Which group has the largest Afro-Latino population in NYC? (Peru: law, gym)

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by 1nevets

Actually, you all look black to us. The exceptions are Puerto Ricans and most Cubans and Guyanese who look like South Asians. I don't agree with what you're saying Mario. Each Carribean Island is very diverse when it comes to culture. Places like Guyana, Trinidad and many others have fused cultural apects of the three old world continents. DR seems mired in a faux Spanish culture with hints of West African. Other WI cultures have obvious ties to South Asian, West African, Northern Europe and even hints of East Asians culture. When it comes to culture (way of living) the Carribean is a melting pot, this includes DR as well. However there are other WI counties much more diverse culturally than DR.

You truly are clueless, and I mean it with the utmost respect. I suggest you stop being so close minded and educate yourself about Dominicans. If you are Asian, then you all look chinese to us. If you are white, then you're white. No matter Irish, German, France..you're white.

Time to play a little game Nevets!








The above three sets are either Puerto Rican, Cuban, or Dominican. Guess which one is which?

I don't mean to come at you wrong but generalizations without substance (which is what you're doing) gets aggravating. Dont say things just to say it. But as to Dominican culture, look at the prior posts. It's much more than just Euro...and more diverse than the W.I.
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[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by Bronxguyanese

Lets not forget that dominican republic some years submitted a request to join caricom, thats an economic bloc for the west indies likw nafta or eu. Jamaica, trinidad and bardados said no because the dominicam econonmy is bigger and more robust then all carribbean countries combine. A stupid move on the part of anglo west indians.

My man right there.

Our economy is booming. In terms of GDP, we've been positive for a few years now.
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Originally Posted by Bronxguyanese

Smash dr and wi parades, those parades are dangerous, best parades in the city is the puerto rican day parade hands down. Wepaaaaa. Alot of other carribbean hispanics and haitian alike, even me from time to time rock a dominican swagger. Que lo que or ya tu sabe, or que diable. I have noticed many new generation prs playing and dancing merengue and bachata. In the next few years bronx borough president will be a dominican watch, wait and see.

It's funny because everyone cracks on our spanish lol. We talk with swagger, which is why we're the butt of all jokes but in reality people enjoy the accent and the words we use because it's so different. Nice spanish too, you're getting there bro.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by 1nevets

LOL! It was on this board that I found out that there was an AA parade. Again, I have no idea when the Dominican parade starts. Heck, I know more about the Gay Pride parade than I do about the Dominican parade.

Woah, suspect!

Just kidding, but like I said, I never heard of the W.I parade until this board.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by SobroGuy

Inevets I was with you until you said PRs and most Cubans look South East Asian. HUH? That's seriously crazy talk and questions your credibility on these threads.

I am in total agreement with you. You can't defend those statements. He does not know what he's talking about. I wonder if he's ever seen a PR in his life.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by twist07

supermario, usually I agree with your posts I think you're off on the last few. Reggae doesn't compare to Bachata? Go around the world and ask people who they know, Bob Marley or Franky Reyes? My girl's fam is Dominican and they love their Bachata no doubt, but believe you me they hit that dance floor when "Murda she wrote" hits the speakers and believe you me all their father's have Bob Marley and the Wailers in their collection. Besides all of the music you named is African influenced.

Originally Posted by twist07

Many West Indians also have Taino in their ancestry, Haiti is a Taino name short for "Ayiti quesqueya Boyo". If Dominicans have Taino and Spain wiped them out of your side of the island within 15 years, what makes you think we don't have it when our side which was their last hold out until 100 years later? I'm with you, Dominicans are mixed (though mostly Spaniard and African) they're still mixed. But when I bring my girl to the WI parade she blends with the crowd as we are all different hues of brown, and alot of Dominicans come with their flags and show love. I would've loved to show love at the DR parade too but it ended to quickly. Plus 3 million people attend the WI parade. All this my island is better than yours and describing us as blacker and blacker as though black is something repulsive is ridiculous. You guys have a wonderful culture which I can appreciate but you can't keep downplaying your African heritage it does you a disservice.

You came at me right, and you seem to have knowledge, unlike the others.

Bachata is much bigger in Latin America than reggae. Latin America and Spain are a pretty large portion of the world. I'm not gonna say that in white/black America or the West Indies bachata sounds. But you ask anyone Latin person about Aventura and I guarantee you they would know who they are. Go to the middle of Peru and ask them about Bob Marley and they're gonna be like huh? I tell you this because I am exposed to all kind of Latinos and all of them tell me how much they love bachata. It has gone mainstream. I've seen African Americans dance bachata aswell, it doesn't mean much.

I embrace our African heritage and apologize to you if I came off as a rascist. Dominican culture wouldn't be so fun if it wasn't for the African, as I believe European is boring. When I said black, black, and blacker, I didn't mean to come off as a rascist, I was just trying to get across my point.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by nycjowww

its not a argument its me explaining to supermario what diversity is and that the west indian community isn't just all dark skin black folks.

Not everyone is, but they're either a shade of brown or darker, not what I would call diverse. And those W.I parade pics didn't help you.

I just want you to realize that the Dominican is more diverse than the W.I. Hell, I admit that Brazil is probably more diverse than the DR but that's about as far as I would go.

I know my people, and just came from the island. I know what I saw.

[1nevets]

Originally Posted by SobroGuy

Inevets I was with you until you said PRs and most Cubans look South East Asian. HUH? That's seriously crazy talk and questions your credibility on these threads.

No, I'm sorry you misread. I was talking about the Guyanese looking South Asian. Many of them are originally from India. Cubans and Puerto Ricans have more European influence.

[1nevets]

Originally Posted by twist07

supermario, usually I agree with your posts I think you're off on the last few. Reggae doesn't compare to Bachata? Go around the world and ask people who they know, Bob Marley or Franky Reyes? My girl's fam is Dominican and they love their Bachata no doubt, but believe you me they hit that dance floor when "Murda she wrote" hits the speakers and believe you me all their father's have Bob Marley and the Wailers in their collection. Besides all of the music you named is African influenced.

Many West Indians also have Taino in their ancestry, Haiti is a Taino name short for "Ayiti quesqueya Boyo". If Dominicans have Taino and Spain wiped them out of your side of the island within 15 years, what makes you think we don't have it when our side which was their last hold out until 100 years later? I'm with you, Dominicans are mixed (though mostly Spaniard and African) they're still mixed. But when I bring my girl to the WI parade she blends with the crowd as we are all different hues of brown, and alot of Dominicans come with their flags and show love. I would've loved to show love at the DR parade too but it ended to quickly. Plus 3 million people attend the WI parade. All this my island is better than yours and describing us as blacker and blacker as though black is something repulsive is ridiculous. You guys have a wonderful culture which I can appreciate but you can't keep downplaying your African heritage it does you a disservice.

I'm not a fan of Reggae and will take the melodic sounds of Bacchata over it any day but there is no doubt that Reggae has more world influence and is a more well known.

That's what I find disturbing about many Dominicans. When I first met my gf at a party, I alluded to her beauty being enhanced from being black. Her comment to me was "I'm not a N#####." So often I've heard denial of their black hertiage or nasty comments like the ones used by SuperMario. It's pathetic.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by 1nevets

I'm not a fan of Reggae and will take the melodic sounds of Bacchata over it any day but there is no doubt that Reggae has more world influence and is a more well known.

That's what I find disturbing about many Dominicans. When I first met my gf at a party, I alluded to her beauty being enhanced from being black. Her comment to me was "I'm not a N#####." So often I've heard denial of their black hertiage or nasty comments like the ones used by SuperMario. It's pathetic.

I guess you don't want to play.

Thought so.

[1nevets]

Originally Posted by nycjowww

canarsie barely has aa,s. Heck even the housing projects have a large wes tindian population in canarse, and as for cambria heights theirs not so much AAS their neither.

st alban - yes their is a lot of aa,s

WAKEFIELD? - im not sure but according to my friends up their the whole area is run by jamaicans and only edenwald has the high concentration of AAs,

Exactly! These are middle class areas, Canarsie, Flatlands, Wakefield. Mostly blacks from the Caribbean. Most traditional AA that are middle class live in the burbs but what areas would you say is middle class and dominated by traditional AA? My guess only parts of Harlem and maybe COop City.