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I can only speak from my experiences as a Dominican living in the Bronx. I have never really seen or heard of inter-latino hate other than between gangs. The normal average every day latinos get along rather well although there is a special bond between Dominicans and Puerto Ricans.
Right now I'm dating a Dominican girl her hair has many of the qualties of an AA woman but it seems to "fall and move" better. What is it that DR woman are doing that AA woman aren't doing? No offense to AA woman but I'm not a fan of weaves and braid extensions and find the natural hair pretty when its controlled. So what's the secret? I just thought my gf might have more Europen admixture that gave her hair a different quality.
Back in da day, AA women the the roller sets too. For some reason we got away from it. I think our hair was a lot healthier back then.
It takes time and patience to have healthy hair. Most Dominican women have used these techniques since childhood, so their hair is a lot healthier.
QUESTION: Do men prefer the long and straight look? I believe that's what most women think, which is why a lot of AA women wear hairweaves.
For whatever reason I'm attracted to women of color. My preference is real hair. I dated a few girls with weaves and touching the tracks creeps me out. I can't speak for all men but healthy, full hair weather natural or processed is the way to go. Just as long as it grew out of your scalp. I'm also grossed out by too much product. I don't like to see that residue on my pillow.
For whatever reason I'm attracted to women of color. My preference is real hair. I dated a few girls with weaves and touching the tracks creeps me out. I can't speak for all men but healthy, full hair weather natural or processed is the way to go. Just as long as it grew out of your scalp. I'm also grossed out by too much product. I don't like to see that residue on my pillow.
Sorry to digress from the original topic but this is fascinating to me.
Interestingly, if you look at Dominican womens' hair over time, you see the toll of overprocessing. That blowtorch (I mean blowdryer) is not good for the hair. Neither are relaxers or coloring. And, lot of Dominican women are into that brassy blonde look.
I gave up the creamy crack and heat a few years ago, and I don't color despite some silver stuff popping up. I am 100% natural, and I constantly get compliments on my hair. I think the fact that it looks thick and healthy is what makes people look twice.
IMO, Dominican and AA women are caught up into having long, straight, light colored hair, because we've bought into the European beauty standard, which tells us that our hair is no good. Sometimes that message even comes from our families and loved ones.
Example, my Dominican ex-co-worker, who is a curly/natural like me, said that her grandmother said that it was shameful for her to wear her hair that way and that she needed to "get it done."
Almost, Haverstraw. And on another note the white people were so Irish and Italian, I didnt even know what a Protestant was until Middle school.
when I was growing up, this new girl had just moved to our school. She was asked "are you Jewish or Catholic" (actually they said Catlick, but you get the idea). She said she was "christian" eliciting puzzlement. Finally someone said "thats like catlick"
For whatever reason I'm attracted to women of color. My preference is real hair. I dated a few girls with weaves and touching the tracks creeps me out. I can't speak for all men but healthy, full hair weather natural or processed is the way to go. Just as long as it grew out of your scalp. I'm also grossed out by too much product. I don't like to see that residue on my pillow.
AAS, DRS both are bigger consumers of Barner Bros hair products. Think in the long run all that Dominican blow out destroyes the hair eventually. It happened to all my aunts and my mom in my family and the sad thing they look European and have straight hair, but they insist taht they are hundred percent black. They destroyed thier hair by going to to many AA and Dominican hair salons. Its sad they destroyed thier natural Aurburn hair. I agree Natural is best and sometimes weave and and cornrows creep me out as well. Besides weave makes mess in the bathtub. Sometimes I feel sorry for all those Indians and Chinese people who cut thier hair for a few cents so that they hair can be processed and imported to America and be used as extensions and weaves.
yea once he said haitians i put spring valley in my head but nyack and haverstraw have large amounts to.
Spring Valley is quickly getting taken over by Mexicans and Central Americans. Haverstraw the village is still mostly Hispanic mainly Dominican. The town is probably equal in DR and PR, with a fair ammounts of AA and Hatians in West Haverstraw.
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