Actually,my hair is curly,wavy and sometimes I leave it natural and sometimes I prefer to
straighten it.It's just a matter of preference.
Good for you ! I just wouldn't call someone who prefers to wear their hair curly/wavy/kinky a Chia Pet.
Actually,my hair is curly,wavy and sometimes I leave it natural and sometimes I prefer to
straighten it.It's just a matter of preference.
Good for you ! I just wouldn't call someone who prefers to wear their hair curly/wavy/kinky a
Chia Pet.
This is not a Dominican matter only, I see AA women trying to look like white woman painting of yellow, relaxing their hair and wearing wigs...
Ridiculous!
JJ
Gotta say, Bob. The more I read you, the whiter you get. You're very far removed from the Afro-Latin part of the Dominican culture, or so it seems.
What does that mean? Perhaps we see things through different lenses. Mine are clear, I see the color but only one race. You have your unfortunate American history that has given you your views. I am right in the middle of the Dominican culture, not the Afro-Latin culture. The Dominicans I know, am related to, and socialize with are everywhere from pasty white to midnight Black and they all socialize together without any issues on whether they have black, greenm or pink ancestors. There is only a racial problem when you make it a problem. I think for all your years of being here and speaking Spanish that you really don't understand the culture.
If you think there's no racism in RD you're not paying attention.
There racism whenever you get people together that look different from each other. It just no as big a deal in the DR, certainly not in political circles. As NAS has said many times the DR is a classist society.
I know a number of the upper class that are certainly not white under the standards that you apply. I also know white Dominicans that are poor as church mice, with out much education or property.
You're being silly. Just open any Dominican rag with the pictures of the elite and you'll note a glaring absence.
The real upper class and elite are not in those magazines or newspapers.
See what I mean? You're way above the average Dominican.
Bob and Pollo. We have the same discussion in Europe: West-Europe/East...
I'm not quite sure what logic you used to come up with that statement. The average Dominican I know has a hard time scraping up 1000 pesos a month for tuition. I know lots of poor farmers, labourers....etc. Half of my wife's family can't afford 3 meals a day.