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Haters are gonna hate, regardless of their "mixed" racial heritages....
BTW, he is still universally hailed as the first African American POTUS....
The OP is not talking about just skin color. He's talking about the whole presentation. Skin color, talk, etc. But, more than that, it's about misrepresentation. The provider changed her cultural mannerisms when he met her, talking/acting one way before and another way after. Originally Posted by BillogoodsThis is hardly unique to black or mixed women.
This is hardly unique to black or mixed women. Originally Posted by SisterTwistertrue that. I know white women that are more getto than most black women and vice versa. You just cannot tell by skin color alone. One of several reasons I almost always meet a provider before bcd with her. Not only do I get to see what she really looks like but I get to make sure of other things I find important as well
you go girl...honest ads, good reviews.....you handle your bizness well! and I gave you Greif in the beginning .....you are good at what you do Originally Posted by Tony GambinoThank you very much Tony! That definitely means a lot commingg from you because Yes we did start off kind of rough however the past is the past. I love all your post, you always make me laugh lol
I understand where the OP came from. But not all of AA companions speak like they're from South Dallas...especially if they're from Frisco. Do you know how many times I get hung up on because I don't "sound how I look"? The " around the way girls" urban ladies who behave in a non upscale manner cause the suburban black girl from Plano/Frisco/N Dallas to go through hoops to affluent Suitors to show she is able to be taken out through super eloquent marketing and presentation.
I stopped advertising as Dominican/Black heritage due to the abuse ladies had of it. I speak, read and write Spanish. I pronounce "por que" like a Dominican "pol que" and skip my "s" when speaking Spanish, I don't say " Como estas" , but pronounce it more like "Com tu ta(o)" ... because of my heritage there. I figure one would know upon meeting me speaking Spanish, and with the "mixed" bs going around, why advertise it??
As I said before, I relate to the OP in the sense above. But on the other hand:
As Lena acknowledged, there are Afro-Latinos/as (Sonríe yo existo!). These Afro-Latinos are no more mixed than the Afro Americans here - who ARE mixed (noting Adrienne's comment).
The Africana diaspora goes beyond the US (as we were all taught in elementary, The Nina, The Pinta and Santa Maria landed on the Island of Hispañola with African Slaves - present day Haiti and The Dominican Republic.) I know countless dark and kinky haired Latinos who identify as black first, and not "mixed".
At the end of the day it all boils down to the hole light skin vs dark skin/good hair vs kinky hair/who gets to work in the big house versus who is out in the field picking cotton and indigo slave mentalities many black American communities seem to be branded with.
All I know is I am a proud Ebony Woman! Originally Posted by Eva Damita
As someone who has lived in sub-Saharan Africa for years and has traveled throughout Africa extensively, I can attest to the fact that most African Americans, even the ones who don't think they're mixed, are mixed. Notice I said most though, not all.I agree, and it makes me believe we should stop the diversity/affirmative action programs if a good proportion of white people get discriminated against for being white, when they are not in fact white!!!
Even among White Americans, a good proportion have non-White DNA even if they look White on the outside. Originally Posted by WhiteHippy