I am too Dark To Be Dominican
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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Black isn't just African Americans.... there's black everywhere but the media doesn't show that
Stephanie Shefton they don't show that for a reason.
Stephanie Shefton so true!!!
Falise Lynn what is that suppose to mean
Stephanie Shefton Whites too. I am a White Brazilian and there are lots of White latinos. Media says all latinos are mixed (native/white) and has black hair and dark eyes, just because most latinos in usa looks like.
Stephanie Shefton they show Haiti during the earthquake recovery
Latina is Latina no matter the skin color . Somos Dominicana de pura sepa 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
xxmakeupislifexx not according to Telemundo and Univision 😂😂😂😂
Beautiful Hermosa . Afro Dominicanas son hermosa
Not to all Dominicans 🛑 Lying sweetie .look at ⚾ player Sammy Sosa 😂
@ᗪᑭᕼ ᖴᗩGGOT ti padre afro dominicano o haitiano
Aww this is so sad. People can be so ignorant.
Ignorance is bliss!! It's always the ones who start off "I dont mean to offend you" who always say something offensive.
BronzeGoddess01 Hey Gorgeous
BronzeGoddess01 your not black i have see dominicanas like you
If they look like her they are not Dominicananas. Por favor y no te interes en las cosas que tu no sabes. Interate en tu propio pais, chismosa.
Monica, you are beautiful and you do not have to explain yourself or your nationality! You are fearfully and wonderfully made by Almighty God!!! Psalm 139:14 Continue to allow Almighty God to use you to encourage other women!!!
That's sad. Dark skinned women are beautiful.
I think the reason why ppl came at your video so hard is because you're Dominican. A lot of Dominicans reject their African ancestry. As I am sure you know 75% of the Dominican Republic is of African descent but Rafael Trujillo brain washed DR into thinking that black was something to be ashamed of which is no different than what slavery did to blacks in America. Had you been of another nationality ppl probably wouldn't have been so ignorant. Black Americans still don't seem to understand that black ppl can be found anywhere outside of Africa. My moms side is Afro-Honduran and when I speak Spanish ppl look at me like "oh shit"! Lmao good video!
+La Original-Sorry but the information you have been reading about Dominican racial identity is bias and not accurate. And before I dispute your figures can you please explain what you mean by "Dominicans are 75% African descent" I just want to make sure I understand correctly. Are you saying 75% of Dominicans look like you, a garifuna?
+La Original-Hey I am still waiting for your answer. What do you mean exactly that Dominicans are 75% of African descent?
+La Original It is more than 75% of Dominicans it is like 84% of all Dominicans have African ancestry and DNA testing has proved this but Dominicans are in denial. Most people in Latin America consider Dominicans to be Afro Caribbean or Caribbean people not Latinos.
+Espanol Guerra-Another ignorant remark. Perception and reality are two different things.
Dominicanita Linda Actually Dominicans being Latino is very debatable. Most people in Latin Americans countries consider Dominicans Caribbean people and don't consider Dominican Republic as part of Latin America because it shares an island with Haiti in the Caribbean.
Also it was the French who coined Latin America when they invaded Mexico on Cinco de Mayo. Really it was Napoleon III trying to create a new Latin Empire in the Americas. Remember the French lost Haiti and could careless about the Caribbean so the Dominicans Republic wasn't included.
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Dominicanita Linda said
In fact Dominicans are the EPITOME or HEART center of the Latin American world, since we were the first Spanish Capital in America & the based place to conquer & Latinized the Americas.
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Most Dominicans were just African slaves being Latinized by the Spanish. It wasn't the Dominicans Latinizing anyone because they were just slaves. It was the Spanish and Portuguese and French Latinizing people. Dominicans had nothing to do with it. Jajajajaja
Dominican Republic wasn't even independent it was a slave nation. Jajajaja Most Latin Americans don't even consider Dominicans to be Latino because they are not from Latin America. Most Latin Americans consider Dominicans to be Sub Saharan African or Afro Caribbean or black people. Gente Negra.
Dominican Republic is an insignificant island in the Caribbean that shares the island with Haiti. No people in Latin America care about a Caribbean island because it isn't of any importance.
These wars left the Mexican Treasury nearly bankrupt. On July 17, 1861, Mexican President Benito Juárez issued a moratorium in which all foreign debt payments would be suspended for two years.[5][6] In response, France, Britain, and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand reimbursement. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, at the time ruled by Napoleon III, decided to use the opportunity to establish a Latin empire in Mexico that would favor French interests, the Second Mexican Empire.
Source Wikipedia Cinco de Mayo.
Less than 1% of Mexicans have African ancestry and no where close to 10% statistic. It is actually around 4.7% of Mexicans who DNA would have African ancestry.
girl!!! your latina! its not a problem in your fan cause in DR everyone comes in different colors! you are dominican! and proud!!! LATINA POWER!
+legba eshu Exactly they are in the Caribbean ocean so what the hell are they calling themselves Hispanic or Latino. the white man called them this. but I see them as People of the Caribbean with mix heritage in clubbing African white and native done!!!!
+legba eshu well its latino if you live in the united states cause they refer to us as both when identifying us
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
+Son simmons how can we if we are completely mixed. Thats why we dont identify by race but by culture and nation. Im not going to subject to what is easier for you. Thats exactly what you are complaining was done to us in the first place. We dont play the race card we identify by nationality. Wouldnt that be easier for you?
+legba eshu Dominicans are Latinos! Dominican Republic is part of Latin America
+Son simmons thats what they look like to you but they are mixed. Should i say everything I'm with, why? Dominicans are not all just 100% african. Not that being african is bad. Its that they are mixed. You are one of those people who only see color. Yes you can identify them as dominican cause thats where they are from. Same way you identify an american cause they are from america
Screw the haters! LA NEGRA TIENE TUMBAO 🍫🍫😁
Tiffany Rosem Y NO CAMINA DE LAO 😂😂😂 YAS GIRL. I'm sorry I don't remember the lyrics but yes Celia 😂
Tiffany Rosem 😂😂😂 that positivity!
Elisa Guzman LMFAOOOO
Tiffany Rosem Wtf
Ayyy la negra tiene tumbado
I am told I'm too light to be Dominican.... it's always something, you can never win - screw them!!!! You are beautiful by the way
I am so GLAD you made this vid. You ARE Latina! Stay beautiful 😘
Chanel Boateng Thank you!!
Antonio Batista Haitians are Latinos lol, but not Hispanic. Google is free, my friend.
Antonio Batista French (Latin Language). Latin America (countries that speak French, Spanish and Portuguese). They're Latino, don't be ignorant. ua-cam.com/video/GBt5rMD2aDc/v-deo.html @5:20, I'll be even be nice and put exactly where it shows it. The Haitian flag is the 2nd one on the far left.
Antonio Batista how are u gonna tell her what she is just because she dark doesn’t mean she is Haitian ..stop trying to classify her ..because u have no idea what she is ..
Chanel Ambrose She's haitian migrant , not latina !
People used to tell me I am to dark to be hispanic. I never thought I would have to label myself as Afro-Latina, the fact that I was black should have been obvious. There isn't a specific look for different cultures. I am Panameña and proud 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
PanameñaMami7 Viva Panama ‼️🇵🇦
Cinnamon Starr they imported a god that aint real.😂😂😂
ur correct bro💯👌👊
I don't know where in the world you are from, but whitewashing the whole of the LATIN CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA doesn't take away the fact that black people do exist in some LATIN COUNTRIES.
Actually the moors were black.. The whole of what is called North Africa was black BEFORE mixing with Arabs and the Phoenicians, and Visigoths, that make up some of the blood of "white" Spanish people.
Eros Delorenzi Technically you're correct, but the term Latino in this part of the world just means you speak a Latin language.
If the people that are making these comments actually went to The Dominican Republic they will be greatly surprised and the color of Many.
D. Jenelle Exaaaactlyyyy you'll find every skin color here
D. Jenelle I thought exactly the same
on god, cuz we b dark as hell.
D. Jenelle Ya lo sabe
They will also find out the darker they are the harder is move socially in the culture.
Eres una Dominicana bella Dios te bendiga paisana mi hermana es de tu color y es bella:)
Eve The Medium verdad
This what happens when people block history straight out. I'm sorry you had to experience ignorance..smh
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***** I know enough. Thanks 😊
***** it's then
If you want to check me , please make sure it's correct. Not being rude..
I'm watching a show, sorry. Have a nice day 😀
Lola Rew:
This conquistador is a racist, wannabe, so-called "white", who, like our racist presidents, is attempting to rewrite historical facts - as they pertain to American Indians, Africans, Australian Mongolians, Spaniards and yes, Hindi and Muslim East Indians who were placed on the Island of Hispaniola, now Haiti and the Dominica Republic, by The Dutch East Indian Company - by its Enslaving "rulers".
If one analyses the nonsensical contradictions of his diatribes, one will discern the empty shrewdness of HIS innate sense of racism, bigotry and prejudices.
Ignore the "retarded" ignoramus - to use a word or two from exerps of his AUTObiography.
whoever said that doesn't know any dominicans.
Girl I know lol
+MonicaStyles Muse
Most People Assume im Caucasian and Im Dominican ; including other Dominicans.Yet, when I tell them Im Dominican, I hear no, "Youre too White to be Dominican", or "you're really Dominican? Actually the only thing Ive heard was,, "You're too SERIOUS to be Dominican".. Because Apparently All Dominicans behave like the Wild ghetto lumpens that live in the lower income areas of the BX and Manhattan, that emulate that regressive African American culture/ Apparently, there are no Serious pundits among our ranks.Even though,We have the highest college grad per capita out of all Latino Groups in the US... I know plenty of young Dominican academics and Scholars who put these ignorant stereotypes to shame.. Especially in The Pro-Dominican NPO I participate in...We Dominicans only have one Identity as you stated and it is a cultural Identity (DOMINICAN) we are not a race-centric society,like most of Latin America (we celebrate all our ancestors)/ Though recently, the Pan-Africanist cultural imperialist have been trying to force black Dominicans to label themselves, AFRO-DOMINICANS, and betray their Mixed and White brothers in favor of their agenda and views; to force feed the One Drop rule on the first country (DR) in the western hemisphere to desegregate ,a Country who has never experienced jim crow or any other forms of American racism.Forming its first mixed race government by the 1700s..
For a second,you had me with the title..I'm Glad to see that you aren't another Dominican American Traitor,Because its generally Dominicans raised in the States that are turning on their country/community ,brainwashed by the Cultural Marxist teachings of CUNY,the regressive LEFT (Neo-Liberalism) and the Anti-Dominican ; CUNY's Dominican Studies (More like, Cunys Pan-Africanist Brainwashing of weak willed Dominican twits) Who aim to force us to embody a black national idendity and betray 500 years of HIstory and culture, and merge with the Haitian Quilombo (Our historic enemies and Usurpers)..
I see now that the title of your video was a bait and switch to pull in these same Pan-Africanist Dominican Bashers,Traitors and haters...Like we did with ThatsDominicans video, "Los Dominicanos Somos racistas" Which we (Dominican advocacy Coalition) Created along with Manuel by using his channel and fanbase to get our message across..
I commend you for your mental fortitude; in your ability to break threw the psychological attacks and propaganda from these Vermin,especially as a black Dominican: their prime target.The same cant be said about Other Dominicans unfortunately,like the Pro-Haitian ,black Nationalists from WAAD (We are all Dominican) Pathetic group of losers and traitors with self-esteem issues/Whove become our favorite punching bag of late...Yet Continue to host Anti-Dominican events threwout the Cuny System..But piss themselves when we crash their parties,because their entire premised is based on fallacies and outright lies meant to demoralize our community and make it conform by the use of political correctness.
Los blancos, morenos, cobrizos, cruzados, marchando serenos, unidos y osados, la Patria salvemos de viles tiranos, y al mundo mostremos que somos hermanos." - Juan Pablo Duarte.
Jenniffer Negreira they really don't know any Dominicans bc we come in all colors from looking almost Caucasian to dark dark African
i agree with this completely.
so why are you commenting on this??
Uh? too dark to be dominican? Who ever asking that question need to visit D.R. .... Seriously
Thank you!
Omg yes I'm tired of people thinking I'm half white lol Team Dominicana here!!!! 😝
The people who are saying this OBVIOUSLY has NEVER been to the DR at all I am Dominican also I am light brown, my brother is your tone and my sisters, my mom and dad are very dark Dominicans so don't worry about people are saying YOU know who you are and you don't have to prove anything to anyone been hearing people say this CRAP for 43 years. People need to get educated before saying DUMBASS things about other people and their culture, skin tone and etc. Dominicans come from the WHITEST OF WHITE TO THE DARKEST OF DARK it doesn't make you any less DOMINICAN being either. Bless you 😘💖
Every time I go to Dominican republic in Santo domingo (the capital) everyone I see look like this beautiful woman in the video. It's very rare that I see someone as light as marc Anthony. That's why I don't understand why people say she doesn't look Dominican. Smh Have these people ever been to DR? Especially the capital😂
Ambie Gonzalez TV It's not rare lol You see light skin,black,white people everywhere, any day and at any time here
It’s weird that everyone you see looks like Monica. I’m Dominican and we come in ALL different colors - and yes even in la capital so I have no idea what you’re talking about.
You know what it is .. it depends on where people in DR are coming from. Typically people from El Cibao (the country side) are lighter skin... and since theyre poor they are the ones you see a lot. But there are a lot of morenitas here in the US from DR too. People need to get it together.
Marc Anthony is actually Puerto Rican, but I agree latinos come in a full spectrum of colors.
There's plenty of white people in Santo Domingo. You can find them in the central part of the city where all those high-rise residential buildings are at. Check out neighborhoods like Piantini, Naco, Evarista Morales, Los Cacicazgos, etc. Almost entirely white, even mulattos are rare in these parts. Santo Domingo's upper class is white for the most part, while the middle class and working class areas are comprised of mixed race people who are lighter than the girl in the video. The blackest and poorest people in Santo Domingo tend to concentrate in tourist trap areas like El malecon and Zona Colonial where they panhandle to foreigners, most of them come from the slums along the Ozama river.
I'm full blooded Puerto Rican and they talk about me in Spanish thinking I'm black, which doesn't bother me, I sometimes just to see their reaction, will text my sister to call my cell and I answer in Spanish, and the look in their faces is a mixed of embarrassment and disbelief mixed with I'm so stupid,lol...
+Yajaira Gonzalez You cannot be full blooded Puerto Rican. Puerto Rican is NOT a race. And being black is Not exclusive to African Americans. You can be Black and still be Latino. So you ARE NOT "full blooded Puerto Rican". That makes ZERO sense. You are most likely African, Spanish, and Taino. THATS YOUR RACE.
+Jerome Theseus Thank you make the most sense However , Puerto Ricans , Spanish Carribean hold on to this Taino fairy tale. There is very small percentage of Puerto Ricans that have Taino ancestry . Since they were wiped off or killed off. I am just saying . Everyone knows that .
African americans get so mad when Latinos hold on their heritage. why?Latino is not a race is an ethnicity. Get over it. Shes 100% PR because both of her parents come from PR.IF she says shes 100% PR- obviously shes a product of that island's history. Why should she stop identifying with her culture, which is who she is. Over "black" which doesn't say much about her, just that she came from slavery.When she identifies as PR- shes painting a full picture of her family's history. I don't understand black nationlist. You can be a black nationalist if you want to, more power to you. But don't force your racist philosphy to other people
Wentworth Helsinger So i am so confused when Puerto Rican consider themselves white according to the census do you get mad at them .For you to make a generaliztation on how African Amercaisn feel would you get upset if she said she was black . I mean i know some Latnos in Hollywood that consider themsevles black do you have a problem with that. I mean come on its just not African Americans she is talking about it Latinos TOO There are Puerto Ricans that do not accept her being Puerto RICAN like they ahd issues with Roseie Perez for a long time. So stop pointing the fingers at us and you know dang on well that she is not even accpeted amongst your own kind.
Wentworth Helsinger How is it racist when you say someone is black . You dot know racism. People are mis using the term racism lately.
the issues of colorism within black and latinx communities are very complicated and need a lot more unpacking.
Janae Grissett True. The paper bag test comes to mind.
Who tf said this because Im fighting them
Rochelle Dolores word
Just because we are black first doesn't mean we are just one type of "black" but we all originated from AFRICA and the Europeans took us away a from our native land to divide and conquer... Now we have to deal with the backlash that we can't be the nationality where we were forced into... its crazy!! You are a black woman who is Hispanic... FORGET THE HATERS!!! ❤️
Thank you babe!!!
MonicaStyle Muse THANK YOU FOR LETTING THEM KNOW... 😘
George Bush haha don't you sound intelligent... you damn right I'm African, Haitian, Black, Nubian and a QUEEN!!! ✊🏾
music entertainmen what Haitian you know don't claim to be Haitian. Just because some of my people don't want to be in Haiti doesn't mean we don't claim to be Haitian. We don't claim to be Hispanic/Latino if we really aren't Hispanic/Latino. I don't understand where you are going with this? Any Haitian you meet will let you know they are proud to be Haitian! I would get extremely detailed with you but just know this... 1804! Peep The Flag on May 18th 🇭🇹
Nope, Dominicans are not black, you are a fool if you think that.
Her skin tone has nothing to do with her nationality or race. People who have actually been to Dominican Republic know that Dominicans literally come in every shade there is. People kept asking my friends and I if we were dominican and we range from very light to darker skin.
Kdiggzzz how does your skin color not define your race? She is Black lol. She says that she's Black.
Only in DR do people that are her complexion or darker or even lighter say they arent Black. Keep your self hatred to yourself. it's actually disgusting.... GO MONICAAAA ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 LMFAOOO 😅😭😂
Btw we’re both from the same Island and I’m black too....
MArio Regis Shut Up dude
@@FLYKIDD320 Sweety race is a social construct and made up to begin with. Everybody is related and created by God, I really hope you know a kkk freemason satanic man named Walter Ashby Plecker enforced the one drop rule and the racial integrity act in 1912. You will stop saying, someone is pure black once you read up on him.
@@Mimi24177 100% truth. People continue to try to define themselves by this made up, illogical construct. They always end up sounding crazy.
@@chillycharles910 Exactly! They all do. It is like Satan got them so blind full with hatred and confused that they are refusing to accept the real truth.
This hit home for me, because I grew up cautious of my skin because everyone else categorized me as black. I'm afro latina, and all I ever got was "you're too dark. You're not even Mexican or Guatemalan. You're a liar" and it was hard. But I love being African American & I love being Hispanic & I embrace both cultures & this video was just so amazing & I love that you embrace your culture too. Very motivating. Thank you for this 💖
You black home gurl
+Slim Jesus your ignorance proved my exact point.
Me too. African American and Dominican. I speak both english and spanish and I love it!
You're afro latina correct but in people's eyes of physical perception like sometimes they think Puerto Ricans are only supposed to look Ambiguous when some are black.
But you are black...you are just a black hispanic...a Latina.... whether you call it "African American" or "Afro Latina" it's still Black...I personally hate saying "African American" like as if they are separate born in Africa no...You are American...and black...
I'm Dominican and I'm dark I don't care what people say you beautiful just the way you are
You aren't too dark to be Dominican. That's what (certain) Dominicans want you to believe.
Edgy Kid dude she's obviously talking about African Americans always complain about us not calling ourselves afrolatinos.
We Do Not Have A Problem With Being Afro Descendents.
or what white america would like you to believe...easier for them to understand lol
Not Dominican
I’m Panamanian and I get the same thing! Even some of my “friends” would make me “prove” how Spanish I was. So hurtful. Thank you for this! Yo Soy Latina 💕😘
"There's not a face for every culture" love that quote!
aww thank you my love!!!
+MonicaStyle Muse Mija olvidate de las ignorancias from some people.. Eres una mujer Hermosa.
Preach it girl! My family is from Honduras 🇭🇳 and we have tribes that are of African American decent but settled on the coasts of Honduras , Belize, etc. to escape slavery and created their own tribe and language. although they were not born in Honduras, they are considered Hondureños ❤️ I’ll be doing a latina tag shortly 💕
If she has to call herself Afro-latino, then shouldn't white Latinos have to call themselves Euro-latinos or something around those lines? And Asian-Latinos? Come to think of it, why don't white Americans have to call themselves European Americans? If everyone else gets to choose what to call themselves, why not let people of African heritage get to choose for themselves too?
Edit: this has been noted to be mostly be an American (U. S.) problem.
That's the issue I have as an "African" American woman. Yes, I am black which to me means person of African descent. But I am African, Native American, and White European descent. But in USA it's like of you are darker than a certain color or your hair is a certain way you are not allowed to be anything else but Black or African American. When I try to explain why my family photos are from the whitest skin color to the darkest brown ppl roll their eyes and say you're Black. But they question if ppl in my family mainly mom and her siblings have the same parents since they're different colors. Ppl are ignorant to the fact that Hispanics, Latinos, and Blacks can be any color or have such a variety of features. Mainly because of Media and white washing of cultures and features. Ppl swear all Puerto Ricans are Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez forget Tego Calderon, Celia Cruz, Susana Baca, or Amara La Negra. She is beautiful, God Bless her and any others struggling this way. I want to just be American as she just wants to be Hispanic or Latina. It's a sick way to separate ppl.
Exactly... I would have to say Arab Latino which just sounds wierd bc i never lived the arabic culture. I think THAT is what its about. I understand people in the US have their identity attached to race .. but other countries have diff lifestyles and people have to learn how to take a back seat and put on someone elses shoes
latins come from Europe. We mostly see Native American and white mixtures in media
I actually heard other races say Euro-Latino Arab Latino etc idk why darker latinos have such a huge issue with it
its not that simple.. Arab Latino and Euro Latino is strange if you dont have direct connection with the culture. For example Im technically both Arab and Euro Latino (and some Afro too!) But Ive only grown up truly identifying as Dominican (the mix of all those thigns) bc thats my experience (eat, drink, music, language, customs) so I cant genuinely say I'm arabic when I dont even know how to identify it as my grandpa died before i was even born. I dont hide it but I dont use it as a descriptor.. I'm simply Dominican and no one should have an issue with how anyone identifies.. as that is deeply personal
OMG I swear this video woke me up
I am a Latina Dominicana born in Santo Domingo and everyone says I am to dark to be a Dominican. I hated my life for so long because people would tell me I was either adopted or I was a Wana be.
I never understood until now; I would identify myself as Afro Latina but not anymore🙌🏾
I am Preciosa Bebe Fernandez
And I am a proud Latina 💋
Thank you Monica for the love very much needed
+ Bebepate . Well said. I'm Dominican to born in Santiago l look more European than anything else but I would never say I'm white , black, " euro Latino" or " afro Latino " just a DOMINICAN Hispanic or Latino. I know Dominican is nationality not a race but still I want to be called by The name of my beautiful country. You are just a beautiful Dominican , Hispanic , Latina !
Freddy 45 Muchas gracias por tus amables palabras
+ Bebepate. De nada cariño. Solo digo la verdad usted es una hermosa dominicana y punto.
Freddy 45 Muchas gracias por lo que realmente hizo mi día. Estoy lleno de alegría. Mi pueblo dominicano se unen
That's because you're Haitian lmao. All black ppl in d.r are Haitians because you idiots invaded their country. Then you wanna forget that you're Haitian and claim to be Dominican. So that all of D.R can be black like haiti....... didn't haiti do some shit like that in the past lmao? So history repeats itself xD
No importa si eres moreno, blanco o de cualquier color, todos somos humanos sin importar el color
Kevin Fox Quinn i agree ! 😊
Cien por ciento
Great video😀, I am Dominican as well and what I have noticed is that some other Hispanic countries don’t even consider us Hispanic just because we are African based. It’s so crazy how people are ignorant and perceive things for how they think it should be instead of how it is.
Dominican is a nationality not a race
Y'all forget that hati and dominican are on the same island😂 ffs
EXACTLY
And what? both countries are very different
Elvita Bouzy maybe because they were occupied by two different colonizers not every island had the same racial history some are predominantly more of one thing than the other .
EXACTLY !!!
Héctor nova. Well said. For some weird reason this people want to make Haiti and the DR one country it is not.
People who made you feel like that were ignorant. If it wasn't for the afro roots there wouldn't be a Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico or Cuba. Our woman and men get our beautiful genetics from our African roots. Im not even dark and my grandfather used to call me mi negrito lindo. And that's the way it was and should be everywhere. Light dark brown white, we are beautiful latinos. Why do you think we age better than people from other parts of the world. Good video. Keep up the good work. And im glad there's more proud latinos out there like me.
You need to get over your hated for Europeans.
Agreeeeeeeeeeeeed u a real one my nigga
We get our beautiful genetics from Europeans, who are universally considered the most atractive race. Theres a reason Santiago has the rep. For having the most atractive women in DR and not san pedro de macoris. If Dominicans looked like Haitians we would be irrelevant, and that includes to these racist Dominican obsessed blacks. Which is ironic.
Fart fuck Europeans
Right I went to República Dominicana 3 days ago and they all don’t look the same. People need to stop talking bout people because of the color of their skin... it really shouldn’t matter. Monica do you boo your living your life and you sure do look like you love it... you motivate me... because I come from a different country too... and it’s hard to be different! Buh I watch your channel and I “recharge”! I accept my self now thx to you 💋
dominicans are black spanish tainos in no particular order and im proud of each one
+thenightspot why you reppin the DR flag, when your fraud ass isnt even Dominican. lol- niggas wannabe dominican soo bad. i love it.
+thenightspot nah my dude im Dominican born and raised. Im not mad that you dont rep DR 1. if you dont rep DR then why would u have the DR flag as ur default but then talk mad shit about Dominicans all over youtube? 2. The way you segregate Dominicans is not at all something Dominicans do. 3. if you were really Dominican you would know that our genetics are so mixed that its very possible for two siblings to be complete opposite of each other "racially". 4. No dominicans refer to dominicans as "white" dominicans, every dominicans knows That dominicans are not white... your wither a haitian or a black american wishing he were dominican
+thenightspot what kind of shit am i trying to start? arent u the one talkin shit about dominicans?
+thenightspot what does PR have to do with this? PR is a failed country are you serious why would i care about boricuas? i think ive told you several times that there is no such thing as a white dominican, because dominicans are not white. Dumb in a can? Why would u disrespect your parents by calling them dumb? (your clearly not dominican). when did i disrespect african americans or haitians? never did such a thing.
+thenightspot i educate all those who are ignorant, including you
I can't believe the comments of some white skined Dominicans here! How fucking racist can some bitches be,just because she has darker skin does NOT make her less Dominican smh..Iam puertorican and there are plenty of beautiful ladies from P.R with darker skin.that doesn't make them less boricuas,White skin is not everything dammit!! My hubby is a beautiful dark skined boricua and i love him to pieces,our two kids are as pale as me but they look exactly like their dad lol..Ppl need to think & chill.
YariGlows215 right.....and plus 70% Dominicans are mixed with African like this woman here is mixed u can see the Native in her
YariGlows215 I prefer brown skin latinas, I think they look better
Preach!
you are beautiful the way you are .your are not from african american roots . you are from african roots (me being from pr )african culture is all over the pr culture .you have spanish blood line ,as well as african bloodline, just like me and everybody else in our culture,no matter how dark or lite they are . i love your complexion and think you are a beautiful young lady. you are latina you are dominican who ever says anything different is just an ignorant person. (feeling sad that people make you feel like this )
jose cruz the carribean is still part of the north (AMERICAN) continent
Thank you sis. WTF. How does everything negative has to be African American. FYI @Jose cruz. Black Americans are Americans and so is she. Dominican Repubic is part of the Americas. SMH.
They just hate on American Blacks. That's why. That is what this is all about. I'm tried of those damn ignorant people!
jose cruz : You go Josr Cruz I love your comment. But a lot of Latino dont understand that... Let's be proud of who we are. You guys are just our last skin brothers and sisters. I'm african american my sisters are real light skin we both same mom and pops but i turn to be dark skin.
jose cruz yea but the African blood in a afro Dominican is signficantly higher than the spanish blood line.
I am Dominican man same complexion as you, I love being call Moreno tho. Proud of it.
Who cares about if she's Latina or black ? At the end of the day she knows what she is and you cannot judge her for being dark sin
true
Screw the haters baby! You're so beautiful inside and out and that is what really matters! And for the people than doesn't know. We Dominicans (I'm Dominican too) come in all shapes and colors. Some are white with blue eyes, others are mestizos and others dark. Curly hair, straight hair, black, red, blonde. We're a culture with a great variety of looks.
No dejes que la ignorancia de las demás personas te afecte nena, solo sigue siendo la gran persona que eres.💖 #dominicanpower
I am Dominican... I am Afro Latina and proud !!!!
your soo brave for doing this video my beautiful latina queen
Olivia Thank you thank you!
Us Dominicans come in all different colors ,shapes and sizes❤️
Yesssss girl we do. ❤️🇩🇴❤️🇩🇴❤️
🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
Same thing goes for panama but Panamanians never had issues with being black. They acknowledge being black.
DoubleEdged7 aye Panama
icecreambeats101 we know blacks are all over the world. The bible says we were scattered across the earth. We are Hebrew!
Exactly, as a Panamanian myself, my family always embraced their blackness and their Latin roots so we never went through having an identity crisis in NYC.
DoubleEdged7 true
I am of Panamanian heritage and I am proud of being black!
Dominicans come in all shade ranges. I'm Dominican. I'm blonde and pale. My mom and her 4 sisters are all blonde and pale. I also have dark-skinned relatives in the Dominican Republic. We are all mixed. When I was younger I was actually so insecure because of my skin tone, people made me feel so bad for being so pale and being Hispanic. Hispanics in general come in all different skin tones! Sadly people are so ignorant.
Cecille wrong! Hispanics come in one color!
Jose Seijo Dominicans are not only one color what drugs are you taking?
Cecille it's most likely due to white immigration directly from Spain, which is recent, in terms of historical years. So I'm pretty sure you're just white but born in DR. Don't take this as an insult it's not. Calling yourself an afro Dominican, is like a white person from American calling themselves European American like no shit you're white and your from America.
Spanish is a nationality meaning you're from Spain and it is also the language you speak. Latino is a culture you inherit when you are born in a Latin country such as DR. Race is: black, white and Asian whichever you look like is the one you are identified with.
Hispanic/latino/Spanish isn't a damn race. You come in all shades *because* you guys are *different* races. How hard is that to understand? Not directed at you but in general to all Latinos.
Spanish inmigration is "recent"?
Wow. Just... wow.
You made white his-tory just LoL.
not everyone is mixed.
You look like a regular Dominican the majority of them are like you black or even darker
What part of the DR are you referring to?
Ariel José that is actually wrong Dominicans are actually over 30% african decent not 11. Due to slavery
No, thats not true
I'm dominican and i know what im saying
Dominicanita Linda ummm i have Dominican friends and the majority of them are black so yes i am exposed to Dominicans
+ simply me 12 . Dominicans ethnic makeup varies by region. Wikipedia. El cibao. Go to culture and tell me if they look black.
I am Mexican and I am a dark skinned girl. People called me burnt toast and saying that I look too dark. Monica I love u girl u r beautiful don’t listen to people girl u r beautiful just the way u r ❤️❤️
This is a great message to those ignorant People.
You are LATINA
& overall a Beautiful Person!
+Suzanne Pacheco Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my love xoxoxo
+MonicaStyle Muse
The video title caught My eye & after watching, it made Me want to subscribe.
I love Your content ♡
+MonicaStyle Muse Hispanic people don't have a color, we are dark, white, and tanned so the people that say that are stupid, and not all of us have straight hair, so don't feel bad about that people can't say anything they don't know how Dominican people look like everyone is dark in dr so my grandma is dark and Dominican and I am tanned but doesn't matter , you are beautiful the way you are all DR people look like you you are a normal DR
Afro-Latinas are the hottest!! ❤️😍
wirelesschick123 ya dig?
wirelesschick123 iiBig
Darker (tan- brown) color on hispanic men looks good too.
wirelesschick123 there de not afro latinas they de not from African there are just latinassss ok
It's the melanin.
I admire the tone of your response, it was very respectful and fair. You're the unspoken voice for people, male and female and I respect you for posting this at the risk of losing some subscribers who may disagree with you. Frick 'em doll 💜 Some young girl needed to see this video. Also, I agree that your presence is unique in the media/UA-cam so keep shining.
It's okay. I rather have people follow me for me 🙏
Thank you for spreading this message!! Love that you talked about this. I started a Facebook page trying to break down the stereotypes found in Latin America called "Discovering Latin America." Will definitely include your video on my page so more people can understand.
Be thankful u have melanin , light skin it's not better. Don't care for others opinion , ur a beautiful girl .
right these people are programmed to hate themselves smh
Love this video, growing up I was always told I was lying. I’ll never forget one of my elementary teachers tried to tell me during a “tell me where your family is from” project that I was pointing to the wrong country. My parents are from Panama 🇵🇦. I’m a proud Panamanian🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
That’s fuckin crazy
But Hispanic isn't a race though. That only means your a person from a latin country. (Latin country which was colonized by white Spaniards) If you're a person of color hispanic isn't you're race just you're culture.
Hearing black Dominicans saying their Spanish is like hearing black Americans saying their English.
Funny thing is the the Whites try to do black people which is to consider yourself JUST British/ English or just French as opposed to Afro/ black British/English or Afro/ black French. Mind you it's obvious they can t deny their racial category. Even America is trying to get us to do it. JUST be American.
FACTS! Thank You!
*your race just your culture.
*they're Spanish...they're English
I agree with what you're saying though. Hispanic people are a diverse mix of 3 traditional races, and nowadays there's also lots of Asians in certain parts of Latin America.
Thanks Brandon Matthews!
Brandon Matthews we are not divided in races i know in latinoamerica is different but is you are latino then you are latino
Hey Monica! I’m glad you’ve made this video to hopefully help someone that’s probably struggling with their appearance. I’m Black (FBA) American and was born and raised in STL. I moved to the East cost and was told I looked Dominican. Since the mid-west doesn’t have a large Spanish population, I really didn’t know what that meant, “looking like a Dominican.” I just went to the DR last year for the first time for my wedding anniversary and I still didn’t figure out what “looking like a Dominican” means. All I saw was “Black People” (light & dark) on the island that spoke Spanish. I guess what I’m trying to say is that some people like to put you in a labeled box. However, I’ve learned that no one can tell me who I am or can label me as I am what I am. You either can accept me or kick rocks. Stay strong and be blessed. P.S. - since my DR trip I’ve been learning Spanish again. 😁 ✌🏾
It's stupid how everybody think that Latinos are only light skin or white looking for one Latino is not a race it's a ethic and we come in all colors my mother is Puerto rican and is only 2 shades lighter than you and is a black women and my father is a olive complexion that's thing about black and browns we are so diverse and come in different shades thats why i am proud to be afro latino plus dominicans are black and.most are your color anyway so I don't understand how you could be too dark but dont worry your beautiful mami
So wait, you embrace your African roots but not your European roots? You're way too light to be only Taino and African....
Marcelo Surville duh obviously I have spanish in me and I rep all 3 of my roots but African the most because its more accurate
Marcelo Surville and actually not really there were lightskin africans before slavery
Boricua Papi I have to do research on this topic, i dont know much about slavery and i dont want to look like an ignorant.
+LikeOMGNYC-You make a very good point. The vast majority of the African slaves who were captured and imported to the Americas came in from west coast of Africa. And if you want to see a racial sampling of their ancestors, check out Haiti. The Haitian people are unmixed, pure unadulterated black. Just check them out one day and you will see the differenc. It is the most homogenous black nation in the western hemisphere.
The internet is filled with trolls and haters. you're a gorgeous Latina. A+++
This is a very interesting topic. The interesting thing is a large majority of South America was built on the backs of people color, 3 out 4 soldiers in many wars were of African descent. This to me makes you more Latina than anyone. Your ancestors blood nourishes the soil of your land. YOU ARE THE MOST AUTHENTIC LATINA THERE IS TO ME.
Lovely Rebel preach!
Lovely Rebel
Slay a bit. Viva AFRO Latinos. We are like every Black culture, the shit.
I think that the people that say you don’t look Dominican don’t even know that the first ones on the DR where Africans,Spanish and indígenas. You are beautiful and how I like to say, morena is there a problem with a Dominican morena latina, hellooo nooo, we are all different in all countries there are people with different skin, eyes, hair color. I love that you are very proud of being Dominican, people can say whatever they want but, the most important thing is that you now who you are, never let people define you. Sending love to you and I will love
that you read this comment and if you do, please say my username in a video or like this comment, I will appreciate it.
These comments are ignorant. Im dominican too and apperantly ive heard im to white. My grand parents are her color, my mother is a bit "morena" as she explained but i cam out white. Does that mean i have to classify my self as african american? No. and honestly where im from in DR most of the people are dark skin.. I dont understand why skin color is so important to you guys. in dr you're just dominican, black or white. Shes from dominican republic period point blank you guys shouldnt be telling her what she is or she isnt. you guys do know that they are white people in africa too right...... yall need a textbook.
Mireya Estevez I think it's the colorist society we live in and the misconception that you can't be black and Latina. Black people are literally everywhere! The diaspora just spread us all out. The colorism thing is so annoying. Hell my twin sister is Monica's complexion but everyone still tried to say I wasn't black.
Niesha Thomas True! Love the african diaspora too. :)
you're beautiful. You clearly have African ancestry on both your father and mother side. Dominicans are mostly of African descent but they are ashamed of their black side and only embrace their indigenous or white side. Even dark skin Dominican refused to acknowledge black side. That is why Dominicans do not get along with Haitians. Be happy, you do not have to prove anything to anybody.
I go through the same thing. People at school keep saying you don't look hispanic. It broke my heart. This girl named abagail said i was pretending to be hispanic,since there was a lot of Hispanics and latinos in my school. People we need to educate ourselves. Dominicans come in all colors🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴👈👈🏻👈🏼👈🏾👈🏿
I really needed this video. Thank you so much for taking the time to address something I have been struggling with for so long. I am black and Cuban but unfortunately I wasn't raised in Cuba so I had a huge identity crisis. I hated getting comments about how I didn't look latina so I was labeled just another black girl who tried too hard to speak Spanish. It was usually negative experiences within the black community. My black friends didn't understand why I would rather listen to Spanish music over hip hop or rap. So I subscribed to your channel because you are a darker latina and for once I felt represented. ❤💙
MsJazzy604 What type/kind of Cuban...cuz Cuban is not a race. If your Dad is Afro Cuban...then honey...you are black. Who's nationality is Cuban.
If he's white/Euro Cuban...then you are mixed cuz one parent is a total different race. If he's mixed 50/50...then you are still black due to DNA percentage of 56% or more of one full race. If he's mixed with white, black, Indian or Asian....then you are mixed due to your mother being black and it's only 50% of one full race. Hope that helps cuz Cuban is not a race.
SoozanJ Bee yeah but white latinas don't need to prove they are Latina. So why do black people need to prove it? Why do they need to prove everything and be labeled?
SoozanJ Bee sorry but are you Cuban? Because no Cuban raised in Cuba would make this kind of statement 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️duh
You are beautiful and when I saw you I toughed you were for united state but you just opened you mouth and hear Spanish and that was all what I need to know you are a beautiful Latina ❤️
monica parents are hatians she is not Dominican!
On that NYIUN shut up
Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, all of them think light is right and you do get treated different and even better
i bet you bleach your skin, that's why you care about what those ppl think of themselves
Mini Boss so true. I'm Mexican/Cuban and both countries seem to want to be lighter, but it's funny because they don't want to be white, but they don't want to be black. But they fail to realize we usually have African blood anyways.
Mini Boss Not true at all Im a fair skinned Hispanic With straight hair and I've never been treated better for looking white And I've been treated bad and discriminated against by racist black people for looking white people have even told me "you don't look Dominican" and "you don't belong here" so yeah all that stuff about colorism in Latin communities is bullshit I've never had anyone praise me for looking Italian it's just not true
+Ultimate Hip-Hop Fan people who get treated better for being the norm usually don't notice it because it's what they know. Just like most white people don't know they benefit from white privilege because they've never had to think about it because they're usually accepted in everything.
Mexicans have a lot more native and a lot less African in them than Dominicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, Brazilians, etc.
Las personas que dicen que no pareces Dominicana es simplemente que no conocen nuestra cultura. Dominican culture is a great mix of cultures and race.
If you think about it there's isn't an exact race for Latinos, we are all mixed, everyone in every Latino country is mixed, even if they look just white or just black.
Most are mixed but there are many that are just white, or just black. 16% of DR is white, 11% is black, 71% is mixed.
+Tinker B then they are white or they are black. I would imagine that those 16% of white people would identify themselves as white and not Latino, same goes for the black.
There are also many pure indigenous peoples in countries like Peru, Bolivia & Guatemala.
Lovely Lia I love that Lee min Ho profile pic! I am asian/mexican.
Lovely Lia im NOT mixed, what youre saying is wrong. There's a lot of exceptions
As a Dominican girl that lives in the South, I've dealt with the same issues most of my life! It's just nice to know other people go through the same issues and I'm glad someone said it:)
+Armani Wilson So happy this issue touches many lives!!!
Breaks my heart to hear this. I had an ex that went through the same issue. He was Puerto Rico and the darkest in his family oddly enough and he always felt like he didn't belong and was somewhat of an outcast plus people would say hurtful things maybe ignorantly but hurt him nonetheless. Words do hurt...
Rican*
I'm Puerto Rican and dark too. I've had similar experiences
Wow that's crazy my mom is a black dark rican too and I'm pretty sure she went through the same thing growing up because she's the darkest out of her family
That's sad that he had to go through that. I'm Puerto Rican and black. All families are different. I've never received any ignorance from my Puerto Rican side and I'm the darkest out of my siblings. I've received being outcastes for my skin complexion from my black side and from my Hispanic classmates that are from other countries. It's truly sad to experience it from anyone.
***** latino is a person from latin America dumb ass
As a Trinidadian learning the Spanish language, I can relate to the "you're pretty (for a black woman)" comments and insinuations by Latin American and it irks me as someone who was always proud of of my skin, my hair, and my beauty... It's like they don't expect black women to be beautiful but I'm constantly surrounded by beautiful black women so I don't get the big deal.
its really heart breaking on the other end too because I'm black and when I tell people that I'm just black its like they expect me to say that I was mixed with something I just don't get whats so wrong with being just black! That really irks me because I'm proud of being exactly who I am! people can be so ignorant I've seen latinas that are way draker than you! I'm from NYC so there are ppl from all over here and in many different shades. maybe these ignorant people/commenters are from mars lol jk
OMG! Yes! Black people are beautiful too! Why should you have to be mixed to be beautiful??? SMH...
DestinyAlanax3 u dont look mixed at all
daric nd i get it all the time
Yeah I hate that... Sometimes its your own black people who think you're mixed 😴
+DestinyAlanax3 Your culture is black and that is what you identify with. And racially you are predominately a negro. However, if you have physical traits that may look native American or Caucasian that is because you might also have a mix race ancestry. However, if you wish not to embrace it, you have every right to do so.
My mom is Asian but I was born in Colombia and they call me the Asian girl in school they also say that I'm to Chinese to be Latina so I answered in Spanish... people are racist and don't care abt others feelings I'm 11 and I get this kind of bullying! No me importa lo que piensen de mí con sabe y ser nacida en Colombia y tener en mi conciencia de que soy latina me siento orgullosa!;(:)
i can't stand when people say " you're so pretty for a black girl " or you're a pretty black girl like why can't i just be pretty
+Destiny Ruff yea back handed compliments suck! =(
People would do the same to me since I came to the US. The weird "you are so handsome" from older people really meant "you are too well-dressed for a black boy"... And its sad that people really expect a whole community to be diminished to the low stereotypes and expectations they have set for us.
I am Latino, I am black, and I am Caribbean, fully Nicaraguan from the sole of my feet to the top of my head.
Thank you so much for your video... it is really encouraging and uplifting.
+MonicaStyle Muse Some of us speak English some speak Dutch and some speak Portuguese.. whats so special about Spanish?
Omg This is my life. This girl came on my video and said that i was lying about being Dominican.... This really made me feel good bc I now know that I'm not the only one who gets judged because I'm to dark to be an Latina
Your video was featured in my class! The Spanish decided to teach all of us to be aware that we do have African roots, but that doesn't make us any less Hispanic. Thank You! I'm also Dominican, my mom is darkskinned Dominican and also went through the same. You're a role model for us.
OMG!!! it was!!! thats soooo amazing!!!!
This only happens in America where you have to be labeled.
My wife is Dominican. Much love to you.Your skin? It is beautiful. Humans...we have a long way to go...
im dominican and i am a dark
light girl and people always
told me that i like an a american
because im way
to much clear , dam im dominican
don't matter my skin color, you are
beautiful you are an a true
Dominican girl!.
I dont understand would a darker skinned dominican feel upset if he or she figured out that they were haitian too... like im haitian and part dominican and im very black like suuuuper dark and proud of that but constantly living in america getting ridiculed by light skinned dominicans saying i want to steal there culture but is my haitian culture the only culture im allowed to identify or display because of my complexion serious question
Do you speak with an accent?
Jose Espinal with some words
You define yourself, never allow anyone to define you! Your culture is yours and no one can take that away from you!
Bro Coster exactly im mixed with haitian Panamanian and dominican i speak creole and spanish and i have dark skin and i embrace it me and my mom and her family all speak spanish and creole
Bro Coster you are Haitian
Eres bella! 😍 I'm Dominican and some people say I'm too light to be Dominican. What a Dominican supposed to look like?...What you are saying is so true! My dad is darker than me and my mom is trigueñita and so is my sister, my family is so mixed and so are many families in the Dominican Republic! And that makes us beautiful.
Rubi Salomon happens to me too I live in New York smh they ask me all the time what are you they think I'm Puertorican I'm like no my parents are mixed they are Dominicans there's light and black slimed and who cares I'm in between
im dark and im dominican and plus most dominicans are dark colored
Dominicanita Linda No I have family that are dark haitain skinned and they are pure dominicans! So dominicans do come in a very dark skin color and theres nothing wrong with that
you all are black except it, they spread us out to different places, we picked up different languages, all these names to divide us
+Ryan Last very true. i nevered meet a light skinned Dominican and i nevered meet a dark skinned Haitain. i have meet black puerto rican in all shades afro cubans as well. never meet a light skinned Panamanian. I am sure black people are black in all shades in these areas.
Most Dominicans are actually are white , light skinned or brown so bitch u buggin n u not Dominican just like monica fraud ass was exposed for being hatian!
REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY. I have a friend who used to do the same thing this young lady is doing, with the eception that my friend use her weight to get to people. She would write stuff saying how fat she was when she really wasnt, hoping someome would tell her that she wasnt fat. YOU ALL GET IT
I️ LOVE this video ! You’re not explaining yourself to anyone...you’re educating people to step outside the box and forget about stereotypes. I️ am Dominican too. Yo soy morenita también. So I️ know exactly how I️t feels to be the outcast. I’ve received so much bs about being Afro-Latina. The reason I️ don’t use the term is because I️ don’t like labels. Keep up the great job ma 💕 I️ stand with you !
YEAH who came out with afro dominican we don't use that term, we are all equal dominican.
Jose Caraballo yeah is true, even mariah carey is black for them, which in dr she is rubia, but whatever with them, now they all having kids with other races to refine their race.
YEAH SHE ALSO VENEZUELAN
so in the case of afro dominican, we are also spandominican, jewdominican, they only want to mention the afro part.
@Sumi757 the most racist? We literally had a so-called black as president in the 1850's. We became a nation in the 1840's when we freed ourselves from Haiti. There are far more racist Spanish speaking countries. But, is there racism in the DR? Yes but a few and light, but it does not compare to the many other places.
laduralamayimba You guys are not equal .Tgey discriminate against dark skin Dominican
Amen Sista!! My life's story being Panamanian and not speaking Spanish fluently. At 51 I am still dealing with the prejudice from the Hispanic community. I have to remind people that Spaniards did not marry Indian women they raped them . Along with African women that is the only reason many Hispanic have light skin. I am also Black Mother African American and A Panamanian father who's ancestors were just dropped off in Panama instead of the us. It is very shameful that why a dark child could be born to light skinned parent and every Hispanic has some very dark people in the family line. It is hilarious to watch Hispanics take DNA test and them being shocked they had a lot of African DNA in them. I say it is 2016 people need to grow the heck up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for being a positive role model for the young girls who will go throw it and have hatred for their African Heritage.
Vanessa Lacks they are Just ignorants .
Dominicans are a lost Afro Latina/Latino Community of people. This due to the fact that they lived side by side with their masters, and seldom viewed themselves as slaves, but servants.
Dominicans, truly embraced their position during their true period of slavery, that they viewed themselves as Spanish citizens, not Dominicans slaves. Because during the periods of slavery on the island the sugar industry gave way to cattle farming, which did not require the slave owners to herd their property as did the Americans.
Today, Dominicans view Haiti as a backward nation. When in fact, Haiti, is more forward thinking that the Dominicans, because the people in Haiti embrace their African heritage,
and they, like the Afro American, know who they are, as well as what they are. They embrace and hang on to their African heritage. Which is really strange, because in villages around the Dominican side of the island, many Dominicans still perform many African rituals and songs.
You are incorrect, Haitians are "Latino", only due to the fact that they use French, which is one of the "romantic" languages of Latin.
Dominicans can learn a great deal from Haitians on the subject of accepting their African ancestors.
+Kenny E-Those people who perform those African rituals are afro-Haitian ancestry.
+Kenny E-Dominicans have nothing to learn. It is you who needs to learn about Dominican racial identify. And I am going to give you lesson #1.Dominicans who have African heritage DO NOT neglect their black ancestry because of "the days of colonization when white Europeans were superior and as such desirable object of identification". What Dominicans all deny is the IDEOLOGY of pure black heritage IMPOSED upon them by Haitian forces who invaded the DR during the 1822-1844 occupation by a foreign culture that ATTEMPTED ETHNOCIDE upon Dominicans.
Guillermone1
You are correct, everyone is correct.
+fee dee only reason you think haitians are not forwarding thinking . Is because you believe everything in the news you don't know the come up that's happening. the only reason why haiti is poor is because we're so proud of the culture and respect it took to be free,all the other countries cut us off. Think I'm lying every mainstream movie that mentions the name of haiti they say we do voodoo 24/7 & don't go there.Its all garbage to feed your unconsciously. But keep sleeping on us
I fucking love u with all of my heart u advocate for so many people who go through those identities problems like myself this needs to go viral
You look like a usual Dominican Chica to me. There is nothing unusual about you skin tone. Caribbean people tend to have a wide range of mocha skin tones.
We'll I'm from Puerto Rico and i have light skin with brown eyes and hair.It changes from family to family.I assume that the white/light skin comes from a spanish ancestor and the hair and eyes from african decent.
+Terrance Kenallen-I think it is more then just skin tone. Perhaps culturally she comes across as Afro-American and that is the reason why people don't think she is a Latina or Hispanic.
guillermone1 True. It depends on how much time you've spent in the United States and how much of the culture you've adopted. There's a certain friendliness that Dominican people have. Americans have a twist of arrogance. Even if the American is not native born. It just infects the person despite where they are from.
dorifrederick I can see your point. I am speaking from the perspective of a white American guy from the Eastern seaboard of the United States. Dominicans might seem really nice to me (especially the women) because they may treat me different than Latinos. Americans seem arrogant to me because I am one and look like a common dude to them. There is also racial tension between blacks and whites in the U.S. because of history and our system is built on so called white idealism which many claim is the cause of white privilege. Dominicans have no such history with white Americans so there is no racial tension. I've also been told that Dominicans and other Latino in their countries view white skin as beautiful where in U.S. its just plain and ordinary. Here in the U.S. I'm just some dude. But in Dominican Republic I'm The American Man and I feel like the king of the world.
I think you got a pretty accurate perspective of reality. But funny that you say that. I am a predominately Caucasian male, dark skin Latino, sort of a Mediterranean type. I grew up all of my life in the North East USA and all those white-Anglo girls thought I had some sort of an exotic appeal, and it was not at all unusual for them to go googly-goo for me as if I were something special. Then I moved to the predominately the Latino areas of south Florida where guys like me were a dime a dozen. Well to make a long story short, I suffered one hell of a culture shock. The girls would not even give me the time of day. For the first time in my life I had a hard time getting a date. I had to drop my standards, and went out with girls that were at the bottom half on the list of female rejects.
I'm Puerto Rican and I'm super white. But I have Puerto Rican friends that are very dark. Puerto Rican's and domincans are very similar because they come in a lot of different beautiful shades. I used to think Dominicans were all dark but then I got older and met a lot of my Dominican friends, some are white and blonde and some are tan with thick hair. And some are dark with thicker hair. I love how diverse our nationalities are. It's perfect.
Deborah Camacho Puerto Ricans don't share an island with Haiti
Puerto Ricans are white lady. Check out the information online I am white and yes in Puerto Rico there's some blacks because of thousands of illegals from Dominican Republic those are facts
Robert THE GREAT WOLF just because Puerto Rico doesn't share an island with doesn't mean there's no black Puerto Ricans. Not all Puerto Rican's are white. That was a very silly statement to make. I know a lot of Puerto Rican's who are dark. And no they're not any bit of Dominican. If you've ever been to Puerto Rico , you might see. But don't say anything is facts if you're just saying things that don't make sense. If you're coming with "facts" , then you should bring sources.
Robert THE GREAT WOLF okay so I just did some research. And the original inhabitants of Puerto Rico were not white. They were Taino and Carib Indian tribes. They were not black but they certainly weren't white. And depending on who they are mixed with, families carry different skin colors. And as it shows online, Dominican Republic was also inhabited by tainos. Haiti as well. I don't know much about Haiti. But I do know about Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. And they are very similar. The only thing I really haven't seen is Puerto Rican's that look 100% black with the hair type as well. They're really dark just like any black person but with straight to wavy hair. Which I believe comes from the taino background. Whereas Dominican Republic has more variety when it comes to black hispanics. But in a broad scale when it comes to skin color, Puerto Rican's have of every skin color just as Dominican Republic. But Dominican Republic has more diversity when it comes to features. I've seen Dominicans with tan skin, thick curly hair and green eyes. With tan skin hazel eyes and dirty blonde hair. White skin, blue eyes and blonde hair. And dark skin , dark curly hair and brown eyes. And so much more. But for Puerto Rican's they mostly either have brown, hazel or green eyes. I've never seen a Puerto Rican with blue eyes. And they either have blonde, red or brown or black hair. Either curly but smooth, wavy, or straight. Never seen the thick curly hair.
Deborah Camacho
white Puerto Ricans _WIKIPEDIA
Puerto Ricans are the perfect race
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Puerto Rico is a Spanish culture 400 years old whit Mother's Spain you can't brush that off :)
you can't compare Dominican Republic of Haiti with ancient Puerto Rico two different very different countries Puerto Ricans speak clear Spanish Dominicans don't Puerto Rico's food beers everything culture is different it's like comparing a Puerto Rican Lamborghini with a Dominican Hyundai no offense but it's the truth and I suggest you read a book or you get in formed by a credible Source about Puerto Rico before you talk over here my family is from Spain I have a grandmother with blue eyes I have cousins with green eyes I have a cousin with Scandinavian.blood I am a proud Spanish Lopez check out the meaning of this name Lupus means Wolf my Clans were Warrior Lycans Gothic times of Spain every Puerto Rican Rodriguez Garcia all different regions of Spain that's the reason why I started laughing out loud when people say Puerto Ricans are Africans No but I do recognize there's Puerto Rican blacks that came as slaves 8% of them live in the island and there's a lot of Dominican blacks living illegally in Puerto Rico and that's it so please don't compare great Puerto Rico we have a more glorious history here oh my girlfriend has green eyes and my ex has blue eyes believe me I attract Beauties it's my animal instincts that they can't not resist I'm Leyenda that's willing to die for his people
When Haiti invaded the Dominican Republic. 50 years older their rule
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Not my problem you been influence buy your black communist black Dominican boyfriend and I hope you realize you are a treasonist person to your white puerto rican Spanish race and clearly you are Defending your black haitian-dominican boyfriend it's a sin to mix outside your race the Bible condemns it so please don't compare my great spanish Puerto Rican race has no equal in the Caribbean region
Robert THE GREAT WOLF I never said they were equal. I know Puerto Rican's are not black. I meant to compare that Puerto Rican's and Dominicans are similar when it comes to diversity. Obviously Dominicans would mostly be classified as black. And Puerto Rican's as white. But I'm just pointing out that Puerto Rican's are also diverse in skin color. I am Puerto Rican and my skin is white and I have hazel eyes and brown wavy hair. While I have Puerto Rican friends and family who's skin is black with black straight hair.
Honestly .. The folks who have this idea of "why can't you just be black" .. are usually projecting their OWN in-abilities / insecurities on not being able to self identify in the larger global landscape .. In a sense forcing others to lessen the pride they have in their non-American heritage. Im an Afro-Caribeña w/ roots from Ghana, the U.S Virgin Islands, and from DR and id dare anyone to tell me what part of myself I cant claim .. Thank you Monica 💖💖💖
Angela B 👏👏👏👏
I agree to an extent. But we can't deny that there is a undercurrent of disdain towards black americans from non black people and from non American black people. I think a lot of black American people are used to people not wanting to associate themselves with us for fear of being looked down upon all the while borrowing our clout and culture. I think race is handled a lot differently in the U.S. than it is in some other places where black people live. We expect all black to be on the same team but instead this black hierarchy is created in which we find ourselves at the bottom of in our country. It is sometimes us placing everyone else above ourselves , but as I said before, there is no denying that some black people from other countries will often turn their noses up at us. I think we all need to acknowledge that that schism exist and how we contribute to it then work to fix it.
Angela B Well said!
Angela B black is a crayon color. We shades of brown. Black is no nationality. Wtf is black? Legal jargon, that means dead, or minor (chattel property) 😕. Hell naw I'm not "bLACK!"
Angela B you rock!!❤❤❤❤
The first time I met a Dominican he was as dark as I am and so I thought all Dominicans looked like me. When I'm with my Latino friends, I joke and say I'm Dominican. Beautiful morenita, te amo y sea tu mismo
Linda R not true 😑
try being a dominicana who doesn't speak Spanish my father is Dominican and my Mom is a brititsh Jamaican that shytt is hard but I am who I am it took a long time to accept but I love me now n more than ever lol
Fayth Raoul
So learn Spanish
oml we are the same mix 😊
My mom's PR and my dads AA. I don't speak soanish either. Very little but not fluent as I should be lol
Much love to you! You are beautiful and so is your culture! Don't let anyone hiding behind a computer screen tell you other wise! Us latina hermanas gotta stick together! ❤️
steph g Thank you Thank you!! xoxoxo!!
People are so damn ignorant! I'm an afro-latina and it doesn't make me less latina but people don't get out of their bubbles. If people educated themselves more this wouldn't happen. There were Spaniards, Indigenous people and African here so yes there is black latinos and white latinos and brown latinos.
First time watching this video. You’re amazing! Let’s start here. It’s scary how people are so quick to comment on your looks due to being dark skin as if being lighter makes you more latina dique 😒. I went through the same thing in college. I was born and raised in Cuba and moved to in west Philly in high school. I was “just another light black girl from the hood”. you are beautiful Girl. You guys on UA-cam helps us out a lot you know. Continue doing what you’re doing. Te quiero 💕❤️
LMAO People tell me I'm too white to be Dominican -.-
I doubt it, if anything you look too dark.
me too lol
GoodbyeSam You mean 1 or 2 people have told you right?
GoodbyeSam no you're not
people tell me the same thing but I'm Puerto Rican lol
I definitely relate to this. I often get called too Black to be Latino or too Latino to be Black. With my father being African American and my mother being Puerto Rican, yes I am Afro-Latino, but I am also Latino, just like I am also Black. I am proud to be both. AFRO-LATINX IS STILL LATINX.
Everyone stop arguing about domincans ethnicity and stuff we all have one thing to thank SPANISH COLONIALISM
preach.
Yup
This is a wonderful article written by a Dominican. gawker.com/hiding-black-behind-the-ears-dominicans-blackness-an-1719940455
The Spanish countries had a different form of slavery than The BRUTAL British and American chattel slavery /Slaves in Spanish America had more rights and ways to buy their freedom than Afro Americans
49jubilee Not all are CATHOLICS TODAY SLAVES were able to work for money during Catholic holydays ,
100% Dominicana! Dark skin and proud of it too. Afro Latina? Ive noticed here in the states they say it and have to put color and race on everything. Happy see a beautiful Latina like yourself this out there. Much appreciated.
My family are black Dominicans too. They didn't tell me I was Dominican until I went to the island. I thought we were just black. I feel you.
+David LaNore, Ii -Are you sure about that? I could have sworn your family was Haitian.
+guillermone1 nope, Dominican. Haitians don't name their offspring Juanita, Bonita, Ivan, etc.
+guillermone1 My dad is white, that's where I got it from.
+David LaNore,ll-It sounds French, like most Haitian surnames. That is why I ask. And I guess your mom is Dominican. What city or town is she from?
My grandmother never told us. She just said it doesn't matter, you are black here in America.