ok i wasnt going to do this because i didnt another problem to arise and all the members who have been here longer to point the fingers at us "noobs", at the "younger generation" or anything like that but here goes...
i became a member to this forum thinking that i was going to find other dominicans who love DR and feel as passionately about it and our culture as i do, maybe less maybe more...didnt matter as long as i found a few people to relate to. to my dismay, i found little of this. instead i found people, most which seem like older white tourists, talking about strip joints, prostitutes, sankies and other things that i fear my lil half of the island is becoming better known for than our music, culture, and history. i'm not saying "no one should talk about the negative things that happen" because they're there, they're unavoidable and its a problem to be dealt with. i just didnt think i would encounter conversations about these things on such a mass scale. if there is anyone who can recommend another forum that actually has a little of what i'm hoping for...please let me know. to let you know a little more of what i'm looking for let me tell you a little about myself.
i'm currently a nursing freshman at New York University. i graduated second in my class in high school...(the first was also dominican). contrary to popular belief i, as a young dominican raised in the bronx and surrounded by it all of my life, am not a big fan of rap...i do prefer a little hip-hop now and then (and for those of you who didnt know, yes there is a difference) but not too much of it...but i digress...heres my point: i currently find myself in an environment where racial tension can sometimes become high. all i want to do is reconnect with my culture, my history, my background. connect with others, and just find ppl that feel like i do...that embrace their culture and all the good and bad things that come with it..
i guess i would say more..much more...but i'm exhausted. and just for the record i agree that boxcutta was only asking a question and in the end it turned into something that it really shouldnt have. but again, i'm sidtracking. i just feel like a minority in a forum about my own country and i would lke to find something that caters more to my needs...at least b4 i have to go off and create a forum of my own. if anyone knows of another forum..plz let me know.
thank you..gracias..
i became a member to this forum thinking that i was going to find other dominicans who love DR and feel as passionately about it and our culture as i do, maybe less maybe more...didnt matter as long as i found a few people to relate to. to my dismay, i found little of this. instead i found people, most which seem like older white tourists, talking about strip joints, prostitutes, sankies and other things that i fear my lil half of the island is becoming better known for than our music, culture, and history. i'm not saying "no one should talk about the negative things that happen" because they're there, they're unavoidable and its a problem to be dealt with. i just didnt think i would encounter conversations about these things on such a mass scale. if there is anyone who can recommend another forum that actually has a little of what i'm hoping for...please let me know. to let you know a little more of what i'm looking for let me tell you a little about myself.
i'm currently a nursing freshman at New York University. i graduated second in my class in high school...(the first was also dominican). contrary to popular belief i, as a young dominican raised in the bronx and surrounded by it all of my life, am not a big fan of rap...i do prefer a little hip-hop now and then (and for those of you who didnt know, yes there is a difference) but not too much of it...but i digress...heres my point: i currently find myself in an environment where racial tension can sometimes become high. all i want to do is reconnect with my culture, my history, my background. connect with others, and just find ppl that feel like i do...that embrace their culture and all the good and bad things that come with it..
i guess i would say more..much more...but i'm exhausted. and just for the record i agree that boxcutta was only asking a question and in the end it turned into something that it really shouldnt have. but again, i'm sidtracking. i just feel like a minority in a forum about my own country and i would lke to find something that caters more to my needs...at least b4 i have to go off and create a forum of my own. if anyone knows of another forum..plz let me know.
thank you..gracias..