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Puerto Rican is not an ethnicity, it is a nationality. (it is a US territory, but it is no less a country culturally than Guam). the ethnicity is Latino or Hispanic.
Say what?! Can you be a race while being an ethnicity or nationality or commonwealthian? I believe you can.
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Originally Posted by Californian34
the girl in the video is of mixed race, but you are aware there are Puerto Ricans who look like black people? anyways, you admit they attacked her because of her appearance, so there's really nothing else to say. there is nothing that proves it was because of her type of hair or skin color.
If they attacked her because of her appearance and not her hair or skin color then why did they attack her? What aspect of her appearance? You know it's because of her color, hair and features and because those are closer to white than black. As far as her being mixed there is a high probability because she is Puerto Rican but not absolute. You just hate to think that black people can be racists. There's no avoiding it. And you don't have to attack a white person or asian to exclusively be a racist. The victim can be Latino too who might have african ancestry. Afterall the same (false) accusation of racism was made of Zimmerman and he's 1/4 BlackBlackBlack. Oh it's ok when you make the accusations but others meh not. Puhlease.
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Originally Posted by Californian34
are you going to tell me that there aren't black girls who get beaten up by other little blacks girls because of their appearance?
Ssy what?! That has no bearing on the video or what we are talking about. That's like saying that white racist hate crimes don't exist because white people attack other white people all the time.
there is a white experience now, but in your grandparent's, maybe even your parent's time, "white" people were not all treated the same and many identified with the country of origin or that of their parents. on the east coast you still Irish, Italian, even Portuguese neighborhoods. various European groups in America opted for the term white because there is privilege in identifying as white. blacks never had a choice to identify by our country of origin. you can talk about the Africans who sold their own into slavery until your face turns red, but you can't explain why it was necessary for whites in the new world to forbid Africans from passing down their history or practice their religions.
My grandparents were Polish and Hungarian immigrants...they were treated like **** and worked in life threatening conditions...but still made it work and didn't whine about it.
You obtained your reputation the old fashioned way - you earned it!
Actually, no. West Of Encino didn't do anything in this instance. You act as if HE didn't something to be seen as bad. He, like me, is just sick and tired of all the people out there complaining about Black people. It is not doing anything to improve race relations. All it's doing is alienating people. It creates more problems. If all you wish to do is complain, then you are wasting your time. What has complaining done for you?
My grandparents were Polish and Hungarian immigrants...they were treated like **** and worked in life threatening conditions...but still made it work and didn't whine about it.
Is that the awesome white experience?
They didn't want to get sent back.
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