been claiming concerning racist/colorist attitudes supposedly being stronger in the upper classes than in the lower class, and anti-Haitian attitudes being stronger at the upper class than the lower class.
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